Their Subtle Purpose
by The Circular Ruins
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Seven Days
08:11
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The Dead
05:52
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3. |
Of Which We Are Made
07:50
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We Must Endure All Night
05:46
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Suspended Animation
05:08
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You Are Not Alone
05:28
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In The Blue Twilight
08:55
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Only Their Shadows
05:31
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Errant Reception
05:49
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10. |
Little Device
04:11
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about
TCR returns with an album of quality ambient electronica that flows and engages like a series of intimate narratives.
Distilled from a proposed double album, Their Subtle Purpose is the culmination of 2 years work. Hauntingly moody, the album is suffused with subtle rhythms and melodies that wander like misplaced spirits. Flow, craftsmanship, detail, and a deeply engaging, delicate beauty that draws you in to its soundworlds and curious passageways. Sure to be enjoyed by all fans of intelligent and listenable ambient.
NOTE: This release is a personal favourite of the artist.
"TCR's stock-in-trade is this kind of rich retooling of classic e-music - deep, often pulsating tracts, punctuated by suggestive samples, treatments, and sundry peripheral micro-incursion."
Alan Lockett - igloo mag
"Kerby's talent shines brightly in ambient circles, and I have no doubt that if he keeps releasing discs like this, that it won't be long before his name is included with the best of the genre.
rik - Ping Things
"... meandering, wistful, fragile and beautiful, and the rhythms seem far more subtle than on previous efforts. Seems like a combination of Circular Ruins and the slower tracks of Lammergeyer."
Joe Rygwelski - Hypnos Forum
Distilled from a proposed double album, Their Subtle Purpose is the culmination of 2 years work. Hauntingly moody, the album is suffused with subtle rhythms and melodies that wander like misplaced spirits. Flow, craftsmanship, detail, and a deeply engaging, delicate beauty that draws you in to its soundworlds and curious passageways. Sure to be enjoyed by all fans of intelligent and listenable ambient.
NOTE: This release is a personal favourite of the artist.
"TCR's stock-in-trade is this kind of rich retooling of classic e-music - deep, often pulsating tracts, punctuated by suggestive samples, treatments, and sundry peripheral micro-incursion."
Alan Lockett - igloo mag
"Kerby's talent shines brightly in ambient circles, and I have no doubt that if he keeps releasing discs like this, that it won't be long before his name is included with the best of the genre.
rik - Ping Things
"... meandering, wistful, fragile and beautiful, and the rhythms seem far more subtle than on previous efforts. Seems like a combination of Circular Ruins and the slower tracks of Lammergeyer."
Joe Rygwelski - Hypnos Forum
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released August 20, 2006
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We are an ambient-electronic music label created way back in 2002 (yes, way before Bandcamp). Here you can find all of our releases in high quality digital format, arranged by release date. The label is run by Anthony Paul Kerby (APK). Located in Ontario, Canada. But born in Essex, England. ... more
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