''Statu Nascendi'' is the third studio album by American
post-rock
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band
Mamiffer. It was released through SIGE Records on November 18, 2014.
The album was recorded and mixed live on November 16, 2013, then subsequently produced by Randall Dunn at
Avast Studios in
Seattle
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.
Music and recording
Unlike previous efforts, ''Statu Nascendi'' features no use of drums and fewer distorted guitars.
Faith Coloccia
Faith Coloccia is an American artist and musician. She is most known as being the founding member and primary songwriter for the post-rock band Mamiffer. Coloccia has also been a member of Everlovely Lightningheart, Pyramids, House of Low Cultur ...
described the sound of the album as "compositionally
��simple" and "repetitive," a trait she defines as a "spiritual presence evoked through a use of minimalism and repetition." She credited this evolution in sound, in part, to a tour the previous year where the band was limited in budget, transportation and member availability. Coloccia described this as the "strengths of limitation" found throughout the album.
Turner said that the decision to live record and mix the album was a direct intention to "recreate the live feeling of our set as accurately as we could—a direct translation of the energy and emotion of the live set—something that's sometimes lost in longer, more elaborate recording sessions."
Reception
Upon its release, the album was met with generally favorable reviews. Chris Bilton of ''
Exclaim!
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'' described the album as a "mix of ethereal piano and organ, post-rock guitar and crystalline vocals" and an "elemental incarnation, devoid of traditional rock signifiers.'
Creaig Dunton of
Brainwashed
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described ''Statu Nascendi'' as "a powerful work that strips the Mamiffer sound down to its organic core."
Track listing
# "Caelestis Partus" – 6:16
# "Enantiodromia" – 16:14
# "Mercy" – 6:40
# "Flower of the Field" – 7:47
Personnel
Mamiffer
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Faith Coloccia
Faith Coloccia is an American artist and musician. She is most known as being the founding member and primary songwriter for the post-rock band Mamiffer. Coloccia has also been a member of Everlovely Lightningheart, Pyramids, House of Low Cultur ...
– organ, piano, vocals
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Aaron Turner
Aaron Turner (born November 5, 1977) is an American musician, singer, graphic artist, and founder of label Hydra Head Records. He is most widely known for his role as guitarist and vocalist for the post-metal bands SUMAC and Isis, while also ...
– guitars
Production
* Faith Coloccia – artwork, photography, design
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James Plotkin – mastering
* Joseph Anderko – cover photograph
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Randall Dunn – engineering, mixing, producer
References
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2014 albums
Mamiffer albums