| And the Light Swallowed Everything | ||||
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| Released | May 1, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 – 2013 | |||
| Studio | De Bejaarde II, Drachten, NL | |||
| Genre | Shoegaze, dark ambient | |||
| Length | 47:24 | |||
| Label | Burning World | |||
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| Maurice de Jong chronology | ||||
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And the Light Swallowed Everything is the third full-length studio album by Seirom, released on May 1, 2014, by Burning World Records. [1] [2] [3]
José Carlos Santos of Terrorizer lauded the album, describing the music as "hauntingly, harrowingly, luminously beautiful." He concluded by saying, "Do you know when death or near-death experiences are sometimes portrayed in the movies from the perspective of the dying, when there’s a huge flash of white light that fills the whole screen? This album is a sort of sonic equivalent to a still frame of that exact moment." [4]
All music is composed by Maurice de Jong.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Could Not See You Through the Clouds" | 4:34 |
| 2. | "And the Light Swallowed Everything" | 5:45 |
| 3. | "I'm So Glad to Have Been a Part of You" | 5:46 |
| 4. | "Starshine" | 5:11 |
| 5. | "The Best You Can Be" | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Leaving" | 6:11 |
| 7. | "Exalted" | 4:47 |
| 8. | "Last Snow on the Mountains" | 5:04 |
| 9. | "What Could Have Been But Never Will Be" | 5:33 |
Adapted from the And the Light Swallowed Everything liner notes. [5]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2014 | Burning World | CD, LP | BWR037 |
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