Chronicles of the Residuum reaches new heights with The Age of Destruction, a sweeping sci-fi fantasy album from Robert J. Ratcliffe that turns cinematic worldbuilding into an immersive musical experience. Across 17 tracks including Escape from Port Fallen, Storm Flight, Dead City, and the festival-tested Dream Within a Dream Nick Reach Up remix, Ratcliffe fuses pulsing synths, ethereal textures, and dramatic storytelling into a post-apocalyptic opera that’s as hypnotic as it is epic. From high-octane escape sequences to slow-burning ambient tracks, the album creates a fractured yet enthralling universe, the Residuum, where the Ashe Moz darkness ushers in the Age of Destruction.

The story is as compelling as the music. Anku and her band of raiders rescue the child Unagu from the Shadows of Illusion after her mother Izmi sacrifices herself, sparking a journey across ruined cathedrals, floating islands, and fractured skies. With contributions from David J. Peterson and Jessie Peterson on language creation, narration by John Cavanagh, and a full creative team including Igor Kieryluk on illustration, Nick Stewart Hoyle on logo and typography, and mixing by David Donaldson, the production is nothing short of cinematic perfection.

The Dream Within a Dream remix by Nick Reach Up transforms Ratcliffe’s narrative intensity into a hypnotic, nu-disco pulse that has already conquered UK clubs and festivals, bridging story and dancefloor. Ratcliffe’s inspirations range from Hans Zimmer and Jeff Wayne to The Prodigy and Aphex Twin, with nods to Tolkien, H.G. Wells, and Bosch in concept. With its meticulous worldbuilding, epic scope, and irresistible synth-driven drama, The Age of Destruction proves that electronic music can tell stories as vividly as any novel or film.

It’s a sci-fi odyssey, a dancefloor adventure, and a love letter to imagination all rolled into one.