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The Crystal World
Studio album by Locrian
Released	November 27, 2010 (2010-11-27)
Genre	Doom metal drone metal drone noise
Length	101:25
Label	Utech Records
Producer	Locrian
Locrian chronology
Territories (2010) The Crystal World (2010) New Dominions (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Tiny Mix Tapes	4/5
AllMusic
The Sleeping Shaman	favorable
Scene Point Blank	8.5/10

The Crystal World is an album from drone rock band Locrian. It was released on November 27, 2010 through Utech Records.

Background

Locrian announced the release of The Crystal World on September 8, 2010. The press release for the album describes the album as the groups first with percussionist Steven Hess and “finds the group manipulating tones and textures that transport the listener to an apocalyptic wasteland.” The album was titled after JG Ballard’s novel, The Crystal World, and the lyrics were inspired by this book as well.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from All Music.

• André Foisy – guitar
• Terence Hannum – synthesizers, vocals
• Steven Hess – drums
• Erica Burgner - vocals
• Gretchen Koehler - violin

Production

• Dave Whitcomb - engineer
• Justin Bartlett / VBERKVLT - artwork
• James Plotkin - mastering

References

1. Horne, Matthew. "Locrian - The Crystal World". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
2. Raggett, Ned. "Locrian - The Crystal World". All Music. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
3. Robertson, Paul (28 November 2010). "Locrian - The Crystal World". The Sleeping Shaman. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
4. "Locrian - The Crystal World". Scene Point Blank. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
5. ^ "Locrian To Release "The Crystal World" On Utech Records". Plug In Music. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
6. "Locrian - The Crystal World Credits". All Music. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

External links

• The Crystal World at Discogs (list of releases)

• 2010 albums
• Locrian (band) albums