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This Broken World

by Departure Street

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1.
Suicide With A Slow Motion Bullet 05:31
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2.
Falling Through The Light 07:48
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3.
To Erase The Life In Between 06:24
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4.
Burn A Whole Life Long 09:24
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5.
Before The World Fell Apart 05:14
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6.
This Broken World 07:49
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7.
A Last Moment Of Silence 07:51
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about

This Broken World is the 22nd full-length solo album by A J Kimmel (aka Departure Street), and the fifth on the Shady Ridge Records label. The album is a continuation of the musical journey that is implicit in the pseudonym, Departure Street. Departure is a word with mixed meanings – it may refer to leaving, as is the case for the growing number of people I have crossed in my life or have inspired me in some way and who have now passed on. Departure also refers to a starting point from which one embarks on a new journey of hope, discovery, and growth.
As the title suggests, the album was inspired - or more accurately, provoked - by the current world Zeitgeist, which is one of anxiety, uncertainty, and pessimism. That is not to say that these are characteristics of the music by any means. Rather, the seven alt-ambient, psychedelic solo electric guitar tracks are haunting and atmospheric, marked by reverb heavy loops intended to elicit strong emotional reactions on the part of the listener. There is a sense of desperation in the music, which concludes with a final track suggestive of the prospect that a broken world is not impossible to repair.

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released October 31, 2025

Music credited and performed by Allan J Kimmel (as Departure Street)
Photography by Allan J Kimmel
Mastered by Olivier Nicolas

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Departure Street Paris, France

Allan J. Kimmel (aka Departure Street) is an American/French solo electric guitarist based in Paris France. He plays alternative ambient and neo-folk/psychedelic music.

He records on the following labels:

somewherecoldrecords.bandcamp.com

shadyridgerecords.bandcamp.com


www.pastinsidethepresent.com/hsp.html

wormholeworld.bandcamp.com ... more

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