The Natural Philosophy of Love

The Natural Philosophy of Love is the second studio album by the American experimental band Amber Asylum. It was released on May 20, 1997, through Release Records and Relapse Records.

The Natural Philosophy of Love
Studio album by Amber Asylum
Released	May 20, 1997 (1997-05-20)
Genre	Neoclassical dark wave, dream pop, dark ambient, experimental
Length	42:22
Label	Release (Canada) Relapse (USA)
Producer	Kris Force, Blaise Smith, Timothy North, Dale Everingham
Amber Asylum chronology
Frozen in Amber (1996) The Natural Philosophy of Love (1997) Songs of Sex and Death (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Chronicles of Chaos	7/10

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote: "Essential listening for anyone who wore nothing but black for at least one semester of high school, to be sure, but The Natural Philosophy of Love is so richly detailed and at times spine-tinglingly pretty that it's not just for recovering goths."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cupid"	Kris Force, "Martin"	4:09
2.	"Exodus"	Force	7:37
3.	"Looking Glass"	Annabel Lee, Force	5:15
4.	"Song of the Spider War"	Force	4:46
5.	"Jorinda and Joringal"	Gebrüder Grimm, Mika Richard	6:54
6.	"Looking Glass Reprise"	Lee, Force	5:51
7.	"Poppies"	Buffy Sainte-Marie	7:52
Total length:			42:22

Personnel

Amber Asylum

• Kris Force – guitars, vocals, violin, lyrics, arrangement
• Annabel Lee – violin, arrangement
• Martha Burns – cello, arrangement

Additional personnel

• Dale Everingham, Lars Savage, Mack Clark, Ross Yeo – backing vocals (track 1)
• Timothy North – percussion, ambience (tracks 1, 2, 4)
• Blaise Smith – keyboards (track 2)
• Steve Von Till – guitar (tracks 5, 6), eBow (track 6), percussion (track 7)

Production

• William J. Jr. Yurkiewicz – executive production, engineering, mixing, mastering
• Blaise Smith, Dave Everingham – production (tracks 1, 2)
• Timothy North – production (track 3)
• Kris Force – production (tracks 3–7)
• Andy Switzer – editing