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The Spiral Staircase Track Listing 1. The Spiral Staircase (37:57)

Notes This original 2002 version of The Spiral Staircase was replaced in 2008 with an extended new recording. A fragment of this version of The Spiral Staircase can still be heard in The Flatspace Soundtrack.

http://www.the-borderland.co.uk "...The album opens with a crash of sonic thunder before wave after wave of synths start to create the structure of the track. That structure is almost symphonic - this is music on a grand scale: bass synths provide the rhythmic foundation, while a number of melody and arpeggio lines intertwine over them. It's all very, very dramatic, and definitely not for the chill-out zone..." Full Review... http://www.coolnoise.co.uk "...Lots of different textures - arpeggiated riffs a la Pillip Glass, thick Bladerunner type chords, pitchbending that sounds like bits from Star Trek, underwater sqelching, hints of a choral Melletron in the backing. It's very inventive and well executed. I particularly like the only non-electronic sound I spotted - a manic laugh about 19 minutes into the piece..." Full Review...

The Spiral Staircase This edition is no longer available. Click here for information on the 2008 remastered version.

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