The Natural Philosophy of Love

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The Natural Philosophy of Love
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 20, 1997 (1997-05-20)
Genre Neoclassical dark wave , dream pop , dark ambient , experimental
Length42:22
Label Release (Canada) [1]
Relapse (USA)
Producer Kris Force, Blaise Smith, Timothy North, Dale Everingham
Amber Asylum chronology
Frozen in Amber
(1996)
The Natural Philosophy of Love
(1997)
Songs of Sex and Death
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Chronicles of Chaos 7/10 [3]

The Natural Philosophy of Love is the second studio album by the American experimental band Amber Asylum. [4] [5] It was released on May 20, 1997, through Release Records and Relapse Records.

Contents

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote: "Essential listening for anyone who wore nothing but black for at least one semester of high school, to be sure, but The Natural Philosophy of Love is so richly detailed and at times spine-tinglingly pretty that it's not just for recovering goths." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cupid"Kris Force, "Martin"4:09
2."Exodus"Force7:37
3."Looking Glass"Annabel Lee, Force5:15
4."Song of the Spider War"Force4:46
5."Jorinda and Joringal" Gebrüder Grimm, Mika Richard6:54
6."Looking Glass Reprise"Lee, Force5:51
7."Poppies" Buffy Sainte-Marie 7:52
Total length:42:22

Personnel

Amber Asylum
Additional personnel
Production

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References

  1. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. September 29, 1997 via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 Stewart Mason. "Natural Philosophy of Love - Amber Asylum; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards; AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  3. Adrian Bromley (July 14, 1997). "CoC : Amber Asylum - The Natural Philosophy of Love : Review". Chronicles of Chaos . Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  4. "Amber Asylum Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  5. "House of Tudor". SF Weekly. January 22, 2003.