Illuvia / Earth Prism (ASIPV049)
Ludvig Cimbrelius returns with his third full-length album on ASIP under his illustrious ambient jungle/drum’n bass alias, Illuvia. Shifting focus from the stratospheric highs of 2021’s Iridescence Of Clouds, Ludvig now reflects on the meaning and spectrums of life on Earth.
According to my lifelong research, Earth appears to be a modulation of light. It is said that what the eyes receive are rays emitted by a star, whose flow of photons is invisible to the human eye until they are reflected and modulated by matter.
Matter — the patterned dance of charged particles appearing out of nothing. Simultaneously, it is observable that light converts into matter. And matter converts into light.
Logic tells me that they are one, appearing as two. And, as a consequence of their division and subsequent interaction, the spectrum of a world appears.
Being a manifestation of something as ethereal and ephemeral as light modulated by the dance of charged particles, the world feels surprisingly solid.
Less like a prism and more like a prison. That is what the surface tells us.
Those who seek freedom look deeper.
–Ludvig Cimbrelius (Illuvia)
Earth Prism is available on A Strangely Isolated Place on transparent vinyl, gatefold 2LP + digital formats from June 20th 2024. Mastered by Hollis Nolan, Lacquer cut by Andreas LUPO Lubich, featuring artwork by Noah M / Keep Adding.
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Preorder: May 17th 2024
Release date: June 20th 2024
Bandcamp release page
Tracklist (Vinyl)
A1. Auriel
A2. Vale Of Shadows
B1. Rays Of A Vanished Sun
B2. Empire To Dust
C1. Nereides
C2. Tectonic Shift
D1. Ängar Av Aska
D2. A New Tomorrow
Tracklist (Digital)
01. Auriel
02. Vale Of Shadows
03. Rays Of A Vanished Sun
04. Empire To Dust
05. Nereides
06. Tectonic Shift
07. Afterlife Prism
08. Ängar Av Aska
09. A New Tomorrow
Select words on Illuvia’s 2021 album, Iridescence Of Clouds:
“The rhythms are complex and riotous, but they feel like some elemental process taking place thousands of meters up (perhaps in the titular iridescent clouds), surrounded by layer upon layer of mist and radiance.” Joe Muggs (Bandcamp, Best Electronic Music, 2021)
“The typical Illuvia track is panoramic, majestic, and ethereal; packed with detail, the material engulfs like a blinding snowstorm.” - Textura, 2021
“Forget liquid d’n’b, this is steam drum and bass”- Forestpunk, 2021
“Full of pastel soundscapes and poignant melodies, Iridescence Of Clouds luxuriates in its gauzy aesthetic, weaving in kinetic percussion and rollicking Amen breaks that would likely be quite ferocious on their own; here, however, they’re largely kept in check.” - Shawn Reynaldo / First Floor, 2021
“Creative mixers combined drum ‘n’ bass with ambience and a hint of dub, creating a hybrid that was simultaneously soothing and exciting; Iridescence of Clouds falls into this vein, an hour-long set that unfolds like a dream.” - A Closer Listen 2021