Long The Night released Illusion on May 3, 2021 through Labile Records. It is a 10-track album with a total running time of about 58 minutes.
From the release notes
The notes on the album's Bandcamp page set the scene: "Long The Night is the dark ambient side project by multi-instrumentalist and composer Derrick Stembridge known for his longstanding Drifting in Silence body of work. Illusion is a sonic journey capturing the deep melancholy sound of things that are likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses. Consisting of massive drones, chants, and field recordings, Illusion paints the picture of darkness trying to find a light in one's consciousness."
Tracklist
- Divided Souls (3:58)
- Untold Mind (6:46)
- Divine Symmetry (3:57)
- Transparent (5:20)
- Through Blind Eyes (5:53)
- Forgotten Time (5:36)
- Altered State of Consciousness (5:31)
- The Myth Of Now (9:05)
- Immaculate Perception (5:53)
- Illusion (6:01)
Running times are from Bandcamp. Apple Music files it under ambient; the Bandcamp tags list ambient and dark ambient.
Release details
- Release date: May 3, 2021
- Label: Labile Records
- Copyright line on Apple Music: ℗ 2021 Labile Records Inc
- Format on Bandcamp: digital album
- Number of tracks: 10
- Total running time: 58:00
About Long The Night
Bandcamp lists Long The Night in Raleigh, North Carolina. The artist bio there reads: "Long The Night is the dark ambient side project by multi-instrumentalist and composer Derrick Stembridge known for his longstanding Drifting in Silence body of work." Other Labile Records releases from Long The Night include A Distant Place And Time (March 2025) and Shadows Of Discretion And Unspoken Truths (March 2024).
About Labile Records
Labile Records is an independent label based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Its Bandcamp roster lists artists from across the United States and from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland. Recent label releases covered here include Neutrino Effect's They Shall Bring Death Upon Us and Subtlemanor's Never Alone.
The release is tagged dark ambient on Bandcamp. For the labels and albums that built that sound, see our dark ambient starter guide.
Listen
- Bandcamp. Illusion on Bandcamp, sold as a digital album, with more from the artist at Long The Night on Bandcamp.
- Apple Music. Stream Illusion on Apple Music.
Disclosure: Labile Records is owned by the publisher of Unknowndivide.
