Invisible Map is the twelfth studio album by experimental music ensemble Biota, released on June 5, 2001 by ReR Megacorp.

Invisible Map
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 5, 2001 (2001-06-05)
RecordedSpring 1996 (1996) – Summer 2000 (2000)
StudioDys Studios
(Bellvue, CO)
GenreAvant-prog, experimental music
Length76:08
LabelReR
ProducerBiota
Biota chronology
Object Holder
(1995)
Invisible Map
(2001)
Half a True Day
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Reception

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AllMusic.com states, "With its wide range covering delicate post-folkish pop songs to ambient soundscapes, Invisible Map may be the collective's most accomplished and accessible release to date. All music styles (folk, jazz, blues, rock, musique concrète, free improv, etc.) coalesce to be filtered through the dreamer's ears — background vocals are slightly treated, soloing instruments are heard from a distance, rhythm tracks are deliberately just a bit out of sync. This way, the simple tunes never really come into focus, giving the whole album an aura of mystery."[2]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Biota

No.TitleLength
1."Moment"0:44
2."The Rapid Color"3:46
3."Port"2:59
4."Call"2:36
5."Landless"2:39
6."Air on Water"0:29
7."Mineral"3:19
8."Common Broom"2:12
9."Birthday"3:29
10."Dustman"0:52
11."Sleeping Car"2:25
12."Snake Out"3:21
13."Occurrence"1:36
14."Top Ray Done"1:58
15."Glass Lizard"2:08
16."Telegraph Plant"0:56
17."Spoonbender's Visit"0:54
18."Remodel a Whisper"0:32
19."Measured Not Found"3:22
20."The Slow Forest"4:30
21."Canopy"0:46
22."Red's Big Day"1:32
23."Lampblack"1:33
24."There Is Probably Something"0:37
25."Worry Hill"1:28
26."Olive Drab Marionette"1:15
27."Invisible Gap"1:19
28."Yarn"3:18
29."Words Disappear"1:22
30."Ballad Of"2:05
31."Soil & Token"1:37
32."Glazed Paper"3:21
33."Paste"3:08
34."Truth Table"0:56
35."Dual"3:23
36."Flicker"2:38
37."Presto the Human"1:03

Personnel

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Adapted from the Invisible Map liner notes.[3]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 2001 ReR CD RēRBCD4

References

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  1. ^ Couture, François. "Biota: Invisible Map > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  2. ^ Couture, François. "review of Invisible Map CD". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  3. ^ Invisible Map (booklet). Biota. Surrey, UK: ReR Megacorp. 2001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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