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Stars of the Lid was a band specializing in drone-based ambient music. They list among their influences minimalist and electronic composers such as Arvo Pärt, Zbigniew Preisner, Gavin Bryars, and Henryk Górecki, as well as Talk Talk (both bands have tracks named "Taphead"), post-rock artists Labradford, and ambient innovator Brian Eno. Their music largely consists of beatless soundscapes, composed of droning, effects-treated guitars along with piano Read more on Last.fm
A beautiful album that floats along on the periphery of your consciousness, swelling to moments of sublime brilliance that fill and overtake you. It’s music for heady sleep or deep relaxation, one of the great, epic ambient albums of the 00s.