Kirlian Selections
| Kirlian Selections | ||||
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| Studio album by The Flashbulb | ||||
| Released | April 5, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | August 2003 – Early 2005 | |||
| Genre | IDM | |||
| Length | 72:35 | |||
| Label | Sublight | |||
| Producer | Benn Jordan | |||
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| Barcode | (8.4/10)[1] |
Kirlian Selections is the sixth full-length album by The Flashbulb (Benn Jordan), released in April 2005.
Jordan had strongly considered not releasing the material at all, considering it more of a testament to what he was capable of achieving rather than as a piece to be openly acquired (and subsequently criticized) by the public. He originally planned to have the album released as either a super audio CD or a DVD-A, as the album was mixed in 5.1 surround sound, and for it to be released under his real name, so as to disassociate any expectations that would arise if it were released as "The Flashbulb". However, Sublight Records received the material and managed to convince Jordan to release it on CD as "The Flashbulb", suggesting that it would sell more copies if released under that name. Several months later, Jordan finished mixing the album down to 2-channel stereo from the original 5.1 mix and Kirlian Selections was released.
According to Jordan, over tens of thousands of dollars of expenses were used in the recording of this album. It is his first album that was recorded entirely outside of his own bedroom, taking advantage of string orchestra and brass sections that he was working with at the time for film scores and advanced acoustic environments and recording equipment that were previously unavailable to him.
Track listing
- "Eyes of June" – 1:15
- "Binedump" – 3:42
- "Passage D" – 2:00
- "Lawn Wake IX" – 2:35
- "Mellann" – 2:11
- "Kirlian Isles I" – 1:37
- "Kirlian Isles II" – 3:35
- "Dishevel" – 2:26
- "My Life of Loving Ghosts" – 2:09
- "Kirlian Shores" – 3:19
- "At One Last Night" – 1:19
- "Blackout" – 1:25
- "Creep" – 3:05
- "Autumn Insomnia Session" – 3:25
- "Shortcuts" – 2:50
- "Kirlian Choices" – 5:03
- "ᎧᎸᎬ Highways" – 1:51
- "ᏭᏕᎵᎬ Highways" – 3:19
- "Dakota June" – 1:53
- "Parkways" – 2:48
- "Lifeless Indoors" – 1:43
- "Six Months Without Light" – 3:03
- "ᎡᎯᏍᏛ ᏠᏓ[2]" – 2:32
- "California Dreaming" – 3:43
- "Kirlian Changes" – 1:46
- "Kirlian Isles III" – 2:13
- "Miles and Miles" – 3:03
- "Five Karots" – 1:45
Track 24 is a cover of the classic song by The Mamas & the Papas. Apparently, Jordan actually purchased the copyright to the song before he released this album. The titles of tracks 17, 18 and 23 are at least partially if not entirely written in the Cherokee writing script. Track 3 featured in the award-winning Dove soap Evolution campaign in 2006.
Personnel
- Benn Jordan – composer, producer, performer, recording, mastering, photography, design and art direction
- Mark Messing – additional composition on "Kirlian Isles I" and "Kirlian Isles III", brass
- Greg Hirte – violin
- Claire Nicholson – cello