The Sacrificial Code is a studio album by American composer Kali Malone. It was released on June 28, 2019, through iDEAL Recordings. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.
Kali Malone is an American composer born in Colorado and based in Stockholm, Sweden. The Sacrificial Code is her first solo album since Cast of Mind (2018). She created the album while finishing a master's thesis in electroacoustic composition at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm. It includes additional organ work from Ellen Arkbro. It was released on June 28, 2019, through iDEAL Recordings.
The reissue edition was released on April 11, 2025, through Ideologic Organ. It includes a new arrangement of the title track recorded in 2023 on a 16th-century organ at Malmö Konstmuseum.
Lewis Gordon of Resident Advisor wrote, "Its uniformity, as well as the intense slowness to Malone's performance, help make the tracks feel as if they're merging into one another, prompting a strange, temporal disorientation." He added, "Like some of the most affecting drone music, The Sacrificial Code is imbued with almost magical, time-stretching properties. " Philip Sherburne of Pitchfork stated, "In its bracing purity and focused intent, it remains a high-water mark in her catalog."
Credits adapted from the 2019 original edition's liner notes.