12. Blood In The Labyrinth

[bleak.]

An absolutely beautiful track...I love how it plays on anticipation. Current favourite from the new release.

[Nikanj00101]

So many references I feel reminded off, but strongest is at 2:10 this must be a nod to Clocolan, Love it!

[IronMark]

Musically very interesting. The sitar with the Indian vibes but it also sounds very shamanic and cajun to me.

Also, the vocal samples were discovered to be from a documentary about former PCP addicts talking about how their lives were ruined and sharing some harrowing experiences which adds that extra layer of BoC eerieness.

[jeannedarme]

When I first heard this track at one of the listening sessions I nearly burst into tears when the sitar came in. I still find it emotionally hard to cope with on repeated listens. So, so beautiful and dark.

[Negamuse]

I love that I don't know these tracks well enough to recognise which one it is by the names yet.

I love the nun vocals in this as a background layer, reminds me of the Sisters remix.

Sisters and sitars. It's such a sharp piercing sound like stained glass shards. Beautiful

[sowhereareyouliving?]

This is awesome, a darker cryptlike beat-track for cLOUDEAD

[Wildfire]

Couldn't help but draw comparisons with early Plaid with this one. The track has really grown on me, found it a bit basic on first listen but it's place in the album is spot on.

[Radiobuzz]

So what about the ending, it is copying Collapse? Why?

[sixtyniner]

Also, the vocal samples were discovered to be from a documentary about former PCP addicts talking about how their lives were ruined and sharing some harrowing experiences which adds that extra layer of BoC eerieness.

Angel Death (1979) to be precise, starting from 21:30

[squid]

Loved this on first listen, an early standout. And yeah, the ending into Deep Time is extremely similar to the ending of Collapse and the jarring cut there.

[2020k]

Ooh, I know Thievery Corporation's mad the brothers stole their sitar this AM.

[Decorah]

Upon further reflection...this track rocks so hard. It's very meditative. I love the pause/resume moments, it just keeps going!

[DFD21]

Noises at the end just like Collapse!

[Den]

This was the song at the session that stunned me. I just listened for the first time on CD - it sounds so profoundly live.

[TaoTapeTao]

This song made me tear up more than I have listening to music in some few years. Absolutely beautiful interplay between the sitar section and the tension that hangs off the section till the hook comes back in again. Yes it does feel eastern-inspired musically, but also it sounds old and cryptic, almost like something from an ancient castle or temple on a lost continent. So enthralling

[akirako]

Couldn't help but draw comparisons with early Plaid with this one. The track has really grown on me, found it a bit basic on first listen but it's place in the album is spot on.

I'd even say the album has Plaid moments throughout, some chimes and random rubbery bass stabs remind me of them although not necessarily their earlier stuff in particular (if by early you mean Trainer).

[Scories]

Vascular system ?

[Den]

Blood-labyrinth barrier.

[harpoon dodger]

More heartbeats...and that glorious sitar! Perhaps the labyrinth of blood vessels in the human body. Beautiful evolving phrases here, and the abrupt unraveling at the end is lovely.

[soupbandit]

This is toughest sitting track for me right now. I see all of the threads it has but it hasn't 100% landed. The sitar is stuck in my head but I think I'm trying to make it work for myself.

One thing I didn't see mentioned is that the sample of the woman talking feels a lot like the Turquoise Hexagon Sun voice samples but of course less in the mix.