''Children of the Black Sun'' is a studio album by

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, the primary project of musician Boyd Rice, released by

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in 2002. Consists of seven tracks all of which are minimalist ambient

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compositions. One track, for instance, includes a

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and a number of other instruments crescendoing while playing only one note, the result being a hypnotic and surprisingly varied composition. The album includes both a standard CD version and a DVD version recorded in Dolby 5.1 channel sound.

Track listing

# "Arka" # " Black Sun" # "Serpent of the Heavens" # "Serpent of the Abyss" # "The Underground Stream" # "The Fountain of Fortune" # "Son of the Sun"

References

External links

Boyd Rice Discography at BoydRice.com
Boyd Rice albums 2002 albums Mute Records albums {{2000s-electronic-album-stub