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Winds Devouring Men is the fifth album by neoclassical band Elend. It is the first album in the Winds Cycle trilogy. The special edition was released in a digipak with a bonus track called "Silent Slumber: A God That Breeds Pestilence".

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Winds Devouring Men
Studio album by Elend
Released	2003
Recorded	The Fall
Genre	Neoclassical
Length	60:20; 65:38
Label	Holy Records, Prophecy Productions, Goimusic
Elend chronology
The Umbersun (1998) Winds Devouring Men (2003) Sunwar the Dead (2004)

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This album is notable as a progression from earlier Elend work in that it does not rely on synthesizers and sequencing to achieve an orchestral sound — though there are still computerized effects, the majority of the music is played on acoustic instruments by chamber musicians.

Track listing

1. "The Poisonous Eye" — 6:55
2. "Worn Out With Dreams" — 5:43
3. "Charis" — 5:58
4. "Under War-Broken Trees" — 5:36
5. "Away from Barren Stars" — 7:28
6. "Winds Devouring Men" — 4:38
7. "Vision Is All That Matters" — 5:59
8. "The Newborn Sailor" — 5:45
9. "The Plain Masks of Daylight" — 5:54
10. "A Staggering Moon" — 6:10
11. "Silent Slumber: A God that Breeds Pestilence" — 5:18*

* Bonus track on special edition.

Musicians

• Klaus Amann: trumpet, horn, trombone
• Nathalie Barbary: soprano
• Shinji Chihara: violin, viola
• David Kempf: violin, solo violin
• Esteri Rémond: soprano
• All other instruments and vocals, sound-design and programming by Iskandar Hasnawi, Sébastien Roland and Renaud Tschirner.
• Industrial landscapes and noises captured by Simon Eberl and Renaud Tschirner, designed and programmed by Iskandar Hasnawi.

References

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Winds Devouring Men — пятый студийный альбом французского коллектива Elend, вышедший в 2003 году.

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