Abandoned Cities, by The Smart Hedonist

Abandoned Cities

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1.	VORKUTA 03:39	info	buy track
2.	ANI 03:12	info	buy track
3.	MOYNAQ 03:55	info	buy track
4.	TAXILA 03:55	info	buy track
5.	PERSEPOLIS 03:13	info	buy track
6.	THONIS 02:23	info	buy track
7.	CAHOKIA 02:19	info	buy track
8.	COPEHILL DOWN 04:31	info	buy track
9.	CENTRALIA 03:17		buy track
10.	PRIPYAT 05:00		buy track
11.	KOLMANSKOP 02:26		buy track
12.	HASHIMA ISLAND 04:25		buy track
13.	PETRA 04:05		buy track
14.	EPECUEN 04:23		buy track

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Composed over the months of March and April the album explores settlements that were or are abandoned. Each track is a soundscape seeking to evoke an aural view of a place that exists as a ghostly shell. It is I suppose, like There is More to Death Than dying, an album about loss and change. It's an collection of soundscapes evoking spirits and the flow of time.

It's also just an album full of tracks that were fun to make and pleasing in respect of learning some new instrumentation and techniques. The tracks have definite influences but I feel all are fresh and original.

The Smart Hedonist May 2022.

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released May 18, 2022

Alexander James Poole aka The Smart Hedonist composed all songs and played all instruments on this album.
Mixed and mastered by the artist.
MagicAlex Recordings
Copyright (c) 2022

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