Infinite Dissolution

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Infinite Dissolution
Locrian Infinite Dissolution cover.jpg
Studio album by
Locrian
ReleasedJuly 24, 2015 (2015-07-24)
Genre Doom metal, drone metal, drone, noise [1]
Length47:25
Label Relapse Records
Producer Locrian
Locrian chronology
Return to Annihilation
(2013)		Infinite Dissolution
(2015)
Singles from Infinite Dissolution
  1. "An Index of Air"
    Released: June 1, 2015
  2. "Heavy Water"
    Released: June 18, 2015 [2]
  3. "Arc of Extinction"
    Released: July 9, 2015 [3]
  4. "Dark Shales"
    Released: July 16, 2015 [4]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 83/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Pitchfork 8.2/10 [7]
Echoes and Dustfavorable [8]
Consequence of Sound B [9]
Exclaim! 8/10 [10]
PopMatters 7/10 [11]
The Quietus favorable [12]
Dustedfavorable [13]

Infinite Dissolution is an album from the drone rock band Locrian. It was released on July 24, 2015, through Relapse Records. [14]

Contents

The first single off the album, "An Index of Air" was released digitally on June 1, 2015. [15] Locrian released a music video directed by Raymond Salvatore Harmon for the track "Arc of Extinction" on July 29, 2015, through NPR. [16]

Background

Infinite Dissolution was announced on May 21, 2015, and the press release of the album describes it as a concept record "dealing with the struggle of human extinction." [17]

The group took inspiration for the album from Elizabeth Kolbert's study of mass extinction and climate change, The Sixth Extinction. [18]

Reception

The album generally received favorable responses from critics and fans alike. Pitchfork Media gave the album a positive review, rating the album at 8.2 out of 10 and praising the album as being the group's "most adventurous and accessible" album yes from the "once-prohibitively esoteric" group. [19] Consequence of Sound gave the album a B and compared looking into the photo of sculptor David Altmejd's The Eye on the album's cover was like "peering into the world of the album: as mesmerizing as it is disorienting." [20] NPR's Lars Gotrich stated that the trio "is at the height of its holistic metallic powers on Infinite Dissolution." [21] PopMatters gave the album 7 out of 10 stars and called the release thoughtful and dynamic and generally praised the release. [22] Exclaim gave the album an 8 out of 10 review ending their review by stating that "Infinite Dissolution is full of haunted love songs between a fallen city and the ghosts that inhabit it; it fills a void that I never knew existed until this unsettling, aching sound poured in." [23]

The album currently has a score of 83 on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". [24]

Jason Heller of the A.V. Club ranked Infinite Dissolution as his top album of 2015. [25]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Arc of Extinction"7:16
2."Dark Shales"6:28
3."KXL I"6:56
4."The Future of Death"3:38
5."An Index of Air"7:51
6."KXL II"3:46
7."The Great Dying"5:48
8."Heavy Water"4:11
9."KXL III"1:34
Total length:47:25

Personnel

Credits adapted from Allmusic. [26]

Drone

Production

References

  1. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Infinite Dissolution on Allmusic". All music. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ Ludwig, Jamie (June 18, 2015). "Locrian Ponders Man's Inevitable Extinction on New Album, 'Infinite Dissolution". Noisey. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Locrian Streaming New Song "Arc Of Extinction"". July 9, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ Sean (July 16, 2015). "Cvlt Nation Track Premiere: Locrian Infinite Dissolution "Dark Shales"". Cvlt Nation. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Infinite Dissolution by Locrian". Metacritic. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Infinite Dissolution on Allmusic". All Music. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  7. ↑ Currin, Grayson. "Infinite Dissolution on Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  8. ↑ Hayden, Michael B. (July 24, 2015) (July 17, 2015). "(((O))) : LOCRIAN – INFINITE DISSOLUTION". Echoes and Dust. Retrieved February 3, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Barry, Sean (JULY 20, 2015) (July 20, 2015). "Locrian - Infinite Dissolution". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 3, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ Walschots, Natalie Zina (Jul 22, 2015). "Locrian - Infinite Dissolution". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 3, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ Garratt, John (September 16, 2015). "Locrian - Infinite Dissolution". PopMatters. Retrieved February 7, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ Howells, Tom (July 22, 2015). "Locrian - Infinite Dissolution Review". The Quietus. Retrieved February 7, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ Freivogel, Andy (July 28, 2015). "Locrian - Infinitie Dissolution". Dusted. Retrieved February 7, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (July 31, 2015). "Locrian's Ode To Extinction". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  15. ↑ Adams, Gregory. "Locrian - "An Index of Air"". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  16. ↑ Gotrich, Lars (July 29, 2015). "First Watch - Locrian "Arc of Extinction"". NPR. Retrieved February 7, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ↑ Adams, Gregory (May 21, 2015). "Locrian Announce "Infinite Dissolution"". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 6, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ↑ Ludwig, Jamie (June 18, 2015). "Locrian Ponders Man's Inevitable Extinction on New Album, 'Infinite Dissolution". Noisey. Retrieved February 6, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ↑ Currin, Grayson. "Locrian - "Infinite Dissolution"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  20. ↑ Barry, Sean. "Locrian - Infinite Dissolution". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  21. ↑ Adams, Gregory. "Locrian - "An Index of Air"". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  22. ↑ Garratt, John (September 16, 2015). "Locrian - Infinite Dissolution". PopMatters. Retrieved February 7, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ↑ Walschots, Natalie Zina (Jul 22, 2015). "Locrian - Infinite Dissolution". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 3, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ↑ "Infinite Dissolution by Locrian". Metacritic. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  25. ↑ Heller, Jason (December 7, 2015). "Best music of 2015: The ballots". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 7, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. ↑ "Infinite Dissolution Credits". All Music. All Media Network. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
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