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ornament: unicorn lullaby

Track List:

1.  Unicorn Shaped Labyrinth  5:06

2.  Noctifer  6:20

3.  High Density of Grief  2:46

4.  From Concealed Gardens  10:28

5.  Masked Complicity  4:22

6.  I Opened My Eyes in the Liquid Room  4:07

7.  Fiendish Ego  7:12

8.  Under Shivering Columns  4:52

9.  The Heretics' Heritage  10:10

10.  Only Life Remains  3:07

11.  Unicorn Shaped Labyrinth [Zenith]  2:55

Description:

"Unicorn Lullaby" was self-released by Ornament in a few copies back in 2000 and is now published by Afe in a fully remastered and repackaged version that showcases the author's visionary attitude.

Due to the poor distribution of the original version, this is probably Ornament's less know work, but it's probably his best attempt at Dark Ambient music contaminated with Industrial elements.

If we look for some kind of internal reference wondering through the whole Afe catalogue, this can easily be found in Never Known's "Dawn of an Era", but "Unicorn Lullaby" has of course a personality of his own.

According to his author, "Unicorn Lullaby" is an oniric / visionary concept in sounds, a travel to and back from an imaginary collapsing world where the "Unicorn Shaped Labyrinth" is the entrance / exit.

"Noctifer" is the star shining above this imaginary world, while the gear-sounding "High Density of Grief" is a representation of the slave-citizens forced to work in a consuming production-chain and "From Concealed Gardens" tries to describe its mysterious flora and fauna.

After entering the imaginary world, the protagonist wakes up ("I Opened My Eyes in the Liquid Room") and fight against his "Fiendish Ego" as the world begins to collapse ("Under Shivering Columns") as predicted by ancient priests who were charged with heresy ("The Heretics' Heritage").

This heritage is the only key that allows the protagonist to survive the ordeal and return to the place where he belongs as only a few traces of past life surround him ("Only Life Remains").

The distinctive overall sound of the album is subtly achieved with a rich shady substratum of distant sounds that are intentionally and elegantly kept in the background and are fully appreciable at a mid volume level.

"Un'opera nella quale questa volta prevalgono le parti statiche, costruite su sonorità basse e profonde..."
Oltre il Suono [more]

"Unicorn Lullaby features 100% nocturnal music, full of oneiric and disquieting soundscapes..."
Chain D.L.K. [more]