Winds Devouring Men

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".

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.