''Winds Devouring Men'' is the fifth album by neoclassical band

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. It is the first album in the ''Winds Cycle'' trilogy. The special edition was released in a

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with a bonus track called "Silent Slumber: A God That Breeds Pestilence". This album is notable as a progression from earlier Elend work in that it does not rely on synthesizers and sequencing to achieve an orchestral sound — though there are still computerized effects, the majority of the music is played on acoustic instruments by chamber musicians.

Track listing

#"The Poisonous Eye" — 6:55 #"Worn Out with Dreams" — 5:43 #"Charis" — 5:58 #"Under War-Broken Trees" — 5:36 #"Away from Barren Stars" — 7:28 #"Winds Devouring Men" — 4:38 #"Vision Is All That Matters" — 5:59 #"The Newborn Sailor" — 5:45 #"The Plain Masks of Daylight" — 5:54 #"A Staggering Moon" — 6:10 #"Silent Slumber: A God That Breeds Pestilence" — 5:18* ''* Bonus track on special edition.''

Musicians

*Klaus Amann:

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*Nathalie Barbary:

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*Shinji Chihara:

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*David Kempf: violin, solo violin *Esteri Rémond: soprano *All other instruments and vocals, sound-design and programming by Iskandar Hasnawi, Sébastien Roland and Renaud Tschirner. *Industrial landscapes and noises captured by Simon Eberl and Renaud Tschirner, designed and programmed by Iskandar Hasnawi.

References

2003 albums Elend (band) albums {{2000s-album-stub