The Crystal World (album)

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The Crystal World
Locrian TheCrystalWorld Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Locrian
ReleasedNovember 27, 2010 (2010-11-27)
Genre
Length101:25
Label Utech Records
Producer Locrian
Locrian chronology
Territories
(2010)		The Crystal World
(2010)		 New Dominions
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Tiny Mix Tapes 4/5 [1]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Sleeping Shamanfavorable [3]
Scene Point Blank8.5/10 [4]

The Crystal World is an album from drone rock band Locrian. It was released on November 27, 2010 through Utech Records.

Contents

Background

Locrian announced the release of The Crystal World on September 8, 2010. [5] The press release for the album describes the album as the groups first with percussionist Steven Hess and “finds the group manipulating tones and textures that transport the listener to an apocalyptic wasteland.” [5] The album was titled after, and the lyrics inspired by, JG Ballard’s novel The Crystal World .

The album was remastered and reissued in June 2025 for it's 15th anniversary. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Triumph of Elimination"5:28
2."At Night's End"7:19
3."The Crystal World"5:37
4."Pathogens"11:01
5."Obsidian Facades"7:36
6."Elevations and Depths"10:44
7."Extinction"53:40
Total length:101:25

Personnel

Credits adapted from All Music. [7]

Production

References

  1. ↑ Horne, Matthew. "Locrian - The Crystal World". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Locrian - The Crystal World". All Music. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ Robertson, Paul (November 28, 2010). "Locrian - The Crystal World". The Sleeping Shaman. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Locrian - The Crystal World". Scene Point Blank. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Locrian To Release "The Crystal World" On Utech Records". Plug In Music. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ Yücel, Ilker (April 24, 2025). "News: Utech Records announces 15th anniversary remastered edition of monumental third album by Locrian". ReGen Magazine. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Locrian - The Crystal World Credits". All Music. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
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