23am

23am is the second album by composer Robert Miles, released in late 1997 via Deconstruction Records.

Background and recording

The composition of 23am began from the Dreamland tour, during which Miles collected audio samples from every city visited. Aside from being based on the experiences of these travels (in the liner notes, Miles emphasizes the problems that society has brought onto itself),^[3] Miles has also said that it is based on the human life cycle from birth to death.^[4] The album also contains four vocal songs, which make up Miles' first lyrical work, written in Italian and translated into English.^[5]

The structures and instrumental arrangements on 23am are more complex than those on the earlier Dreamland, involving real instruments such as the saxophone and trumpet as an addition to the synthesizers. The music is also much less beat-driven; the main sections of a number of the vocal-based songs are structured like pop songs, while the segueing interludes between songs are generally structureless, with no beats at all. Ultimately it can be said that 23am is more artistic and less dance-oriented than its predecessor Dreamland. At the same time, 23am was less successful than Dreamland.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Roberto Concina (Robert Miles), except where noted. 

References

External links

23am at MusicBrainz