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Kali Maloneβs breakthrough record stands as an early culmination of her compositional fortitude, stretching pipe organ chords until they feel blissfully endless, and the 2025 reissue is still the ever-reverberating heart of her work.
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Molecules dancing.
3 CDs of drone organ ?!? Is Olivier Messiaen's absolute wet dream coming to life? Yes, absolutely... And a bit mine too (yeah Olivier, you don't have the monopoly of "organ" appreciation; sorry bro)... Kali Malone is a young American girl who grew up in Colorado and studied classical singing. At the age of 16, she met Ellen Arkbro during a show in New York and decided to visit her in Stockholm the following year. There followed a great formative period for Kali, ... read more
I have never listened to a drone album before, so The Sacrifical Code is not a bad start to get into. This album is great for anybody who is going through depression or an existential crisis during the winter season. However, there are certain tracks that didn’t have to be around ten to twenty minutes long, so I felt bored & tired even when I’m doing something productive at work.
What a mood piece, constantly constant as if falling through a planet of noise, where the clouds are all formed the same way(with organ and distorted thoughts). So either you lose consciousness while falling through this often repetitive-scape or you get torn apart by its lasting organ-birthed atmosphere.
I listened to most of this in an Akureyri hotel lobby over Christmas, reading Halldór Laxness' "Sjálfstætt fólk" • "Independent People". It's beautiful - if a touch long and unvaried - but much more than that, it is the perfect musical backdrop to the harrowing story of Bjartur of Summerhouses...
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Track List
| 1 | Spectacle of Ritual 10:53 | 89 |
| 2 | Sacrificial Code I 5:29 | 80 |
| 3 | Rose Wreath Crown (For CW) 10:26 | 78 |
| 4 | Sacer Profanare 8:48 | 81 |
| 5 | Litanic Cloth Wrung 13:25 | 78 |
| 6 | Fifth Worship II 7:50 | 71 |
| 7 | Hagakyrka Bells 1:08 | 67 |
| 8 | Prelude 11:23 | 75 |
| 9 | Sacrificial Code II 13:22 | 80 |
| 10 | Glory Canon III 23:23 | 78 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 46 minutes
