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Within these dim seductions, a perplexing balance resides, something so familiar and primal, yet in the same breath so foreign and cryptic.  In truth, the more human, acoustic aspects of Luton’s sound are so tightly woven to that of the machine, one would be hard pressed to find any edges at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBlack Box Animals was recorded around Europe with Luton Sinfonietta Orchestra, during several sessions of improvisation and post production in Stockholm, Manchester, Munich and Turin. In addition to the orchestral scores, written by Rob, both musicians played various other instruments including classical guitar, ancient Russian zither, piano, electric bass and guitars, e-bow, pedals and electronics. 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While Luton find commonalities with these well-known masters, Black Box Animals makes an impression all its own, creating an array of complex emotions, leaving us feeling a bit dirty, humbled, inexplicably at ease, perhaps off guard just enough to reshape our damaged conscious into a form of its own likeness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eCD Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe CD edition is a reverse printed, heavy stock gatefold edition of 200, with a glass mastered CD and a download card for ‘\u003c\/span\u003eBlack Box Animals’\u003cspan\u003e in WAV, FLAC, 320MP3 format.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e1. \u003c\/span\u003eMount Kenya Imperial (4:18)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e2. \u003c\/span\u003eSpectres of Mark (2:26)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e3. \u003c\/span\u003eSödermalm Phantom Cab (4:40)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e4. \u003c\/span\u003eEternal Now (1:45)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e5. \u003c\/span\u003eBlack Concrete (5:21)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e6. \u003c\/span\u003eArchipelago (4:04)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e7. \u003c\/span\u003eNight Avalanche (5:46)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e8. \u003c\/span\u003eElk Talk (2:16)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e9. \u003c\/span\u003eSubmergence (4:18)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e10. \u003c\/span\u003eIce Museum (4:26)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e11. \u003c\/span\u003eSilent Fireworks (4:52)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGENRE: modern classical, ambient, \u003cspan\u003edrone, post-rock, 60's \u0026amp; 70's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItalian minimalism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/\/\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRIYL: Ben Frost, Steve Reich, Tim Hecker, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeaf Center, Rafael Anton Irisarri\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lost Tribe Sound","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":67994452623636,"sku":"LTS035-2","price":12.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"mp3","offer_id":67994452656404,"sku":"LTS035-3","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1035\/0284\/0084\/files\/Cover_Art_-_Black_Box_Animals_1800px_RGB.jpg?v=1793920334","url":"https:\/\/primeunion.shop\/products\/luton-black-box-animals","provider":"Linden \u0026 Oak","version":"1.0","type":"link"}