Celestite arises with a whole new, ethereal approach. There are no drums and no vocals. Rather, deep, heavy crystalline synthesizer journeying, Eno-inspired analog processing and arcane acoustic instrumentation expand upon dimensions folded within the universe of Celestial Lineage.
“To make Celestite, we delved into the subterranean sonics that are buried in the mix of Celestial Lineage. We isolated them, processed them and took this unearthed soundscape as our starting point. Upon this base we recorded an entirely new album. Some melodies from Celestial Lineage are recognizable, but these familiar sounds appear as ghosts, barely tethered to the original compositions. This new album is an unorthodox foray; a fully instrumental, experimental companion record to Celestial Lineage. We left some work undone with Celestial Lineage. The recording of that album in the Winter of 2011 was a monumental project for us personally, and the creative fire from those recording sessions was still burning. This recording process was an opportunity to journey into our own inner universe to complete that which needed to be completed.”
- WINTR
They pulled a Sunn O))) and chucked out their rhythm section for this album. Hopefully their ambient is better than Burzum’s.
Tracklist announced
1. Turning Ever Towards The Sun
2. Initiation at Neudeg Alm
2. Bridge of Leaves
4. Celestite Mirror
5. Sleeping Golden Storm
Album drops on July 8th
It’s streaming over at… the New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/arts/music/pressplay.html