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The Burnt Tower / Babylon The Great (Alrealon Musique)

by JOHN 3:16

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Jeff Richardson
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Jeff Richardson His mother was engaging and loved travel, often meeting people on airplanes. Some people she met would materialize in her parlor on a given Saturday night. Her son loved these nights. Conversations swirled over topics on religion, the occult, the paranormal and end times. These were good, sound days. 45 years on, and the son, now grown old, sees a train moving fast and out of control. The people inside unable to see out the window, focused only on their palms. His only hope: John 3:16.
Rudy Carrera
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Rudy Carrera Some of the most beautiful headphone music I've heard.
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Tracklist:
1. The Burnt Tower (6:52)
2. Babylon The Great (5:34)
Recorded and mixed by Philippe Gerber / JOHN 3:16, year 2015
Mastered by James Plotkin
plotkinworks.com


"...An undeniably claustrophobic and uncompromising record, The Burnt Tower/Babylon The Great is an excellent and compelling release and a perfect companion for bedtime listening on the eve of the oncoming of Armageddon..."
Steve Rhodes / Soundblab (UK)
soundblab.com/reviews/singles/9002-john-316-the-burnt-tower/babylon-the-great

"...The Burnt Tower (6'48") begins as a quiet and attractive track on which dark drones and volatile synths create a slightly menacing atmosphere, but after no more than a minute they are replaced by the sound of a piano and bell-like percussion, while dark repetitive guitar drones go gently crescendo as the smoldering fire of the intro has become a fire. We hear howling drones and a panicky piano, and when after four and a half minutes the flames burst through the roof, loud drones and whistling synths suggest that the tower is burning like a torch. What remains is a smoldering ruin, to the sound of evaporating drones and synths. Babylon the Great (5'31") gets striking wood-sounding and bell-like percussion from the start. The synths are whistling quietly through the soundscape, accompanied by sporadic electric guitars for the sharp edges. After two minutes, synths and drones create a symphonic dimension: the majestic soundtrack for a journey through the hanging gardens and the cyan-colored gate, decorated with animal motifs, to the pyramid-like building at the heart of the city: the tower of Babel. The synths are pushed aside by industrial-sounding drones, which, in conjunction with heavy percussion, climb the mythical structure in the direction of heaven, a place of peace and tranquility..."
William Liénard / Peek-A-Boo Magazine (Belgium)
www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/reviews/john-3-16-the-burnt-tower-babylon-the-great-ep

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released March 23, 2016

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JOHN 3:16 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

JOHN 3:16 is Philippe Gerber, whose Heat From A DeadStar existed between 2004–09 and worked with Rick Harte/Ace Of Hearts Records in Boston. As JOHN 3:16, Gerber has released numerous works via Alrealon Musique, Flood Records, 75orLess, White Label Music, Venus Aeon, Classwar Karaoke, and more. He has collaborated with artists such as Pas Musique, TheUse, Rasplyn, Anthony Donovan, and Mark Harris. ... more

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