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  • Summary: The debut full-length solo release from British cellist Lucy Railton was recorded in Paris by producers by Kali Malone & Stephen O'Malley.
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  • Record Label: Ideologic Organ
  • Genre(s): Classical, Avant-Garde, Experimental Ambient, Experimental Electronic
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Uncut
    Jul 22, 2025
    80
    Taken on their own, they're slight. The cumulative intensity of the album, though, is something else altogether. [Sep 2025, p.37]
  2. Jul 22, 2025
    80
    Whatever was involved, the sound of the cello is ravishing. Listeners interested in microtones and their possibilities in a close-up focused environment are advised to hear Blue Veil.
  3. Jul 22, 2025
    80
    Blue Veil has a cinematic sense of tension that keeps the music from retreating into passive background music, but never feels overbearing. As much of a deviation as Blue Veil is from her previous work, Railton has lost none of the sense of control that sets her apart as a composer.
  4. Jul 22, 2025
    77
    It’s austere, formidable music, but by fitting within a tight 40-minute package, it endears itself to listeners who might not know much about drone music.