For a very limited release (only 100 copies for the world), 'Serene' has gotten a respectable amount of press, and one can immediately see why. The closest reference points are William Basinski and Boards of Canada (and not in a derivative sense!), and I'd have to say that Spencer Doran's sound is probably closer to Basinski. 'Serene' consists of two tracks, a 35-minute decayed-piano loop (with dissonant guitar and other interesting effects), and a 5-minute coda. As with all such music, there's a very real danger of slipping into banality or boredom, which Cloaks (thankfully) manages to expertly avoid.

Style: Experimental, Ambient

RIYL: Boards of Canada, William Basinski

Students of Decay Official Site

Download: Improvisation For Guitar And Piano

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2008  Ambient  Boards of Canada  Cloaks  Modern Classical  Serene  Students of Decay  William Basinski  playbynumbers 

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