Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time

Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time
Studio album by Candy Claws
Released 2013
Genre
Length 44:12
Label Two Syllable
Producer Ryan Hover
Candy Claws chronology
Hidden Lands
(2010)		 Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time
(2013)		 Nostalgia for Infinity
(2016)

Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time is the third studio album by American dream pop band Candy Claws. It was released in 2013 through Two Syllable Records. It is a concept album with a narrative about seal-like beast and her human partner questing through the Mesozoic Era,"[1] which was adapted from the fictional document "Blood Ark".[2] The album's title also alludes to Roman goddess Ceres and Greek goddess Calypso."[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of SoundC+[2]
Diffuser.fm7/10[3]
Pitchfork7.6/10[1]

Pitchfork critic Ian Cohen considered Ceres & Calypso as "certainly one of 2013’s more unique records" and "immersive listening experience, but also a claustrophobic one." Cohen also further wrote: "It all leads to Ceres & Calypso feeling like concrete evidence of their [Candy Claws's] hippie cred, chock full of fantastic ideas and lacking just enough follow through."[1] Philip Cosores of Diffuser.fm called the record "forward-thinking, intellectual, challenging, post-Animal Collective music doesn’t belong to these times" and stated that the band's "genre-hopping, while remaining true to their earthy psychedelic aesthetic, is enjoyable for any listener with the patience to take an indirect trip."[3]

In a more mixed review, Consequence of Sound's Adam Kivel wrote that the album "would seem perfectly suited for a brain-melting, painstakingly detailed animated film, both in story and in its evocative soundtracking potential." Kivel also concluded: "Though often too big to fully comprehend, Ceres & Calypso is the kind of album you wish you could get lost in, perhaps by opening up a wardrobe and climbing right in."

Track listing

  1. "Into the Deep Time (One Sun)" — 3:02
  2. "White Seal (Shell & Spine)" — 3:44
  3. "Fell in Love (At the Water)" — 4:01
  4. "Pangaea Girls (Magic Feeling)" — 3:12
  5. "New Forest (Five Heads of the Sun)" — 3:24
  6. "Transitional Bird (Clever Girl)" — 4:26
  7. "Charade (Fern Prairie)" — 3:20
  8. "Fallen Tree Bridge (Brave Rainbow Rider)" — 3:30
  9. "Birth of the Flower (Seagreen)" — 3:47
  10. "Illusion (Fern Lake)" — 3:35
  11. "Night Ela (Mystic Thing)" — 5:04
  12. "Where I Found You (One Star)" — 3:07

Personnel

Album personnel as adapted from Bandcamp:[4]

Candy Claws
  • Kay Bertholf — performance
  • Karen McCormick — performance
  • Ryan Hover — performance, production
Other personnel
  • Jenn Morea — lyrics
  • Bryan Senti — orchestration

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cohen, Ian (June 24, 2013). "Candy Claws - Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time Forever". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Kivel, Adam (July 3, 2013). "Candy Claws – Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Cosores, Philip (June 26, 2013). "Candy Claws, - 'Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time' – Album Review". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Candy Claws — Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time". Bandcamp. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
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