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Nightmare Ending (Album) by Eluvium

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Eluvium Is The Recording Project Of Matthew Robert Cooper A Portland-Based Musician And Composer Whose Work Is A Mesmerizing Blend Of Ambience Electronics Classical Piano Drone Shoegaze And Minimalism. Since 2003 Cooper's Output Including Six Full-Length Albums Has Been Primarily Released By New York City Label Temporary Residence Limited. He Has Released Music Under His Birth Name And As Martin Eden Recorded In Duos Inventions And Concert Silence And Collaborated With Peter Broderick.

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Nightmare Ending Is The First Proper Eluvium Album Released Since 2010’s Similes The Unexpectedly Vocal-Heavy Ambient-Pop Record That Simultaneously Delighted And Confounded Longtime Fans. But The Nightmare Ending Story Actually Began Years Earlier As It Was Intended To Be The Follow-Up To The Watershed Album Copia. Conceived As A Way Of Helping Loosen His Self-Imposed Ideals Of Perfection Cooper Labeled Each Nightmare Ending Track As Either A “dream ” Or An “imperfection” – A Way Of Differentiating The Philosophical Concept Of “dream Vs. Reality ” Couched In The More Tangible Technical Distinctions Of “flawless Vs. Flawed.” With Each Progressive Listen Those Differences Naturally Challenged Themselves And Without Relying On The Standardized Perfection Protocol Cooper Became Increasingly Reluctant To Release Any Of It. He Shelved It And Pursued Similes Instead. But Nightmare Ending Wouldn’t Go Away It Lingered In The Back Of His Mind The Abandoned Fruits Of A Truly Worthwhile And Noble Journey Towards A Less Creatively Constraining Mindset. Cooper Returned To It With Renewed Vigor Writing And Recording In A Blur Of Time That Spanned Several Years. The Result Is A Body Of Work That Encompasses Everything Remarkable About Past Eluvium Albums Executed More Powerfully And Poignant Than Ever Before. -Via Temporary Residence C