The Appleseed Cast Illumination Ritual Cassette Tape ONLY 500! not cd/lp! NEW!!!

Description: Hello & welcome to our eBay store. We have been providing great bargins and quality merchandise on eBay since 1999. We always strive to provide our customers with the best online shopping experience possible. On the rare ocassion that there is something wrong with your order when you receive it please do not hesitate to contact us and we will fix it right away and make sure you are fully satisfied with your purchase. The cassette comes with a full color j-card. Cassette itself is 'smokey' colored. Limited to 500 copies. Change, as they say, is a good thing. And a lot has changed for Lawrence, Kansas, post-rock outfit The Appleseed Cast over the 14 years since their founding. With Illumination Ritual (out April 23rd), their first full-length since 2009’s Sagamartha & first output since 2011’s Middle States EP, they’ve embraced not only a new line-up, but also hopscotching time signatures and a tumultuous anthemic energy that rivals anything else in their consistently impressive catalog. With lyrics written over the course of three nights, between the hours of midnight and 4 a.m., & music written over a 3 month period of time, Illumination Ritual reflects both a sense of urgency and unbridled creative energy. Many bands fizzle out after a few records but on this, their 8th full length, they’ve hit a high mark that many will undoubtedly compare to their 2001 masterpiece, Low Level Owl. We here at Graveface feel this is easily their best record to date though. Every album has come with line up changes for The Appleseed Cast. This one introduces Taylor Holenbeck on guitar and Nathan Wilder on drums. Both additions are outstanding on this record. Musical interplay between band members is something Appleseed Cast is known for, but the level of counterpoint and intricate yet chaotic energy is unmatched to anything they’ve done to date. The songs are energetic, sweeping, full of atmosphere, melancholy yet hopeful, driving, determined, and unabashed. Lyrically, Chris Crisci (founding member) is creating images to be pieced together. Much like Appleseed Cast’s seminal work, every song has a feeling and theme, but nothing is forced or in your face. The lyrics frame perfectly the vision of the music. In songs like “Great Lake Derelict” and “Cathedral Rings” you can hear nods to some of their most recognizable work, but there’s something new and fresh that’s all encompassing. With such a natural chemistry within the new line up, it makes sense that the songs themselves, while embracing chaos and a tuneful math-rock sensibility, eschew earlier recordings’ slick production for a more organic sound. The songwriting itself grew from collaborative explorations in the studio, with each player given time to riff on the parts that had been laid down before, their spontaneous contributions captured and cut together. Newly invigorated by their shared enthusiasm and the interplay of their individual talents, The Appleseed Cast enters their fourteenth year as a new band in the best sense, full of fresh ideas and the energy to bring them to both longtime fans and new converts alike. Songs: 1. Adriatic to Black Sea 2. Great Lake Derelict 3. Simple Forms 4. Cathedral Rings 5. 30 Degrees 3am 6. Branches on the Arrow Peak Revelation 7. Barrier Islands (Do We Remain) 8. North Star Ordination 9. Clearing Life 10. Illumination Ritual This cassette tape is brand new and still factory sealed! This is an official release and not a bootleg, pirated or copied cassette. This is the same one you would find at any US retailer (beware of other eBay sellers who offer cheap knock offs!). This set is complete with all of it's original inserts. Check out my other auctions for tons of great items and save on shipping!

Price: 11.99 USD

Location: Blaine, Washington

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