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Empire at Twilight

by Ben Siems

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1.
Dark Wind (Empire at Twilight, pt 1) 03:26
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(English Translation of Portuguese text) Everything is silent now. All that I have known is hidden beneath a cloak of loneliness. Once, I believed the ground was solid beneath me. Now, it seems to shudder and shift with every step. Memory cannot be trusted. The past is eroding away like the soil. It seems as though I can no longer breathe. Like a serpent, fear coils around the soul and ever tightens its grip. The shadows lengthen, the trees no longer move. For even the wind is dark now.
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Twilight (Empire at Twilight, pt 2) 02:53
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The eyes can no longer be believed. Everything blurs into shadow. There is no form. When the wind is dark, all that was is swept away. The turning of time grows stronger. All that I cling to turns to sand and slips through my fingers. Yesterday and tomorrow never touch. Night must come. All that is will collapse into dust. The trees no longer move. To fight the darkness is cowardice. To surrender to it takes the greater courage.
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Time, Too, Crumbles (Empire at Twilight, pt 3) 03:00
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Ruins, Part 1 (Empire at Twilight, pt 4a) 05:10
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At the end of all things, I am a naked soul at the edge of the universe, floating on the ruins of time. There is no memory here. It is only in darkness that yesterday and tomorrow touch. I am a naked soul, floating on the ruins of time. All that was is dust. My hand is empty now. The serpent relaxes. The spirit breathes. Tomorrow is the flame that bursts forth from the depths of the soul.
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Ruins, Part 2 (Empire at Twilight, pt 4b) 01:50
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When the Horizon Bursts (Empire at Twilight, pt 5) 02:47
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7.
Shadow Chasers 08:03
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8.
Threshold: Entrancending; Incantascence 08:54
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9.
Waiting for Yesterday 09:10
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10.
Primeval Scape: The Darkness of All Things (Timescape, pt 1) 09:01
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11.
The Isolation of the Ascendant (Timescape, pt 2) 08:16
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about

A collection of music composed by Ben Siems as modern dance soundtracks. Recorded live at the Southern Theater and Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Additional tracks recorded at Third Ear Studio, Minneapolis.

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released May 10, 2020

Andrea Albornoz, Portuguese spoken text

Daniel Eikmeier, vibraphone, piano, electronic keyboard

Jeremy Hauer, percussion, live mixing of prerecorded samples for tracks 10 and 11

Michelle Kinney, cello (track 8)

Jessica Parker Garvin, cello

Malina Rauschenfels, flute, cello

Ben Siems, electric guitar, cello, piano, electronic keyboard, percussion

Carei Thomas, piano, electronic keyboard

Jacqueline Ultan, cello (track 8)

Anna Vazquez, cello (track 6)

Engineered by Mike Whitney, Tom Herbers, and Jeremy Hauer
Produced by Ben Siems and Mike Whitney

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