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Architect of Light

by Elegant Simplicity

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    This is a concept album. As such, it is meant be be enjoyed as a continuous piece of music from start to finish. So, if burning to CD, make sure there are no gaps. If playing the files in the media player of your choice, enable gap-less playback!

    NOTE: Updated: 2023-01-02
    This version of the album (as first released on CD) is for those of you who want to complete their collections. The Remix / Remastered version is the best version, but I know some people prefer this one!
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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Northbound Flux, Sad Tidings, Groundfall II, Zero Matter, Faster Than Ever Before - EP, Don't Look Down (at the End of the World) (Radio Edit), Don't Look Down (at the End of the World), Reflections (Radio Edit), and 54 more. , and , .

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1.
Time to Breathe 06:06
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2.
Stars on the Water 05:42
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Is this a dream Cos it feels like I’m walking on air Too scared to breathe I’m afraid to wake up Cos it feels like I’m walking on ice Too frozen to move How can you say That you won’t go away When I can see the door closing in your eye The Architect Of Light Is building me a bridge I cannot cross Suspended in starshine The light on the water Calls my name I dare not go to them Freedom is my fear How can you say That you won’t go away When I can see the door closing in your eye
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A Crack in the Ice 17:58
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I’m looking out at you From this crack in the ice The light shines from the stars And bounces off the trees And when I find the way Out from Under The Architect Of Light will take me home The sky split in two And suddenly you appeared You looked to me so strange And I was so afraid And when I find the way Out from Under The Architect Of Light will take me home
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Architect of Light 16:38
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Time was when I felt so low I couldn't get off the ground You somehow lift me up again And make me smile once more It's only because of you That I make it through the night Nothing stands in my way You're my Architect of Light I'm afraid to stay with you In case I want some more When you look at me that way I start heading for the door It's only because of you That I make it through the night Nothing stands in my way You're my Architect of Light You turned to me And put your fingers to my lips 'Hush', you said, 'this is my world now' 'Hush', you said, 'you can never go home' As the sounds of day turned to night I knew that it was all but a dream A passing fancy that had passed me by Alone at my machinery Watching your doors and windows For one more glimpse I would give my life For one more glimpse I would die How well I remember the touch of your skin How well I remember the times we shared Those days are now gone Can't be replaced In the garden of that summer long ago You led me through the pathways and trees To where the shadows fell on the ground And the sky was violently ill I close my eyes, you're the only face I see Architect of Light Smile the stars on me again Architect of Light Smile the stars on me again Architect of Light It’s only because of you That I make it through the night Nothing stands in my way You're my Architect of Light
5.
Capillary Attraction 23:35
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about

Concept album, based on the adventures of a collective determined to escape a society enslaved for aeons by technology and the "Architect of Light", the album follows their progress towards redemption and, finally, freedom.

This 70 minute release fuses rock, progressive rock, jazz and folk into a canvas of delights.

Special effects abound on this album to help the story along and it features many classic vintage instruments (mellotron, moog)!

First track, a brief instrumental, sets the scene with a frantic shuffle beat, twin harmony guitars and hard riffing! Then in comes the infuriatingly catchy "Stars On The Water", again featuring some superb guitar work and backing vocals from the 'Ladies'.

Next comes "A Crack In The Ice". Kicking off like the offspring of Iron Maiden and Fairport Convention, the song winds along many a musical path until the final climactic guitar solo. The last track "Capillary Attraction" is kind of like Jethro Tull meets Alan Parsons via Blood Sweat and Tears!

The CD version of the album has been out of print since 1992.

There is a remixed / remastered version here: elegantsimplicity.bandcamp.com/album/architect-of-light-2014-remaster

credits

released May 1, 2002

Steven McCabe: guitars, keyboards, flute
Ken Senior: vocals
Christopher Knight: drums and percussion

All songs composed, arranged, produced and engineered by Steven McCabe

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ELEGANT SIMPLICITY is a Rock Band from the UK. That is all you need to know.

But! If you like eclectic rock that mixes elements of classic progressive rock, underground, folk, fusion, and all points in between, we might just be the band for you!

"Be yourself, everyone else is taken" ... more

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