The Motion Makes Me Last

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The Motion Makes Me Last
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ReleasedDecember 7, 2010
Genre Ambient
Length19:30
Label Temporary Residence Limited
Eluvium chronology
Static Nocturne
(2010)
The Motion Makes Me Last
(2010)
Nightmare Ending
(2013)

The Motion Makes Me Last is an EP from Portland, OR ambient musician Matthew Cooper, under the name Eluvium. This EP is a follow-up to the Leaves Eclipse the Light EP released a few months earlier. The album features the second track from Similes , 2 unreleased instrumental / ambient tracks and a remix of "Leaves Eclipse the Light" by Nick Zammuto from The Books.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Motion Makes Me Last" – 5:25
  2. "Crash Deconstructed" – 5:36
  3. "Remnant Signals" – 5:06
  4. "Leaves Eclipse The Light (Nick Zammuto Remix)" [1] - 3:23

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References

  1. "Eluvium: "Leaves Eclipse the Light (Nick Zammuto Remix)"". Pitchfork. November 15, 2010.