Avec Laudenum

Infobox Album
Name = Avec Laudenum
Type = studio
Artist = Stars of the Lid


Released = December 7, 1999
Recorded = 1999
Genre = Ambient, Drone
Length = 42:07
Label = Sub Rosa
Producer = Stars of the Lid
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0xfrxqykld6e link]
*Pitchfork Media (8.0/10.0) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/22023-stars-of-the-lid-avec-laudenum link]
Last album = "Per Aspera Ad Astra" (1998)
This album = "Avec Laudenum" (1999)
Next album = "The Tired Sounds Of..." (2001)

"Avec Laudenum" is the fifth studio album released by Stars of the Lid. It was originally released on Sub Rosa in 1999 and then re-released on Chicago indie Kranky in late 2002. The title translates as "With Laudenum", Laudenum being an opiate. The first three tracks are three sections of one long piece but, while within the minimalist vein, they have some variation and movement. The final two, individual tracks are more minimalist than the former and create a "floating bliss" atmosphere. By the time of this recording, band members Adam Wiltzie and Brian McBride were residing in Brussels, Belgium, and Los Angeles, California, respectively. It is reported that a vast proportion of this album was recorded through mail, with ideas being sent back and forth between the duo. [allmusic.com [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0xfrxqykld6e Review "Avec Laudenum"] ]

Critical Reaction

The album was generally praised by critics. John Bush, writing for Allmusic, stated:

Track listing

#"The Atomium, Part One" – 5:32
#"The Atomium, Part Two" – 10:43
#"The Atomium, Part Three" – 6:17
#"Dust Breeding (1.316)+" – 9:08
#"I Will Surround You" – 10:28

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