Similes
Eluvium · 2010
42 min · 8 tracks · ambient music
Ethereal soundscapes intertwine with delicate piano melodies, creating a reflective journey through ambient textures.
Top tracks — play these first
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Leaves Eclipse the Light — This opening track sets the tone for the entire album with its serene ambiance and rich textural layering, inviting listeners into a contemplative space.
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Making Up Minds — The expansive structure and evolving motifs in this track showcase Cooper's ability to create an immersive auditory experience that builds emotional resonance.
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Cease to Know — At over eleven minutes long, this closing piece encapsulates the album's themes of introspection and resolution, blending haunting melodies with expansive soundscapes.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
InstrumentalEluvium's 'Similes' offers intricate layering and reflective soundscapes, solidifying its place in ambient music.
What we noticed
- The album features long, evolving tracks that often build from minimal piano motifs into rich, layered soundscapes.
- Each piece typically starts with a single melodic line that gradually introduces additional textures and harmonies over time.
- Several tracks utilize silence and space effectively, creating moments of tension before the music swells back into fuller arrangements.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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8/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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8/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
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Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- serene introspective journeys
- wave-like pacing with climax
- delicate melodies for reflection
- textures for focus
Maybe skip if you
- prefer upbeat or fast-paced
- seek instant gratification
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released on January 1, 2010, Similes is Eluvium's fourth studio album, following the critically acclaimed album Copia. At this point in his career, Eluvium, the project of Matthew Cooper, was establishing a reputation for lush ambient compositions that blend organic and electronic elements.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Max Richter· Stars of the Lid· Brian Eno
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Leaves Eclipse the Light 5:42
- 2 The Motion Makes Me Last 5:25
- 3 In Culmination 2:56
- 4 Weird Creatures 4:35
- 5 Nightmare 5 3:29
- 6 Making Up Minds 6:30
- 7 Bending Dream 2:42
- 8 Cease to Know 11:16
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