album · July 14, 1999
An Orchestrated Rise to Fall
Nettwerk Music GroupSee this day
ambientidmelectronic
This 1999 Nettwerk debut positions The Album Leaf as an early purveyor of atmospheric electronic music, blending ambient textures with subtle IDM rhythms. It laid the groundwork for a sound that would become increasingly influential in the following decade.
- The album was released on July 14, 1999, by Nettwerk Music Group.
- The primary genre classifications for this release are ambient, IDM, and electronic.
- This was the first full-length album released by The Album Leaf.
The Album Leaf is the electronic music project of San Diego multi-instrumentalist Jimmy LaValle. It emerged from the independent music scene in the late 1990s, often associated with ambient and IDM. The "An Orchestrated Rise to Fall" LP was released early in LaValle's career, arriving before the project's more widely recognized releases on labels like Sub Pop.
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