The Flight of the Obsidian Butterfly, by Gray Mortuary

The Flight of the Obsidian Butterfly

by Gray Mortuary

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1.	Itzapan Nantzcaya - Into the Terrible Dwelling of the Dead 06:35		buy track
2.	Tlalticpac - Passage Through the Earth 05:25		buy track
3.	Apanohuayan - Passage Through Water 06:38		buy track
4.	Tepetl Imonamiquiyan - Where Iron Hills Collide 04:02		buy track
5.	Itzepetl - Inside the Obsidian Mountain 04:21		buy track
6.	Itzehecayan - Where the Obsidian Wind Howls 03:19		buy track
7.	Pancuecuetlayan - Where Fractal Banners Flourish 02:47		buy track
8.	Tlecui - An Awakening in Fire 06:04		buy track
9.	Temiminaloyan - Where the Dead are Pierced with Arrows 02:29		buy track
10.	Teyollocualoyan - Where the Dead are Eaten at the Heart 07:26		buy track
11.	Iz Mictlan Opochcalocan - Where All Streets Bear Left 06:23		buy track
12.	Postectitla - The Forge Within the Broken Mountain 04:36		buy track
13.	Xiuhquechol - Ascent of the Fire Flamingo 08:30		buy track
14.	Tezcatilpoca - The Smoking Mirror 06:46	info	buy track

about

An electro-acoustic sojourn through the Christic life/death cycle from the Aztec mythos.

"Quite awe inspiring, to be honest, as the textures and arrangements used are often quite inventive." Scott Homewood, www.rockandrollreport.com

Matt Howarth of www.soniccuriosity.com writes: "This release features 77 minutes of edgy electronic music. A bevy of gurgling electronics is utilized to create this eerie tuneage.

This music is markedly different from Arnold’s other releases, in that the tunes exhibit a gritty unearthly quality with harsher electronics and a more abstract structure. Though generally melodic, the flow of each song tends to be edgier and somewhat harmonic, with a touch of savagery to the outcome.

The electronics are versatile and often convey a mixture of ghostly and spacey characteristics. The result is haunting and evocative. Some percussives are present, mixed into the mix as aspects of the flow instead of locomotive tempos. There’s guitar, but the instrument appears only sporadically, noticeable by the sudden twang in the music.

These compositions are (as previously noted) highly abstract. Their melodic qualities are overwhelmed by this esoteric structure. A certain breathy quality dominated the music’s presentation, as if one is eavesdropping on the soundtrack of an alien environment filled with strange creatures.

The emotional consequence of the music is riveting, generating an unsettling mood in the listener, an edginess that manifests as a tasty form of dramatic tension. The end result is quite intriguing."