Published
Fri, Mar 2, 2018, 11:01
- DCXXXIX A.C. gets a digital release today, accompanied by an hour-long film from the artist himself.
David August has released his second album, DCXXXIX A.C., which inaugurates his new label 99CHANTS.
DCXXXIX A.C. sees August, who's been on hiatus for a year, embracing ambient music while connecting with his Italian roots. "I go back in time," he says of the album, "finding myself surrounded by the nature and old spirits of an ancient commune, in the middle of the country." The hour-long release is made up of 24 tracks, mostly recorded in single takes, that form "one long breath," as the artist puts it.
The album is out today on digital formats, before a limited vinyl edition lands on March 30th. It's the opening entry in 99CHANTS, a new platform through which August aims to put out 99 total releases (or "chants") from an array of producers. August was last heard with a pair of 12-inches for Ninja Tune's Counter Records offshoot back in 2016.
Watch an hour-long video August filmed as an accompaniment for DCXXXIX A.C..
Tracklist
01. In Limbo
02. The Rite Of Spring
03. Fragments
04. Halo
05. 1999 D.C.
06. Echoes
07. Requiem For A Land
08. Y.H.W.Y.S.
09. Underground
10. Muses And Ashes
11. Light Of The Past
12. His Guide
13. Blue Arc
14. Theory Of Colours
15. Modern Testament
16. Pursuance
17. The Void
18. Venus
19. Gospel Of A Thief
20. Dorian Space
21. Lost Nile
22. Guardians
23. Torre D'Avorio
24. The Gate
DCXXXIX A.C. is out now on 99CHANTS.