Things Shaped in Passing
The Six Parts Seven · 2002
41 min · 8 tracks · post-rock
Ethereal soundscapes blend intricate guitar melodies and subtle orchestration, creating a meditative journey through post-rock textures.
Top tracks — play these first
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Where Are the Timpani Heartbeats? — The opening track sets the tone for the album with its gradual build-up of layered instrumentation, showcasing the band's ability to create expansive soundscapes that invite introspection.
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Cold Things Never Catch Fire — This track stands out for its haunting melodies intertwined with delicate percussion, evoking a sense of melancholy that permeates much of the album.
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The Want and the Waiting — Closing with an extended piece that encapsulates the album's themes, this track combines rich textures with emotional depth, leaving listeners in contemplative silence.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
InstrumentalThe album's atmospheric compositions and gradual builds create a meditative experience, marking it as a solid entry in post-rock.
What we noticed
- The album features long, flowing tracks that often build gradually, layering guitar melodies over ambient textures.
- Each piece typically develops through repetition and subtle variations, creating a sense of continuity across the record.
- The use of silence and space is prominent, allowing moments of reflection between the more intricate musical passages.
- 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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7/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- 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
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 Where Are the Timpani Heartbeats? 5:27
- 2 Spaces Between Days, Part 3 2:25
- 3 Spaces Between Days, Part 4 3:17
- 4 Sleeping Diagonally 5:57
- 5 Cold Things Never Catch Fire 6:50
- 6 Seems Like Most Everything Used to Be Something Else 4:07
- 7 Now Like Photographs 4:21
- 8 The Want and the Waiting 8:50
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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