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Golden Skies

Mono/Poly · 2014

40 min · 13 tracks · electronic music

Experimental electronic textures blend with alternative hip-hop rhythms to create a celestial journey through sound.

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Top tracks — play these first

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    Transit to the Golden Planet — This track encapsulates the album's ethereal quality with its rapid melodic shifts and layered synths, setting an adventurous tone right from the start.
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    Urania (What Tesla Showed Me) — This piece stands out for its incorporation of historical and scientific themes, merging melodic invention with rhythmic complexity that reflects Tesla's visionary ideas.
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    Night Garden — The lush textures and dynamic contrasts in this track create an immersive atmosphere, showcasing Mono/Poly's ability to blend emotion with conceptual depth.

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

Instrumental
64 /100
Treeline
Higher than 79% of albums we've rated

The album's intricate soundscapes and rhythmic diversity create an engaging and immersive experience.

What we noticed

  • The album features a consistent use of layered synth textures that create a sense of depth and space across all tracks.
  • Each track typically builds gradually, often starting with minimal elements before introducing complex rhythms and melodies.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
8/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
8/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 4/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Winds of Change 3:28
  • 2 Transit to the Golden Planet 2:26
  • 3 Ra Rise 3:47
  • 4 Golden Gate 1:45
  • 5 Golden Skies 3:20
  • 6 Light Age 2:14
  • 7 Alpha & Omega 3:33
  • 8 Urania (What Tesla Showed Me) 3:20
  • 9 Empyrean 3:35
  • 10 Dreamscape 1:36
  • 11 Night Garden 3:51
  • 12 Euphoria 3:19
  • 13 Gamma 3:44

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