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The Science of Breath

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Released
  
2002

Artist
  
Sandro Perri

Producer
  
Sandro Perri

Length
  
46:59

Release date
  
2002

Label
  
Substractif

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The Science of Breath (2002)
  
Like Hearts Swelling (2003)

Genres
  
Ambient music, Intelligent dance music, Dark ambient

Similar
  
Like Hearts Swelling, Impossible Spaces, Tiny Mirrors

The Science of Breath is a 2002 album by Sandro Perri under the name Polmo Polpo. Fusing Dark Ambient and Ambient Techno music, the record was well-received critically. It was followed in 2003 by Like Hearts Swelling.

Contents

The album cover is adorned with an underwater photo of an octopus. The pieces themselves, as implied by the title and artwork, are very "watery". They make heavy use of muffled but driving 4/4 rhythms, distorted feedback, and echoing synths or guitars. The music has been described as "opaque" and "darkly aquatic". There is also a recurring breathing motif.

In a manner akin to Boards of Canada, The Science of Breath alternates longer, more fully developed tracks with shorter ambient pieces. In this case the ambient pieces are "High Breathing", "Mid Breathing", "Low Breathing" and "Complete Breath". Each of these pieces is deeper in pitch than the last, giving the listener the impression of a deep-sea dive.

Track listing

  1. "High Breathing" – 2:12
  2. "Oarca" – 9:52
  3. "Mid Breathing" – 2:33
  4. "Acqua" – 9:10
  5. "Low Breathing" – 1:42
  6. "Rottura" – 6:59
  7. "Complete Breath" – 3:03
  8. "Riva" – 11:28

Songs

1High Breathing2:12
2Oarca9:52
3Mid Breathing2:34

References

The Science of Breath Wikipedia