Hy-Brasil was said to be a phantom island off the south west coast of Ireland. The island's lore contains such accounts as more advanced yet opulent inhabitants, an unusually round geographical layout, and a strange attribute of only being visible every 7 years. To further add to the island's mystique it is widely speculated to be the geographic coordinate included in an alien binary code that is also thought to include the phrase 'EXPLORATION [of ] HUMANITY'. Such multifaceted myth seems to be the perfect name sake the band Lights Out Asia's multifaceted 5th album.
For Hy-Brasil the band is now back to the core duo of Mike Ystad and Chris Schafer. The absence of Mike Rush's guitars have left a bit of space for the duo to explore more visceral sometimes 'Vangelian' synthwork, warm emotive cello passages and more dexterous electronic beat workouts. From the opening track onward each composition on Hy-Brasil twists and turns through the organic and synthetic seamlessly while yielding what we think is their most dynamic, expansive and universally accessible album to date. The sense of urgency so prevalent on their previous album In The Days Of Jupiter has given way to an underlying mood that seems to reflect moments of transition or exhausting post-catharsis. Maybe even an 'exploration' [of] the duo's own 'humanity' while looking outward, questioning what truly "is". [52 09'42.532" N 13 13'12.69" W]
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Hy-Brasil tracklisting
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The Eye Of All Storms |
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She Played With Time |
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Only What You Take With You |
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An Imperfect System |
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Running Naked Through Underground Cities |
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Birds Sing Sun-Rising Hymns |
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O’ Ancient World, Arise! |
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Ghost Identifier |
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Mont Da Anaon |
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Angels Without Hands |
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They Disappear Into The Palms |
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Abell 1835 |
11 comments so far (post your own)
Chad posted this comment on Monday, 04.16.12 @ 17:15pm
Life force regenerated to full capacity.......interdimensional travel almost within reach.....just need some sort of music to acquirer this ability........oh whats this?
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Gad K posted this comment on Tuesday, 04.17.12 @ 02:06am
Sounds like another epic album from LOA.
Maybe their best yet. . . time will tell. . .
Love the video for 'They Disappear Into The Palms'. Goosebumps : )
Can't wait.
Cheers !
Cyan posted this comment on Tuesday, 04.17.12 @ 02:29am
Can't wait...Seems great! :-)
fakeiteasy posted this comment on Wednesday, 04.18.12 @ 12:57pm
Yes! I cant wait for this one. Always look forward to new LOA.
Gordon Hackman posted this comment on Saturday, 04.21.12 @ 09:09am
My day just got made seeing this. This instantly enters the queue as my most anticipated album of the year. Can't wait for June 6th!
drew posted this comment on Monday, 05.14.12 @ 16:33pm
...word on the street is that this record perfectly synchronizes to the film FREEJACK. cant wait!
drew posted this comment on Monday, 05.14.12 @ 16:34pm
...word on the street is that this record perfectly synchronizes to the film FREEJACK. cant wait!
Stats posted this comment on Tuesday, 05.15.12 @ 08:42am
It's actually D.A.R.Y.L..
Denis Rosa posted this comment on Sunday, 05.20.12 @ 11:51am
And I thought it has something to do with Brasil, the country I live in. I mean, time tends to get true meanings lost in the mist of history books. Brasil for sure was a land expected to be found, not some accidental discovery. great album anyway!
JOHN ALBERT posted this comment on Tuesday, 08.7.12 @ 22:06pm
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DurchKreuzer posted this comment on Monday, 08.13.12 @ 07:31am
OPULENT...yeah! A gorgeous audio feast with hosts of sounds. A neatly working modular layout of tracks let them never get boring. I was not too much a LOA fan, but this thing might become my most beloved 2012 release. Time will tell, but Hy-Brasil sets the standards very high.
Chad posted this comment on Monday, 04.16.12 @ 17:15pm
Life force regenerated to full capacity.......interdimensional travel almost within reach.....just need some sort of music to acquirer this ability........oh whats this?
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