Abandon All3171/1Shifting time signatures create rhythmic urgency with driving percussion & urgent strings1:57
Album ANW 3171As The Dust Clears
Lucas Cantor (ASCAP) | MB Gordy (ASCAP)Shifting time signatures and off-kilter grooves combine with urgent strings, brooding solo cello, mysterious marimba and powerful taiko drums to create unsettling mystery and tension.
10 tracks
- Man With Tiny Hands3171/2Off-kilter 7/8 groove with marimba, urgent strings & pounding percussion. Gradually modulates to Dm ending2:19
- Sharp Shooter3171/3Pressing staccato strings with powerful taiko drums & mysterious swirling marimbas2:15
- Reaching The Shore3171/4Pensive, legato strings & hypnotic marimba build with percussion into unsettling mystery3:17
- Cleansing Breath3171/5Deep pulsating synths & mysterious marimbas build with dramatic percussion & swirling strings 2:07
- Into Madness3171/6Mysterious marimba ostinato over strings & hypnotic percussion builds with taikos & drum groove3:02
- As The Dust Clears3171/7Dark, brooding solo cello builds with taiko drums, marimbas, tense bubbling synths & driving snare rhythm2:53
- Artful Intruder3171/8Nimble staccato strings & marimba build into unsettling groove with eerie cello, heavy taiko hits & scratchy strings3:10
- American Rhythms3171/9Jaunty marimba pattern builds with pensive strings into a joyful, driving Latin & African percussion rhythm bed2:44
- Warrior Dance3171/10Urgent staccato strings build tension with heavy percussion, rich pads & mysterious hang drum3:23
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