Soon Upon Us3730/1Barren, dystopian soundscape with dark textures, eerie violin & cello. Builds to a tense climax with rising synth tones 3:42
Album ANW 3730Dystopian Circuits
Jody Jenkins (PRS)Delve into dystopian soundscapes. Capturing creeping dread, these menacing mood pieces feature mournful bazantar, cello and violin, plus hypnotic guitar ostinati, tense synths, dark Moog bass and pads, haunting female vocals and mysterious sound design.
8 tracks
- Bazantar3730/2Mournful, expressive bazantar & violin with layered electro-acoustic textures over a dark Moog bass 2:43
- Temperature Rising3730/3Dystopian soundscape with sinister guitar, scary cello & dark pads builds to a terrifying crescendo of swirling textures3:15
- Hyperion3730/4Hypnotic, mysterious guitar patterns with ambient textures, pulsing synths & soaring female vocal. Builds2:56
- Fortuna3730/5Plaintive electric violin over moody drones & textures builds with delicate piano, flickering violins & haunting female vocal3:22
- Incantation3730/6Menacing discordant strings & low stabs build with guitar, tense synths & uneasy cello to a scary climax 2:54
- Distant Hope3730/7Mysterious, hypnotic guitar ostinati with forlorn cello, violin, piano & sound design. Builds3:07
- Empyrean Song3730/8Sinister ambient cello, swooping voice textures & distorted synths build to an affecting end with haunting female vocal 2:58
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