The Divine, by Xela

The Divine

by Xela

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waveway The 2nd instalment of the trilogy. Beautiful choir loops, Strong atmosphere, beautiful, desolate melancholy.

Absolutely stunning set of work. Essential.
(Big thanks to Dekorder giving me DL codes long after I got the vinyl. It's such a pleasure to have these in digital, lossless format)

Nijk I repeat in non stop

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	1.	A Corpse Hangs in the House of the Lords 26:13
	2.	Of the Light and of the Stars 25:53

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"The Divine" marks the second phase in the trilogy proposed by John Twells aka Xela. Crawling out of a castle dungeon in pursuit of its predecessor, "The Illuminated", this LP finds itself trapped in an abandoned church somewhere in a damp Southern wilderness. Church bells chime and rattle through the record’s first piece, echoing and distorting through a fog of chattering voices and prayers. Tape loops stumble over tape loops and the solemn, ecclesiastical drone slowly decomposes into thick, crackling noise. Through the mists choirs sing, heralding the introduction of the second side of "The Divine" which takes the human voice into cavernous and smudged, yet strangely alluring territories. There is almost a Basinski-like charm to this work as the choirs effortlessly degrade into an unrecognisable mud of harmony and abrasiveness. This is music informed by a religious world; Xela has edged from the scriptures of cults and secret societies to the spires of organisation and power. God is in the detail.

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released May 10, 2010

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