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The Will of Tongues
Aug 28, 20262 hr 20 minLate Music
- Classical
- Experimental
- Ambient
- Contemporary classical
- Drone
- Chamber music
- Choral music
- Organ music
The Will of Tongues unfolds as an expansive study in sustained harmony, drones, and minute timbral change, moving among choir, organ, chamber ensembles, voice, tape, and early-music instruments. Its austere, devotional atmosphere rewards immersion and reveals luminous variation, though the lengthy sequence can feel more like a compilation than a fully unified arc.
Disc 1
1
Interlude I: Polyphonic, for Strings
8:11
2
Canto Duo
9:19
3
Songs of the Smile's Fig: I. Hours
6:15
4
Interlude V: Harmonic, for Woodwinds
9:44
5
The Second Tuning
13:50
6
The Rose Dialogues, Part I
23:07
Disc 2
1
The Rose Dialogues, Part II
23:03
2
Songs of the Smile's Fig: II. Salts
4:55
3
Four Narrow Forms
10:21
4
Interlude II: Unison, for Brass
7:20
5
The First Tuning
7:12
6
Songs of the Smile's Fig: III. Follies
5:00
7
Canto Solo
11:23
Critic reviews
- Pitchfork: 7.4/10(opens in new tab)by Daniel BromfieldSep 1, 2026
Sustained intervals and minute timbral variations take precedence over conventional melodic development.
- SPIN: enthusiastic(opens in new tab)by Reed JacksonAug 31, 2026
The album investigates harmony through sustained tones, overlapping notes, and changing frequency relationships.