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Ships On Fire

The Sleeper Must Awaken

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The Sleeper Must Awaken
Catalog:
SSS036
Formats:
Digital
Release Date:
2010
Release Notes:
Lawrence Grover's (Boc Scadet, Ohrca) more ambient offerings
Ships On Fire is Lawrence Grover's (aka Boc Scadet) minimalist side project featuring drone, soundscape, and beatless electronics. Originally released as a free download on the now-defunct Protoplazma label, this recording quickly became an office favorite. Completely enveloping and amniotic, "The Sleeper Must Awaken" is the aural equivalent of being in a lucid state of weightlessness or suspended animation. Pure ambient bliss. And it's yours for FREE.
Track List
  Name Time Popularity  
1. Slow Descent 08:59 0%  
2. Hunter Seeker 06:08 0%  
3. There Were Others 08:52 0%  
4. Glimpses Of Silver 08:45 0%  
5. Before I Wake 07:55 0%  
Reviews  
Jiituomas, Kuolleen Musiikin Yhdistys (Finland)  

The Sleeper Must Awaken is full of basically well made ambient that does not leave a strong impression. It is a very even layer where nothing much happens, Its tone is basically warm, though a bit clinical, and the album is quite nice as background music. There is some variance, but it's not obvious, and easily ignored if one doesn't concentrate on looking for it. An exception to this is Glimpses of Silver, a fine track that uses far more varied themes (though it, too, is still quite minimalist). The music of Ships on Fire is not at all bad ambient, but I can straight away say that for example Moljebka Pvlse has made several albums' worth of similar, yet far superior soundscapes.

On the other hand, as a free album, the price-to-quality level is quite high here. I therefore recommend at least a look at Glimpses of Silver, if you happen to like minimalist ambient at all.

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