Beacon - How Drie a Cinder - Magma Red - VINYL LP

Retail Exclusive Magma Red Colored Vinyl. In his 1611 elegy An Anatomy of the World, Elizabethan poet John Donne ponders the frailty of life. InchHow drie a Cinder this world is,Inch he writes, illuminating how easily the flames of tragedy can consume us whole, change us irreversibly. Be it loss, internal revelation, or simply the passage of time, these moments of transformation visit us all. From this poem, comes the title of Beacon's fifth album. How drie a Cinder captures the Brooklyn duo of Jacob Gossett and Thomas Mullarney III at a high point of clarity and potency in their 15-year career, after emerging from their own transformations. InchThe majority of the album was written in the wake of my long-term partnership ending,Inch Thomas explains, Inchwhich forced not just change but metamorphosis-living as the same person was simply no longer possible.Inch Beacon explores personal evolution in ways ranging from delicate and introspective to physical and dramatic. Lead single InchCinderInch sets the tone early On top of high-energy dancefloor shuffle and swelling synth chords, Thomas evokes the visceral nature of life-altering decisions. InchLike the warrior,Inch he sings almost in a whisper, InchA knife behind my back. There's something I could change.Inch The music crescendos into a flood of neon and halogen before it's seamless transition into the otherworldly 2-Step of InchGiving You Up.Inch Here, distant vocal cries and hushed harmonies embellish the sparse instrumentation like lace, as Thomas wrestles with the intangibilities of destruction InchLight it all on fire. Ineffable, but I'll try.Inch Alongside each varied thematic approach, the music of How Drie a Cinder feels like a transportive night out on the dancefloor. Tracks like the hard-hitting InchSee Your FaceInch and InchSun Dark, New YearInch deliver Beacon's distinct take on big room techno, while I