Eisoptrophobia
Akira Rabelais
20 tracks
- A1Notturno1:41
- A2Troisième Gnossienne3:34
- A3Aphorisming, Second0:25
- A4Rhythme Bulgare3:13
- A5Aposiopesis5:16
- A6Gymnopedie No. 13:50
- A7Gymnopedie No. 23:13
- A8Gymnopedie No. 32:52
- A9M2s Broken & Together1:48
- A10Cinquième Gnossienne4:40
- A11Première Gnossienne4:13
- A12Aphorisming, First0:51
- A13Notturno (Lovely Remix)9:10
- A14Berceuse2:04
- A15Bociumeana2:52
- A16Quatrième Gnossienne2:34
- A17Aphorisming, Third1:19
- A18m2s M7s (Fragmented)1:34
- A19Pe Loc1:17
- A20Sarabande No. 22:51
Album story
Satie’s delicate piano compositions undergo a radical transformation here, stretched and fractured through digital processing until they become ghostly, unrecognizable echoes. The record treats these familiar classical melodies as raw data, blurring the line between human performance and machine-generated decay.
Released at the turn of the millennium, the production captures a specific moment when experimental electronic artists were obsessed with the beauty of digital artifacts and stuttering glitches. It feels like listening to a dusty, antique music box that has been submerged in a deep, glitchy ocean.
Album release date
Pressing info
- Label
- Boomkat Editions
- CatNo
- BKEDIT071
- Released
- 2018
- Region
- UK
- Format
- LP, Album, Reissue
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