<pre class="post-pre"><br>foobar2000 1.6.11 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1<br>log date: 2025-04-05 10:14:04<span class="post-br"><br></span>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Analyzed: The Loved Drones / Robots Rising in a Post-Pandemic World<br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<span class="post-br"><br></span>DR Peak RMS Duration Track<br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>DR8 -0.10 dB -9.50 dB 5:49 01-Dirt & Leaves<br>DR9 -0.10 dB -10.36 dB 3:04 02-Humans Can't Compete<br>DR9 -0.10 dB -9.36 dB 2:13 03-Conveyor Belt Offspring<br>DR8 -0.10 dB -9.41 dB 3:47 04-Robot Rising<br>DR8 -0.10 dB -9.27 dB 4:12 05-Cybernetic Druids<br>DR9 -0.10 dB -9.75 dB 6:05 06-Super Computer Energy Vortex<br>DR8 -0.10 dB -9.98 dB 5:29 07-I Remember Nature<br>DR9 -0.10 dB -10.82 dB 8:15 08-Brain Bomb<br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<span class="post-br"><br></span>Number of tracks: 8<br>Official DR value: DR9<span class="post-br"><br></span>Samplerate: 44100 Hz<br>Channels: 2<br>Bits per sample: 24<br>Bitrate: 1579 kbps<br>Codec: FLAC<br>================================================================================</pre>
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<span>• The Loved Drones •</span>
<span class="post-align" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20px; line-height: normal;"><span class="p-color" style="color: #2F4F4F;"><span class="post-font-serif1">This latest record from The Loved Drones continues with the ethos of improvisation evident on previous releases, and whilst their last album was recorded over a period of three years (due to Covid restrictions and other factors), this new offering contains eight new songs created from scratch in the studio in just three days.<br>
The only proviso was a working title from which to draw inspiration - "Robot Rising in a Post-Pandemic World". Riffs, melodies and lyrics were then spontaneously developed from this starting point.<br>
A further limitation imposed was the decision to record directly to a Revox B77 stereo reel to reel, thus precluding the possibility of any overdubs or remixing. It is therefore in essence a live album.<br>
An impending dystopian future is a familiar trope in conceptual music, but one worth revisiting in these times when we can see such themes sliding further away from science fiction and closer to unpalatable fact.<br>
Thus we have songs about genetic engineering ('Conveyor Belt Offspring'), ecological collapse ('I Remember Nature'), enhanced body modification ('Cybernetic Druids') and humankind's ever-growing subservience and inferiority to the artificial intelligence it unwittingly sired ('Humans Can't Compete').<br>
These elements all combine to deliver an album that captures the band's live energy coupled with a raw and sonically gratifying creativity.<span class="post-br"><br></span>Brian Carney: Synth & Vocal<br>
Jerôme Mardaga : Guitar<br>
Bernard Mazet : Guitar<br>
Benjamin Schoos : Guitar<br>
Pascal Scalp : Bass<br>
Jerôme Danthinne : Drums and percussion<br>
Chris Cerri : Piano & Organ<br>
Artcover : Sebal</span></span></span></span>