Infinite Dissolution
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{{Infobox album
| name = Infinite Dissolution
| type = studio
| artist = Locrian
| cover = Locrian_Infinite_Dissolution_cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2015|07|24}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Doom metal, drone metal, drone, noise{{cite web|last1=Jurek|first1=Thom|title=Infinite Dissolution on Allmusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/infinite-dissolution-mw0002852498|website=All music|accessdate=2 February 2017}}
| length = 47:25
| label = Relapse Records
| producer = Locrian
| prev_title = Return to Annihilation
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Infinite Dissolution
| type = studio
| single1 = An Index of Air
| single1date = June 1, 2015
| single2 = Heavy Water
| single2date = June 18, 2015{{cite web|last1=Ludwig|first1=Jamie|title=Locrian Ponders Man's Inevitable Extinction on New Album, 'Infinite Dissolution|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/locrian-infinite-dissolution/|website=Noisey|date=18 June 2015 |access-date=3 February 2017}}
| single3 = Arc of Extinction
| single3date = July 9, 2015{{cite web|title=Locrian Streaming New Song "Arc Of Extinction"|date=9 July 2015 |url=http://www.theprp.com/2015/07/09/news/locrian-streaming-new-song-arc-of-extinction/|accessdate=3 February 2017}}
| single4 = Dark Shales
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev2 = AllMusic
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|last1=Jurek|first1=Thom|title=Infinite Dissolution on Allmusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/infinite-dissolution-mw0002852498|website=All Music|accessdate=2 February 2017}}
| rev3 = Pitchfork
| rev4 =Echoes and Dust
| rev5 = Consequence of Sound
| rev6 = Exclaim!
| rev7 = PopMatters
| rev8 = The Quietus
| rev9 = Dusted
}}
Infinite Dissolution is an album from the drone rock band Locrian. It was released on July 24, 2015, through Relapse Records.{{cite web|last1=Stosuy|first1=Brandon|title=Locrian's Ode To Extinction|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/show-no-mercy/9695-locrians-ode-to-extinction/|website=Pitchfork|date=31 July 2015 |publisher=Pitchfork Media|accessdate=2 February 2017}}
The first single off the album, "An Index of Air" was released digitally on June 1, 2015.{{cite web|last1=Adams|first1=Gregory|title=Locrian - "An Index of Air"|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/locrian-index_of_air|website=Exclaim!|accessdate=3 February 2017}} Locrian released a music video directed by Raymond Salvatore Harmon for the track "Arc of Extinction" on July 29, 2015, through NPR.{{cite web|last1=Gotrich|first1=Lars (July 29, 2015)|title=First Watch - Locrian "Arc of Extinction"|url=https://www.npr.org/event/music/427175462/locrian-arc-of-extinction|website=NPR|accessdate=7 February 2017}}
Background
Infinite Dissolution was announced on May 21, 2015, and the press release of the album describes it as a concept record "dealing with the struggle of human extinction."{{cite web|last1=Adams|first1=Gregory (May 21, 2015)|title=Locrian Announce "Infinite Dissolution"|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/locrian_announce_infinite_dissolution|website=Exclaim!|accessdate=6 February 2017}}
The group took inspiration for the album from Elizabeth Kolbert's study of mass extinction and climate change, The Sixth Extinction.{{cite web|last1=Ludwig|first1=Jamie (June 18, 2015)|title=Locrian Ponders Man's Inevitable Extinction on New Album, 'Infinite Dissolution|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/locrian-infinite-dissolution/|website=Noisey|access-date=6 February 2017}}
Reception
The album generally received favorable responses from critics and fans alike. Pitchfork Media gave the album a positive review, rating the album at 8.2 out of 10 and praising the album as being the group's "most adventurous and accessible" album yes from the "once-prohibitively esoteric" group.{{cite web|last1=Currin|first1=Grayson|title=Locrian - "Infinite Dissolution"|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20724-infinite-dissolution/|website=Pitchfork Media|accessdate=6 February 2017}} Consequence of Sound gave the album a B and compared looking into the photo of sculptor David Altmejd's The Eye on the album's cover was like "peering into the world of the album: as mesmerizing as it is disorienting."{{cite web|last1=Barry|first1=Sean|title=Locrian - Infinite Dissolution|url=https://consequence.net/2015/07/album-review-locrian-infinite-dissolution/|website=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=7 February 2017}} NPR's Lars Gotrich stated that the trio "is at the height of its holistic metallic powers on Infinite Dissolution."{{cite web|last1=Adams|first1=Gregory|title=Locrian - "An Index of Air"|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/locrian-index_of_air|website=Exclaim!|accessdate=3 February 2017}} PopMatters gave the album 7 out of 10 stars and called the release thoughtful and dynamic and generally praised the release.{{cite web|last1=Garratt|first1=John (September 16, 2015)|title=Locrian - Infinite Dissolution|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/locrian-infinite-dissolution/|website=PopMatters|accessdate=7 February 2017}} Exclaim gave the album an 8 out of 10 review ending their review by stating that "Infinite Dissolution is full of haunted love songs between a fallen city and the ghosts that inhabit it; it fills a void that I never knew existed until this unsettling, aching sound poured in."{{cite web|last1=Walschots|first1=Natalie Zina (Jul 22, 2015)|title=Locrian - Infinite Dissolution|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/locrian-infinite_dissolution|website=Exclaim!|accessdate=3 February 2017}}
The album currently has a score of 83 on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".{{cite web|title=Infinite Dissolution by Locrian|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/infinite-dissolution/locrian|website=Metacritic|accessdate=3 February 2017}}
Jason Heller of the A.V. Club ranked Infinite Dissolution as his top album of 2015.{{cite web|last1=Heller|first1=Jason (December 7, 2015)|title=Best music of 2015: The ballots|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/best-music-2015-ballots-228935|website=The A.V. Club|accessdate=7 February 2017}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 47:25
| title1 = Arc of Extinction
| length1 = 7:16
| title2 = Dark Shales
| length2 = 6:28
| title3 = KXL I
| length3 = 6:56
| title4 = The Future of Death
| length4 = 3:38
| title5 = An Index of Air
| length5 = 7:51
| title6 = KXL II
| length6 = 3:46
| title7 = The Great Dying
| length7 = 5:48
| title8 = Heavy Water
| length8 = 4:11
| title9 = KXL III
| length9 = 1:34
}}
Personnel
=Drone=
- André Foisy – guitar, electronics
- Terence Hannum – synthesizer (Moog Little Phatty, Moog Minitaur, Moog Source, MicroKorg, ARP Avatar, EDP Wasp, Mellotron M400), sampler
- Steven Hess – drums, percussion, electronics
- Erica Burgner - vocals
- Dana Schecter - lap steel guitar
=Production=
- Greg Norman – recording and mixing at Electrical Audio
- David Altmejd – artwork
- Jacob Speis – layout
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|type=album|860588}}
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