Winds Devouring Men is the fifth album by neoclassical

Neoclassicism (music)

Neoclassicism in music was a twentieth-century trend, particularly current in the period between the two World Wars, in which composers sought to return to aesthetic precepts associated with the broadly defined concept of "classicism", namely order, balance, clarity, economy, and emotional restraint...

 band Elend. It is the first album in the Winds Cycle trilogy. The special edition was released in a digipak

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 with a bonus track called "Silent Slumber: A God That Breeds Pestilence".

This album is notable as a progression from earlier Elend work in that it does not rely on synthesizers and sequencing to achieve an orchestral sound — though there are still computerized effects, the majority of the music is played on acoustic instruments by chamber musicians.

Track listing

1. "The Poisonous Eye" — 6:55
2. "Worn Out With Dreams" — 5:43
3. "Charis" — 5:58
4. "Under War-Broken Trees" — 5:36
5. "Away from Barren Stars" — 7:28
6. "Winds Devouring Men" — 4:38
7. "Vision Is All That Matters" — 5:59
8. "The Newborn Sailor" — 5:45
9. "The Plain Masks of Daylight" — 5:54
10. "A Staggering Moon" — 6:10
11. "Silent Slumber: A God that Breeds Pestilence" — 5:18*

* Bonus track on special edition.

Musicians

• Klaus Amann: trumpet
  Trumpet
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  , horn
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  , trombone
  Trombone
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• Nathalie Barbary: soprano
  Soprano
  A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
  
  
• Shinji Chihara: violin
  Violin
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  , viola
  Viola
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• David Kempf: violin, solo violin
• Esteri Rémond: soprano

All other instruments and vocals, sound-design and programming by Iskandar Hasnawi, Sébastien Roland and Renaud Tschirner.

Industrial landscapes and noises captured by Simon Eberl and Renaud Tschirner, designed and programmed by Iskandar Hasnawi.