The Crystal World (album)

The Crystal World
Studio album by
Locrian
ReleasedNovember 27, 2010 (2010-11-27)
Genre
Length101:25
LabelUtech Records
ProducerLocrian
Locrian chronology
Territories
(2010) 		The Crystal World
(2010) 		New Dominions
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Tiny Mix Tapes4/5 [1]
AllMusic [2]
The Sleeping Shamanfavorable [3]
Scene Point Blank8.5/10 [4]

The Crystal World is an album from drone rock band Locrian. It was released on November 27, 2010 through Utech Records.

Background

Locrian announced the release of The Crystal World on September 8, 2010.[5] The press release for the album describes the album as the groups first with percussionist Steven Hess and “finds the group manipulating tones and textures that transport the listener to an apocalyptic wasteland.”[5] The album was titled after JG Ballard’s novel, The Crystal World, and the lyrics were inspired by this book as well.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Triumph of Elimination"5:28
2."At Night's End"7:19
3."The Crystal World"5:37
4."Pathogens"11:01
5."Obsidian Facades"7:36
6."Elevations and Depths"10:44
7."Extinction"53:40
Total length:101:25

Personnel

Credits adapted from All Music.[6]

  • André Foisy – guitar
  • Terence Hannum – synthesizers, vocals
  • Steven Hess – drums
  • Erica Burgner - vocals
  • Gretchen Koehler - violin

Production

  • Dave Whitcomb - engineer
  • Justin Bartlett / VBERKVLT - artwork
  • James Plotkin - mastering

References

  1. ^ Horne, Matthew. "Locrian - The Crystal World". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Locrian - The Crystal World". All Music. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. ^ Robertson, Paul (28 November 2010). "Locrian - The Crystal World". The Sleeping Shaman. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Locrian - The Crystal World". Scene Point Blank. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Locrian To Release "The Crystal World" On Utech Records". Plug In Music. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Locrian - The Crystal World Credits". All Music. Retrieved 7 February 2017.