Northern Valentine / Fin De Siècle
Album: Fin De Siècle   Collection:General
Artist:Northern Valentine   Added:Mar 2012
Label:Silber Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2012-03-31 Pull Date: 2012-06-02
Week Ending: Jun 3 May 13 May 6 Apr 29 Apr 22 Apr 15 Apr 8
Airplays: 1 3 2 2 2 1 3

Recent Airplay
1. May 31, 2012: The Fall of Math
Sink / Rise
4. May 06, 2012: Flights of Fancy
The White Mountains
2. May 10, 2012: Dawn
The White Mountains
5. May 03, 2012: maximum entropy thursday
Fin De Siècle
3. May 07, 2012: Bridal Moments
Release
6. Apr 30, 2012: Bridal Moments
Sink / Rise

Album Review
Adam Pearson
Reviewed 2012-03-30
Instrumental ambient. Nothing heavy or noisy-- dreamy spacey tones in minimal, cavernous washes. Atmospheric, relaxed starry soundscapes. Really slow pieces built around guitars, keyboards, violins, feedback, delay. One of the first artists I heard on KZSU that pushed me out of my comfort zone. Reminds me a bit of Eno, thisquietarmy. Sigur Ros, Explosions in the Sky.

1. Two chord astral churn. (6:15)
2. Foreboding drone and celestial keys. (4:13)
3. Leaving the spacecraft and cutting the cord. (7:14)
*4. Beautiful grainy texture and warbly melody. (2:15)
5. Shimmering stalactites splitting in slow motion. A dronier second half follows, as the cycles and washes increasingly adopt a menacing feel. (14:11)
*6. Twisted acoustic guitar, bells, droning strings, and dark beauty. Reminds me of Current 93, even Swans. (4:06)
7. Dreamy slow atmospheric build with dark synth and keys supporting the delay-heavy guitar GY!BE-esque lead. (7:15)

Track Listing
1. Rue D'auseil   5. Fin De Siècle
2. Black Rose   6. The White Mountains
3. Thousand Eyes   7. Release
4. Sink / Rise   .