A dark, steadily unfolding mix of ambient electronics, drones, and spare contemporary composition evokes Chicago’s hidden magical underworld and the folklore threaded through it. Shifting textures suggest Dymitr’s perilous search, while the quieter passages leave room for the story’s curse and human stakes.
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20 songsBecome Ocean
John Luther Adams · John Luther Adams: The Become Trilogy
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Over The Ice
The Field · From Here We Go Sublime
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A Paw In My Face
The Field · From Here We Go Sublime
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Bye Bye Macadam
Rone · Tohu Bohu
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Parade
Rone · Tohu Bohu
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Winter Linn
Clark · Clark
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Growls Garden
Clark · Totems Flare
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Repetition
Max Cooper · Yearning for the Infinite
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Thor’s Stone - 2025 Remaster
Forest Swords · Engravings (2025 Remastered)
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The Weight of Gold - 2025 Remaster
Forest Swords · Engravings (2025 Remastered)
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Sordid
Amon Tobin · Permutation
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The How of it Sped
Bing & Ruth · No Home of the Mind
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Melancholia I
William Basinski · Melancholia
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Bike
Autechre · Incunabula
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Fold4,Wrap5
Autechre · LP5
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Replica
Oneohtrix Point Never · Replica
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Sleep Dealer
Oneohtrix Point Never · Replica
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Love
Mica Levi · Under the Skin
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Maximum Black
Bohren & Der Club Of Gore · Black Earth
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