Concerning the Entrance into Eternity

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Concerning the Entrance into Eternity
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2012 (2012-02-28)
Genre Classical, minimal, experimental folk
Length41:09
Label Important Records
Jozef van Wissem and Jim Jarmusch chronology
Concerning the Entrance into Eternity
(2012)
The Mystery of Heaven
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Brainwashed favorable [1]
Dusted Magazinefavorable [2]
Pitchfork Media 7.3/10 [3]
Spin 7/10 [4]

Concerning the Entrance into Eternity is the first collaborative album by Jozef van Wissem and Jim Jarmusch. It was released on Important Records in 2012. [5]

Contents

A music video was created for the track "The Sun of the Natural World Is Pure Fire." [6] It was directed by Diego Barrera. [7]

Reception

Marc Masters of Pitchfork Media gave the album a 7.3 out of 10, describing it as "the first full release Van Wissem has made with an actual punk rocker." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Apokatastasis (Restoration)"10:00
2."Concerning the Entrance into Eternity"7:14
3."Continuation of the Last Judgement"6:36
4."The Sun of the Natural World Is Pure Fire"9:20
5."He Is Hanging by His Shiny Arms, His Heart an Open Wound with Love"4:04

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