Kali Malone - The Sacrificial Code (2025 Edition) (2019/2025) (Hi-Res)

2025 edition. Kali Malone’s The Sacrificial Code is the 2019 breakthrough album of the acclaimed composer’s pipe organ pieces. Her temporally informed studies of harmonics and intonation breathed life into a suite of compositions which leaves the heart moved and mind still. This 2025 edition was mastered by Rashad Becker and features a new track Sacrificial Code III. Pitchfork praised the album for its "time-stretching properties" and "clean minimalism". Resident Advisor described the album as an "exercise in concentration, restraint, and focus". Tiny Mix Tapes emphasized the "intensity and intimacy" of the album, pointing out how Malone's close miking technique brings out every textural detail of the organ, creating a highly focused and immersive listening experience.

48k/32bit master by Rashad Becker

Kali Malone’s landmark album The Sacrificial Code emerged from a momentous confluence of dedication and inspiration. In 2019, Malone was finishing a master's thesis in electroacoustic composition at The Royal College of Music in Stockholm, having spent several years studying how sound and space… more
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released April 11, 2025

All music composed, performed, recorded, and produced by Kali Malone. Mastered & cut by Rashad Becker in 2019 & 2024. Spectacle of Ritual, Sacrificial Code, and Rose Wreath Crown (for CW) were recorded on the Mats Arvidsson organ tuned in Kirnberger III temperament at Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm, March 2018. Sacre Profanare, Litanic Cloth Wrung, and Fifth Worship II were recorded on the Woehl organ at Studio Acusticum in Piteå, September 2018. Recording assistance from Karl Sjölund. Sacrificial Code II was recorded on the Västorgel at Hagakyrka in Gothenburg, April 2018. Recorded by Rasmus Persson featuring additional four-handed organ accompaniment by Ellen Arkbro. Sacrificial Code III was recorded on the S:t Petris organ tuned in meantone temperament at Malmö Konstmuseum, March 2023. Recording assistance from Stephen O’Malley. Gatefold photography, typography, and art direction by Kali Malone. Cove

Tracklist

1. Spectacle Of Ritual 10:53
2. Sacrificial Code 05:29
3. Rose Wreath Crown (for CW) 10:26
4. Sacer Profanare 08:48
5. Litanic Cloth Wrung 13:25
6. Fifth Worship II 07:50
7. Hagakyrka Bells 01:08
8. Sacrificial Code II 13:22
9. Sacrificial Code III 04:08