{"product_id":"brown-myers-schwartz-fall-decline","title":"Variant 6: Fall \u0026 Decline - VINYL LP","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFall \u0026amp; Decline\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eVariant 6\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eNavona\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eVINYL LP\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e896931006590\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2022-05-27\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         With Gregory Brown's FALL AND DECLINE on Navona Records, the composer chronicles the heights to which humanity can soar-but also the depths to which it may come crashing down. Scored for the solo voices of virtuosic vocal sextet Variant 6 and electronics, the sounds range from typical choral textures (though peppered with microtones) to angular and aggressive electronic soundscapes. The lyrics may span two-and-a-half millennia, but their spirit and subjects are abiding: humankind's struggle against the limitations of time, conflict, inevitable decay. Persian rulers of the fifth century BCE, Baroque historians, poets of the Victorian age, contemporary wordsmiths, they are all caught in a grander, timeless labor-as is every one of us. FALL AND DECLINE is a stern reminder of Humanity's ephemerality, but even more, it's a harbinger of hope, a celebration of creative endeavors despite perpetual adversity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Fall and Decline~But After Six Years \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Fall and Decline~The Wine of Life \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Fall and Decline~After the President's Speech You Dream of Corpses \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Fall and Decline~As Orchards Bloom Again \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Fall and Decline~Sixty Phantoms of Kings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                           \u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.tidal.com\/albums\/192630588\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:700px\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Variant 6","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39629914144839,"sku":"42577362","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4080119-2836060.jpg?v=1711761688","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/brown-myers-schwartz-fall-decline","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}