In the Pendulum's Embrace

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In the Pendulum's Embrace
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Studio album by
Oren Ambarchi
Released17 September 2007 (2007-09-17) [1]
Studio
  • Jerker House
  • BJB [2]
Length40:49
Label
Oren Ambarchi chronology
Squire
(2006)		In the Pendulum's Embrace
(2007)		Grave Temple
(2007)

In the Pendulum's Embrace is a solo studio album by Australian musician Oren Ambarchi. It was released in 2007, [1] through Touch and Southern Lord. [3] [2]

Contents

Background

In the Pendulum's Embrace was recorded at Jerker House, [2] as well as BJB Studios in Sydney. [4] It consists of three songs: "Fever, a Warm Poison", "Inamorata", and "Trailing Moss in Mystic Glow". [5] "Inamorata" features Veren Grigorov on strings. [6]

In a 2008 interview, Oren Ambarchi said, "The tones are definitely lower than usual." [7] He added, "I just love bass frequencies and I really love somehow juggling really powerful pure tones with really fragile acoustic stuff, you know, somehow making them work together, which is actually really hard." [7]

The album was released in 2007 through Touch and Southern Lord. [3] [2] A vinyl version of the album was later released through Southern Lord. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
XLR8R 8/10 [8]

John Eyles of BBC stated, "The sound of the guitars remains central, with a strong emphasis on the low end frequencies, other sounds being used primarily for shading and highlighting, to hold the listener's interest and attention." [3] He added, "The music sounds unforced and natural, giving it a soothing sense of calm." [3] Eric Smillie of XLR8R commented that Oren Ambarchi "drops one speaker-vibrating note after another, then lets the tones swell and ripen while laying down a few melodies." [8] He added, "The result is somewhat darker than the last outing, but overall is pretty much the same." [8] Mr P of Tiny Mix Tapes called the album "expansive, harmonious, almost spiritual in its humbling effect." [5]

Peter Margasak of Chicago Reader named it the 25th best album of 2007. [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Oren Ambarchi.

In the Pendulum's Embrace track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Fever, a Warm Poison"17:54
2."Inamorata"10:19
3."Trailing Moss in Mystic Glow"12:36
Total length:40:49

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [2] [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "In the Pendulum's Embrace - Oren Ambarchi". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Oren Ambarchi (2007). In the Pendulum's Embrace (CD booklet). Southern Lord Records.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Eyles, John (2007). "Oren Ambarchi In The Pendulum's Embrace Review". BBC . Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Oren Ambarchi discography". Oren Ambarchi website. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 Mr P. "Oren Ambarchi - In The Pendulum's Embrace". Tiny Mix Tapes . Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 Goins, Cole (9 July 2008). "Dusted Reviews: Oren Ambarchi - In the Pendulum's Embrace". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  7. 1 2 Rule, Dan (4 April 2008). "Oren Ambarchi interview by Dan Rule". Cyclic Defrost . Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 Smillie, Eric (4 December 2007). "Oren Ambarchi In the Pendulum's Embrace". XLR8R . Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  9. ↑ Margasak, Peter (2 January 2008). "More of the best of 2007". Chicago Reader . Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "In the Pendulum's Embrace | Oren Ambarchi". Bandcamp . Retrieved 13 August 2025.

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