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Pacific Northwest composer Eluvium has made a grand return with his latest offering, “(Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality.” This album marks his first full-length collaboration with an actual orchestra, and it is a thought-provoking thesis on the digital age. Drawing inspiration from the works of T.S. Eliot and Richard Brautigan, Eluvium explores humanity’s ever-creeping amalgamation with machines in a way that is both fascinating and gripping.
Incorporating orchestral elements into tracks such as “Vibrational Consensus Reality (for Spectral Multiband Resonator),” (Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality blends the automation necessitated by Eluvium’s prior injuries to his shoulder and arm, creating a compelling thematic dichotomy. The album is a bracing listen and has been praised by other artists, such as ambient artist Steve Roach, who says, “Eluvium’s music breathes with a timelessness and universality all its own.” Eluvium’s return is one that is not to be missed, as he pushes the boundaries of music with his innovative use of technology.
