Sonic Codex [Import]

Eivind Aarset | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 24, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal Import
• ASIN: B000SKMTH4
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,969 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sign Of Seven

2. Quicksilver Dream

3. Drobak Saray

4. Cameo

5. Still Changing

6. Black Noise/ White Silence

7. Family Pictures Iii

8. Sleeps With Fishes

9. The Return Of Black Noise & Murky Lambada

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars full-blown five stars, April 20, 2010

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Kiarash Sadigh (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sonic Codex (Audio CD)

so here is the story: I was in Buffalo to see Vander Graaf Generator/ Strawbs back in 2009 ...few minutes after I found a seat and settled, I noticed this strange-sounding, industrial-prog playing through the speakers. It grabbed my attention after a few seconds and gradually I could hear it even better through the incredibly loud, beer-induced chatter of the crowd. The music had such a genuinely ominous power and presence that I could not wait anymore and walked my way through the crowd to the p.a. and got this weird name on a piece of paper: Eivind Aarset: "Sonic Codex". It's not easy to confess, considering how much I love Strawbs and VGG, but the best thing that happened to me that night was finding about this album.

To wrap up, this is a dark , industrial, and even symphonic venture . "Sonic Codex" does fit into my definition of a progressive-rock album and it fits there just fine. Now go and get it!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music That Defies Categorization, August 18, 2010

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Eric Salmassy (Mill Creek, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sonic Codex (Audio CD)

Another great CD from Eivind Aarset. Very unique soundscapes with a nice dark/industrial edge to them, the variety of tones the Aarset coaxes from his guitar is remarkable. This is excellent music to enjoy with headphones as there are a lot of nuances to pick up on with close listening. Also highly recommended is the "Live Extracts" CD which contains live versions of several of the songs from this release.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strange Beautiful Music, August 8, 2009

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Swiper - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sonic Codex (Audio CD)

You can probably find it much cheaper than $25 if you do some digging. From Amazon UK the price is about $15 US factoring in some pricey shipping to the US.

It is impossible to describe, listen you will like it.