Thrill Of Fear4210/1Intriguing, dark & marching tension with tremulous string bounces, sinister synths, deep pulses & charango hits3:05
Album ANW 4210Dark Places
James Copperthwaite (PRS) | Jonathan Buchanan (PRS)Discover ominous instrumentals courtesy of industry veterans Jim Copperthwaite and Jono Buchanan. These sinister synthscapes are embellished with elegiac piano, woozy drones, eerie woodwind and tremulous strings.
8 tracks
- A Hornet's Nest4210/2Sinuous, sinister electronic tension with ticking percussion, dark synths, ominous bass & obstinate building threat 3:00
- Dead Ends4210/3Brooding electronic tension with uneasy pulse, syncopated gestures, synth bends & increasingly heavy tribal drums 2:33
- Turning The Screw4210/4Dark electronic tension with sparse uncomfortable plucks, woozy drones, atmospheric sound design & relentless evil growling synths2:28
- Foreshadow4210/5Dark tension with brooding, walking bass pattern, off-beat angular melody, deep synth swells & plucked strings2:39
- Go Down Fighting4210/6Haunting synthscape with tremulous atmospheres. Builds with reflective piano, elegiac cello & poignant string quartet phrases & synth pulses2:39
- Beyond The Flashlight4210/7Ominous, atmospheric synths build into driving, pulsing rhythm with eerie affected woodwind effects & melodic bends3:08
- What Just Happened4210/8A suspended slow motion texturescape with narcotic synth pulses, subconscious drones, contained percussion & bass eruptions2:55
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