Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time

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Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time
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Studio album by
Candy Claws
Released2013
Genre
Length44:12
LabelTwo Syllable
ProducerRyan Hover
Candy Claws chronology
Two Airships / Exploder Falls
(2012) 		Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time
(2013)

Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time is the third studio album by American dream pop band Candy Claws. It was released in 2013 through Two Syllable Records. It is a concept album with a narrative about a seal-like beast and her human partner questing through the Mesozoic Era,[1] which was adapted from the fictional document "Blood Ark".[2] The album's title also alludes to Roman goddess Ceres and Greek goddess Calypso.[3]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of SoundC+[2]
Diffuser.fm7/10[3]
Pitchfork7.6/10[1]

Pitchfork critic Ian Cohen considered Ceres & Calypso as "certainly one of 2013’s more unique records" and "immersive listening experience, but also a claustrophobic one." Cohen also further wrote: "It all leads to Ceres & Calypso feeling like concrete evidence of their [Candy Claws'] hippie cred, chock full of fantastic ideas and lacking just enough follow through."[1] Philip Cosores of Diffuser.fm called the record "forward-thinking, intellectual, challenging, post-Animal Collective music doesn’t belong to these times" and stated that the band's "genre-hopping, while remaining true to their earthy psychedelic aesthetic, is enjoyable for any listener with the patience to take an indirect trip."[3]

In a more mixed review, Consequence of Sound's Adam Kivel wrote that the album "would seem perfectly suited for a brain-melting, painstakingly detailed animated film, both in story and in its evocative soundtracking potential." Kivel also concluded: "Though often too big to fully comprehend, Ceres & Calypso is the kind of album you wish you could get lost in, perhaps by opening up a wardrobe and climbing right in."

The album gained attention from online music communities, including Album of the Year, where it is ranked 4th on the user-determined list of the best albums of 2013,[4] and Rate Your Music, where it is ranked the 10th best album of 2013.[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Into the Deep Time (One Sun)"3:02
2."White Seal (Shell & Spine)"3:44
3."Fell in Love (At the Water)"4:01
4."Pangaea Girls (Magic Feeling)"3:12
5."New Forest (Five Heads of the Sun)"3:24
6."Transitional Bird (Clever Girl)"4:26
7."Charade (Fern Prairie)"3:20
8."Fallen Tree Bridge (Brave Rainbow Rider)"3:30
9."Birth of the Flower (Seagreen)"3:47
10."Illusion (Fern Lake)"3:35
11."Night Ela (Mystic Thing)"5:04
12."Where I Found You (One Star)"3:07
Total length:44:11

Personnel[]

Album personnel as adapted from Bandcamp:[6]

Candy Claws
  • Hank Bertholf — performance
  • Karen McCormick — performance
  • Ryan Hover — performance, production
Other personnel
  • Jenn Morea — lyrics
  • Bryan Senti — orchestration

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Cohen, Ian (June 24, 2013). "Candy Claws - Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time Forever". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Kivel, Adam (July 3, 2013). "Candy Claws – Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Cosores, Philip (June 26, 2013). "Candy Claws, - 'Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time' – Album Review". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Best Albums of 2013 by User Score". Album of the Year. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Albums of 2013". Rate Your Music. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Candy Claws — Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time". Bandcamp. Retrieved July 18, 2016.

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