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Dirge - Elysian Magnetic Fields



8.4 | 60 votes |
Release date: April 2011
Style: Atmospheric sludge metal

Owners:

56 have it
24 want it


01. Morphée Rouge
02. Obsidian
03. Cocoon
04. Sandstorm
05. Elysian Magnetic Fields
06. Sine Time Oscillations [LP bonus]
07. Narconaut
08. Falling
09. Apogee

Ok ignore that last classification, that was just a bit of self-indulgence. Then again who knows, it might catch on. This is something that positively vomits underground mass appeal; the kind of thing if more people were aware of they'd be frantically sprinting to the nearest tattooist to get the cover art etched into their forehead. Planet-sized dirges (appropriately enough) that melt into epic cleans and deep ambient nuancing over a monolithic 75 minute journey of dripping atmosphere, texture and melody with the odd Jesu and Cult of Luna inflection.

Quite possibly the only album you'll need this year? Oh yeah, they're French too. Quelle surprise.

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16.05.2011 - 17:19
!J.O.O.E.!
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Monolithic.
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16.05.2011 - 22:01
Rating: 9
Mikyz

Written by Guest on 16.05.2011 at 17:19

Monolithic.

word.
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Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone.
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16.05.2011 - 22:48
Rating: 9
The Benighted

This album is pretty damn good.
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Learn to adapt to the change, or get washed away like tears in the rain.
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17.05.2011 - 06:44
Rating: 10
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Just discovered this one. Gonna give it a few spins soon...
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rekt
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19.05.2011 - 05:28
Guib
Thrash Talker
How come this is impossible to get in any store... WTF
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- Headbanging with mostly clogged arteries to that stuff -
Guib's List Of Essential Albums
- Also Thrash Paradise
Thrash Here
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19.05.2011 - 11:27
Rating: 8
BloodTears
ANA-thema
It's hard to find, it seems. I'm struggling with that myself.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29

Like you could kiss my ass.


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19.05.2011 - 17:37
Troy Killjoy
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Written by BloodTears on 19.05.2011 at 11:27
It's hard to find, it seems. I'm struggling with that myself.

Written by Guib on 19.05.2011 at 05:28
How come this is impossible to get in any store... WTF

The album can be ordered here: http://www.dirge.fr/.
Just click on the Merchandising link and select your region to place an order.
Also, this album is boss.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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19.05.2011 - 18:19
Rating: 8
BloodTears
ANA-thema
Written by Troy Killjoy on 19.05.2011 at 17:37

Written by BloodTears on 19.05.2011 at 11:27
It's hard to find, it seems. I'm struggling with that myself.

Written by Guib on 19.05.2011 at 05:28
How come this is impossible to get in any store... WTF

The album can be ordered here: http://www.dirge.fr/.
Just click on the Merchandising link and select your region to place an order.
Also, this album is boss.


Thanks for the link.

Collin was kind enough to fix that problem for me.

I was pleased with what I heard so far.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29

Like you could kiss my ass.


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20.06.2011 - 23:59
Rating: 8
Susan
Smeghead
Well, this one sure draws you in, doesn't it? Much of this album seems perfect and beautiful. They could teach a class on setting up atmosphere. Although there are a few moments where it starts to drag a bit, it always picks right back up where you left off. Excellence.
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"A life all mine
Is what I choose
At the end of my days"
--The Gathering "A Life All Mine" from Souvenirs
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10.12.2011 - 22:07
Rating: 10
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Written by Susan on 20.06.2011 at 23:59

Well, this one sure draws you in, doesn't it? Much of this album seems perfect and beautiful. They could teach a class on setting up atmosphere. Although there are a few moments where it starts to drag a bit, it always picks right back up where you left off. Excellence.


hmmm, i am a sucker for the long, droned out post-metal passages...

terrific album. has plenty of different elements that holds your attention.
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rekt
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21.01.2012 - 20:25
Rating: 10
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
So close to "10"ing this...
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18.02.2012 - 19:23
Rating: 10
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Ok, I "10"ed it. How can my 2011 ALBUM of the YEAR not be a 10?

Hope yall voted for this in the post-metal catagory!!!!
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18.02.2012 - 19:32
Rating: 9
InnerSelf
proofread free
Written by tea[m]ster on 18.02.2012 at 19:23

Hope yall voted for this in the post-metal catagory!!!!


Though there are some good stuff in the Post-Metal category this was the easiest vote I casted been listening to it for months and it still grows !
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He who is not bold enough
to be stared at from across the abyss
is not bold enough
to stare into it himself.
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20.02.2012 - 07:25
Rating: 10
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Written by InnerSelf on 18.02.2012 at 19:32

Though there are some good stuff in the Post-Metal category this was the easiest vote I casted been listening to it for months and it still grows !


The last song is fucking monumental; Just crushing keyboards and samples. It makes you want to come back and listen again if you know what I mean
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20.02.2012 - 18:59
Rating: 9
InnerSelf
proofread free
Written by tea[m]ster on 20.02.2012 at 07:25

Written by InnerSelf on 18.02.2012 at 19:32

Though there are some good stuff in the Post-Metal category this was the easiest vote I casted been listening to it for months and it still grows !


The last song is fucking monumental; Just crushing keyboards and samples. It makes you want to come back and listen again if you know what I mean


I exactly know what you mean the last 40 seconds of Falling + Apogee
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He who is not bold enough
to be stared at from across the abyss
is not bold enough
to stare into it himself.
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25.02.2012 - 17:37
Rating: 10
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
I think they should play Hellfest!
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10.03.2012 - 13:00
Rating: 10
lord artan

I love this album
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10.03.2012 - 19:06
Rating: 10
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Written by lord artan on 10.03.2012 at 13:00

I love this album


I listened to 8,426 albums last year and when all the dust settled (like the play on words ) this album was the pinnacle...
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01.12.2012 - 20:42
Rating: 8
Evil Chip

Excellent album and I'm surprised that I'm still playing it since I heard it last year.
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