Chronicle (Lights & Motion album)
Chronicle is the third studio album by Swedish cinematic postrock band Lights & Motion. It was released worldwide on January 13, 2015, through the American independent record label Deep Elm Records, who also released the band's two previous albums. The album was produced and mixed by Christoffer Franzén and recorded in Gothenburg during 2014. It was mastered by Dave Cooley (M83) at Elysian Masters, LA.[1] The album contains nine tracks and has a total running time of 37 minutes. British magazine Rock Sound gave the album an 8/10 rating, calling it "Awe-Inspiring".[2]
| Chronicle | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 13 January 2015 | |||
| Recorded | Gothenburg | |||
| Genre | Ambient, dream pop, postrock, shoegaze, indie rock | |||
| Length | 36 minutes | |||
| Label | Deep Elm | |||
| Producer | Christoffer Franzén | |||
| Lights & Motion chronology | ||||
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Style
Chronicle is a large sounding album, featuring a very detailed and big production behind its core frame of pianos, drums, synth´s and electric guitars. The combination of a solid foreground and a broad ambient background gives it a widescreen/panoramic "big canvas" feel. It has often been described as "Cinematic",[3] in how elements of film music is being fused with a more traditional postrock setting.
Artwork
The artwork for Chronicle was made by Will Sutton.
Trivia
- Songs "Fireflies" and "Glow" was featured in The Vampire Diaries.
Track listing
All songs composed by Christoffer Franzén.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fireflies" | 5:26 |
| 2. | "Glow" | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Antlers" | 5:08 |
| 4. | "Reborn" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Northern Lights" | 2:02 |
| 6. | "Particle Storm" | 4:36 |
| 7. | "As the World Goes Away" | 4:35 |
| 8. | "Paper Wings" | 2:15 |
| 9. | "The Spectacular Quiet" | 3:51 |
Personnel
Lights & Motion
- Christoffer Franzén – Vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion, keyboards, programming, piano, synthesizer, glockenspiel, orchestration, sound-design, string arrangements
References
- |http://deepelmdigital.com/album/chronicle|title= Deep Elm Records
- |http://instagram.com/p/xj3nKwgOwy/?modal=true |title= Rock Sounds Instagram
- |https://stationarytravels.wordpress.com/2015/01/13/lights-motion-chronicle-deep-elm/|title= Stationary Travels