''Statu Nascendi'' is the third studio album by American

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band

Mamiffer Mamiffer is an American band based in Seattle, Washington. It started out as a solo project for former Pyramids and Everlovely Lightningheart member Faith Coloccia that later saw several session musicians and collaborators, most consistently Aar ...

. It was released through SIGE Records on November 18, 2014. The album was recorded and mixed live on November 16, 2013, then subsequently produced by Randall Dunn at

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Music and recording

Unlike previous efforts, ''Statu Nascendi'' features no use of drums and fewer distorted guitars.

Faith Coloccia Faith Coloccia is an American artist and musician. She is most known as being the founding member and primary songwriter for the post-rock band Mamiffer. Coloccia has also been a member of Everlovely Lightningheart, Pyramids, House of Low Cultu ...

described the sound of the album as "compositionally ��simple" and "repetitive," a trait she defines as a "spiritual presence evoked through a use of minimalism and repetition." She credited this evolution in sound, in part, to a tour the previous year where the band was limited in budget, transportation and member availability. Coloccia described this as the "strengths of limitation" found throughout the album. Turner said that the decision to live record and mix the album was a direct intention to "recreate the live feeling of our set as accurately as we could—a direct translation of the energy and emotion of the live set—something that's sometimes lost in longer, more elaborate recording sessions."

Reception

Upon its release, the album was met with generally favorable reviews. Chris Bilton of ''

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'' described the album as a "mix of ethereal piano and organ, post-rock guitar and crystalline vocals" and an "elemental incarnation, devoid of traditional rock signifiers.' Creaig Dunton of Brainwashed described ''Statu Nascendi'' as "a powerful work that strips the Mamiffer sound down to its organic core."

Track listing

# "Caelestis Partus" – 6:16 # "Enantiodromia" – 16:14 # "Mercy" – 6:40 # "Flower of the Field" – 7:47

Personnel

Mamiffer

– organ, piano, vocals *

Aaron Turner Aaron Turner (born November 5, 1977) is an American musician, singer, graphic artist, and founder of label Hydra Head Records. He is most widely known for his role as guitarist and vocalist for the post-metal bands SUMAC and Isis, while also ...

– guitars

Production

* Faith Coloccia – artwork, photography, design *

James Plotkin James Plotkin is an American guitarist and producer known for his role in bands such as Khanate (band), Khanate and OLD (band), OLD but with an extensive catalogue outside these bands. He has played guitar for Phantomsmasher and Scorn (band), Sco ...

– mastering * Joseph Anderko – cover photograph *

Randall Dunn Randall Dunn is an American record producer, audio engineer, and musician. As a record producer, he has worked with musical acts such as Sunn O))), Six Organs of Admittance, Marissa Nadler, Wolves in the Throne Room, Boris, Anna Von Haussw ...

– engineering, mixing, producer

References

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