Anduin
Abandoned In Sleep

A Norman Records recommendation (26th November 2009)

This record left our Phil feeling ecstatic.

There's a new release on the SMTG label this week by Anduin who is the chap who runs the label. It's good that he gets a turn too. Abandoned In Sleep is its name and it's available on CD or LP with bonus CD for digital listening. Nice. I love a bit of digital listening me.... I'm obsessed by the opener 'The Equal of God'... man that's a great piece of music. Dark ambient waves which remind me of Pete Namlook's more minimalist pieces with a totally eerie vibe, a deep throbbing bass, a haunting melody...... it's almost spiritual.... And that's just the first track. The whole album is chocka full of amazing cinematic soundscapes which hang around the darker end of music but there's such warmth in there it's just a beautiful listen from start to end. It's been created with all different types of interesting sounds.... one track has scissors snipping over some creaky footsteps all smothered in delicious celestialness. Bits of it remind me of the doomier side of Ekca Liena and that kind of thing. Heartily recommended!! I'm gonna take this home and play it!

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Sound clips for Abandoned In Sleep

The Equal of God Play

Contents of a Black Box Play

Our Future is a Debt Play

Hands Behind the Curtain Play

Autumn Looming Play

Octagonal Forms Play

Lovers in Transit Play

A Light in the Darkness Play

Labyrinthian Void Play

Into Abandon Play

What their label says...

Combining a years worth of recorded material with live performances, Abandoned In Sleep is Jonathan Lee's second solo album under his Anduin moniker. It's an amplified document of the moments before sleep, living dreams drenched in warm low end, full of shadowy audio treasures. Dark ambient electronica made for headphones or high volume turntable play. Contains studio, sampled, and live contributions from artists like John Twells (Xela), Stefan Nemeth (Radian, Lokai), Dag Rosenqvist (Jasper TX), Noah Saval (Souvenir's Young America), Erik Skodvin (Svarte Greiner, Deaf Center), Gareth Davis, Stephen Vitiello, and Slow News Day. Mastered by James Plotkin (Khanate). CD contains some extended mixes and two bonus tracks not available on the LP.

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