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12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2026 9:39 am
by bleak.
An absolutely beautiful track...I love how it plays on anticipation. Current favourite from the new release.

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2026 10:12 am
by Nikanj00101
So many references I feel reminded off, but strongest is at 2:10 this must be a nod to Clocolan, Love it!

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2026 10:21 am
by IronMark
Musically very interesting. The sitar with the Indian vibes but it also sounds very shamanic and cajun to me.

Also, the vocal samples were discovered to be from a documentary about former PCP addicts talking about how their lives were ruined and sharing some harrowing experiences which adds that extra layer of BoC eerieness.

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2026 10:44 am
by jeannedarme
When I first heard this track at one of the listening sessions I nearly burst into tears when the sitar came in. I still find it emotionally hard to cope with on repeated listens. So, so beautiful and dark.

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2026 10:57 am
by Negamuse
I love that I don't know these tracks well enough to recognise which one it is by the names yet.

I love the nun vocals in this as a background layer, reminds me of the Sisters remix.

Sisters and sitars. It's such a sharp piercing sound like stained glass shards. Beautiful

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2026 11:01 am
by sowhereareyouliving?
This is awesome, a darker cryptlike beat-track for cLOUDEAD

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2026 11:03 am
by Wildfire
Couldn't help but draw comparisons with early Plaid with this one. The track has really grown on me, found it a bit basic on first listen but it's place in the album is spot on.

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2026 11:07 am
by Radiobuzz
So what about the ending, it is copying Collapse? Why?

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2026 11:46 am
by sixtyniner
IronMark wrote:Also, the vocal samples were discovered to be from a documentary about former PCP addicts talking about how their lives were ruined and sharing some harrowing experiences which adds that extra layer of BoC eerieness.

Angel Death (1979) to be precise, starting from 21:30
https://archive.org/details/angeldeath_ ... start=1290
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Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2026 1:21 pm
by squid
Loved this on first listen, an early standout. And yeah, the ending into Deep Time is extremely similar to the ending of Collapse and the jarring cut there.

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2026 2:20 pm
by 2020k
Ooh, I know Thievery Corporation's mad the brothers stole their sitar this AM.

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2026 9:27 pm
by Decorah
Upon further reflection...this track rocks so hard. It's very meditative. I love the pause/resume moments, it just keeps going!

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2026 9:55 pm
by DFD21
Noises at the end just like Collapse!

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2026 10:35 pm
by Den
This was the song at the session that stunned me. I just listened for the first time on CD - it sounds so profoundly live.

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2026 11:14 pm
by TaoTapeTao
This song made me tear up more than I have listening to music in some few years. Absolutely beautiful interplay between the sitar section and the tension that hangs off the section till the hook comes back in again. Yes it does feel eastern-inspired musically, but also it sounds old and cryptic, almost like something from an ancient castle or temple on a lost continent. So enthralling

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2026 11:18 pm
by akirako
Wildfire wrote:Couldn't help but draw comparisons with early Plaid with this one. The track has really grown on me, found it a bit basic on first listen but it's place in the album is spot on.


I'd even say the album has Plaid moments throughout, some chimes and random rubbery bass stabs remind me of them although not necessarily their earlier stuff in particular (if by early you mean Trainer).

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2026 1:16 am
by Scories
Vascular system ?

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2026 1:22 am
by Den
Blood-labyrinth barrier.

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2026 4:46 pm
by harpoon dodger
More heartbeats...and that glorious sitar! Perhaps the labyrinth of blood vessels in the human body. Beautiful evolving phrases here, and the abrupt unraveling at the end is lovely.

Re: 12. Blood In The Labyrinth

PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2026 12:04 am
by soupbandit
This is toughest sitting track for me right now. I see all of the threads it has but it hasn't 100% landed. The sitar is stuck in my head but I think I'm trying to make it work for myself.

One thing I didn't see mentioned is that the sample of the woman talking feels a lot like the Turquoise Hexagon Sun voice samples but of course less in the mix.