{"product_id":"troum-emphasys-lp","title":"Troum - EmphasYs (LP)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTROUM have remained devoted to a singular artistic intent: to create transformative listening experiences, dense with atmosphere.\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor more than three decades, Germany's drone ambient pioneers TROUM have explored the liminal zones between sound and sensation, shaping immersive sonic environments that dissolve boundaries between ritual, memory, and matter. Emerging from the industrial-ambient underground of the 1990s, TROUM have remained devoted to a singular artistic intent: to create transformative listening experiences, dense with atmosphere and charged with inner movement, where sound becomes a living presence rather than a composition. With EmphasYs, the duo returns to a conceptual seed planted over ten years ago. Originally conceived under the German working title Schwerpunkt, meaning focal point or center of gravity, the idea was deceptively simple yet creatively demanding. What if each piece were built around one core instrument, not as an ornament within a layered structure, but as the gravitational heart of an entire sonic universe? The process proved far from straightforward. The material, once recorded, began to evolve in unpredictable ways. Layers multiplied. Perspectives shifted. What had been intended as a focused gesture seemed to spiral into endless circles and rotations. The music continually generated new centers of gravity, new emphases. For a long time, the project appeared impossible to finalize. Yet through years of revisiting, reshaping, and refining, clarity emerged. After many resubmissions and reworkings, seven tracks were ultimately selected for EmphasYs. Each piece is defined by the focused use of a single instrument: electric guitar, cello, accordion, didgeridoo, acoustic guitar, zither, and saxophone. Rather than functioning as traditional melodic voices, these instruments become sources of texture, resonance, and color. They are not simply played, they are expanded, dissolved, and transmuted.\u003c\/p\u003e         \u003ch2\u003eMedia\u003c\/h2\u003e        \u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:px;\"\u003e   \u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/soundcloud%253Aplaylists%253A2197082945\u0026amp;color=%23ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\u0026amp;visual=true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cycliclaw\" title=\"Cyclic Law\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eCyclic Law\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cycliclaw\/sets\/troum-emphasys-cd-2lp-dl-295th\" title='TROUM \"EmphasYs\" CD \/ 2LP \/ DL (295th Cycle \/ TR-15)' target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eTROUM \"EmphasYs\" CD \/ 2LP \/ DL (295th Cycle \/ TR-15)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e    \u003ch2\u003eAdditional Details\u003c\/h2\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cyclic Law\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ambient\/Experimental\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRun Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60:53 mins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0       \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\/06\/26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3770033798577\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"CYCLIC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50517882536185,"sku":"295THCYCLE2LP","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/4889\/files\/295THCYCLE2LP.jpg?v=1790085072","url":"https:\/\/mvdshop.com\/products\/troum-emphasys-lp","provider":"MVD Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}