Winds Devouring Men is the fifth album by neoclassical band Elend. It is the first album in the Winds Cycle trilogy. The special edition was released in a digipak 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 "The Poisonous Eye" — 6:55 "Worn Out with Dreams" — 5:43 "Charis" — 5:58 "Under War-Broken Trees" — 5:36 "Away from Barren Stars" — 7:28 "Winds Devouring Men" — 4:38 "Vision Is All That Matters" — 5:59 "The Newborn Sailor" — 5:45 "The Plain Masks of Daylight" — 5:54 "A Staggering Moon" — 6:10 "Silent Slumber: A God That Breeds Pestilence" — 5:18*
* Bonus track on special edition.
Musicians Klaus Amann: trumpet, horn, trombone Nathalie Barbary: soprano Shinji Chihara: violin, viola 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.
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