Recovery II by City Of Dawn

After hearing tons of positive feedbacks, Stories and comments of the previous Part 1 Album and having songs composed similar to the Recovery Album, I decided to do a Sequel of "Recovery" which on the 2nd part will reflect a similar feel as the previous and have more vibrant ambient textures.

(INFO ON THE SEQUEL OF RECOVERY II)

This will tell it's story in music about how I have been dealing with Autism, and overcoming traits of Autism
As for today I'm still overcoming and Recovering my side diagnoses such as Anxiety and Depression. But more improve I would say
To Tell You All that dealing with Autism is really Hard and sometimes Overwhelming... We may have ups and downs but we are normal like any other people, just connected differently...
But Like I said for me I'm Proud of having Aspergers's (High Functioning Autism) and for a good reason to help people with Autism to overcome the traits and to share a beautiful message.
This album is to provide the listeners with Autism, Depression or Anxiety to feel that they are NOT alone and that there's hope.. We can Cope together and we can fight together as whole loving Universe.
"AUTISM is NOT a disability, it's a Different Ability
AUTISM is NOT a Disease, Don't try to cure Us. Try to Understand Us"

Also my friend's Ambient Label "Aural Canyon" will also be available on Cassette here:
https://auralcanyonmusic.bandcamp.com/album/city-of-dawn-recovery-ii

(LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE)
http://www.krgv.com/story/35775142/valley-teen-spreads-autism-awareness-through-music

REVIEW:
City of Dawn is the ambient project of Damien Duque who hails from McAllen, TX. The album is dedicated to those who are on the autism spectrum. “Recovery II” is meant to help those with autism, anxiety, and depression to find some piece in the midst of life’s difficulties. As Duque states, “Autism is not a disability, it’s a different ability! Autism is not a disease, so do not try to cure us. Please try to understand us.” This album is about, not only coping and living with certain different abilities, but spreading that awareness to others.

“Recovery Pt. 3” begins with crackles and static but is quickly joined with dreamy, otherworldly guitars. Duque’s choice of guitar tones and soothing textures creates an atmosphere of therapeutic sonics. This entry-point into the album really sets up what is to come, with lofty and yet meditative aural blankets. “Through Our Eyes” is subtle, like an Eno piece, floating about without any feeling for complexity. Brief, electronic noises punctuate the density of the drones ever so often and other layers of guitars eventually begin to build more soothing layers as they fold into the track. I guess I should say this early in the review. Everything Duque does here is magical. His sense of tonal choices, patience, long form composition, and overall ability to layer is breathtaking.

“Eunoia”, the Greek word for goodwill which a speaker imparts to their audience in rhetoric, is an exceptional title for this piece. Again, long form drones almost rumble throughout in a soothing, enveloping dense sonic blanket. Birds chirp amid the thickness as layers move in and out of aural existence. “Heartshaped Box (feat. Lisa Beccera)” is more boldly guitar driven over a spoken part. Delay and reverb drenched, the guitar strums as if to move the likewise reverb drenched spoken part along. Drones move in and out between the notes and float about like ghosts, visiting the listeners.

“Acceptance” is the longest piece on the album clocking in at 9:48. If I had to pick one of my top ambient tracks of all time, “Acceptance” would probably be in that list. There is an ease here which seems impossibly stunning. Like oceans lapping up on shores to a particular rhythm or winds blowing down canyons, this track has an incredible natural state to it that quiets and moves one into a state of ease. “For Dad” has the executed soundscapes that populate the rest of the album, with dreamy drones and sparkling guitar, but there is also a beautiful executed vocal sound that moves along the soundscape. There is a certain M83 vibe going on here and it’s lovely.

- Somewherecold
https://somewherecold.net/2017/08/19/the-birth-of-a-label-aural-canyon-and-the-ambient-underground/

Tracklist

1.	Recovery (Pt.3)	7:55

2.	Heartshaped Box	3:25

3.	Through Our Eyes	6:43

4.	Eunoia	7:30

5.	Acceptance	9:55

6.	For Dad	9:29

Credits

released June 25, 2017

Damien Duque - All Music, Writings, Effects, Arrangments, Mixing
Lisa Beccera - First Spoken Word, Poem at Track 2 (Heartshaped Box)

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