Dawn at Sea slide show now available on Youtube

Remastered version of this album is now available on Youtube and at auralnight.com

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From the Encyclopedia of Electronic Music:

Aural Night is Miika Warsell from Helsinki, Finland. He creates music strongly influenced by Vangelis' symphonic style.

The album "Voyage" is the artist's first solo album released in 2006. It describes, in cinematic, musical terms, the voayge of a sailing vessel in the dangerous seas. Each song depicts a scene from the Voyage. It is suggested to be listened from beginning to end while paying attention to what each song tries to convey.

Cover art courtesy of Amy Dolphin.

1. Dawn at Sea

This describes the start of the voyage with high hopes and a beautiful dawn at sea.

2. Storm Ahead

Problems arise as a huge storm begins to rage in the ocean.

3. Threnody Pt. I

Threnody, a song of lamentation, describes the feelings of the sailors to their lost mates in the storm before.

4. Threnody Pt. II

A second part of the mourning song.

5. Relatively Calm

The burial and the mourning is over and the voyage continues in relatively calm conditions.

6. Tribal Musical Box 

The crew passes a distant tropical island and hears strange sounds from within.

7. Prosperous Winds

The winds are prosperous again and the voyage continues in high hopes.

8. Something's Stirring

There is something stirring deep underwater, something unsettling.

9. Land Ahoy

Finally, a sight of a relatively peaceful looking island is ahead.

10. Threat from Below

Something colossal and ominous rises from the depths, slowly engulfing and destroying the entire vessel as it sinks deep into the murky depths.

11. Deep is the Grave

The final tune describes the slow but inevitable sinking of the ship.

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