Stavolta ispirato dall’opera dell’esoterista francese del sedicesimo secolo Martinès De Pasqually, massone, studioso di teurgia e fra gli ispiratori del Martinismo, lo spagnolo Juan Carlos Toledo torna con la quinta uscita complessiva della sua creatura Hiemis, un anno dopo il buon «Radix». Per musicare questo vero e proprio viaggio iniziatico alla scoperta dell'»invisibile» sondato dall’ordine di De Pasqually e dei suoi adepti, il musicista di Siviglia accompagna la propria sottile e rifinita dark ambient a strutture sinfoniche dettate dal piano e dagli archi, intrecciando le due soluzioni nei quindici brani che compongono il dischetto (realizzato nelle 200 copie dell’edizione in bustina cartonata). Ne scaturisce un lavoro inevitabilmente più melodico rispetto…
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MEMENTO FINIS
MEMENTO FINIS 01 – Requiem Aeternam from Lux Aeterna by Oda Relicta02 – Bereginya from Adorned path of Stillness by Day Before Us03 – End ... from Ad Extirpanda by Stupor Mentis 04 – Mordance Hall from Unbewusste by Turnavel05 – Finis Gloriae Mundi from Oscvritas Illvmina – The 77 Pages Soundtrack by Kazeria06 – Tooth and Claw (Sol Invictus) 2010 from Mørk Skog / Five years of Dark Ambient Sounds by Mørk Skog07- Opened Eyes from Psicofonías – Las Voces Desconocidas (reissue) by In Slaughter Natives08 – To Clarice from An Edible Body by Wind Atlas 09 – The Chronicles Of The Great Race (The Shadow Out Of Time)…
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HIEMIS – Nachtstücke
Hiemis – NachtstückeLabel: Gradual Hate Records – GH04 MP3Format: DigitalCountry: SpainReleased: 2018Style: Drone, Dark Ambient, Esoteric Ambient Nachtstücke is a tribute to the world of the paranormal, especially to the mesmerism that permeated the exalted work of E.T.A. Hoffmann. Hoffmann was not only a man of letters, but also a musician and a painter. During his lifetime, he published many stories, some later profoundly influencing Poe. We could mention ‘The Devil’s Elixirs’, ‘The Sandman’, and «Vampirismus». History, technique and style are the tools to create a masterpiece, which the author uses to create chilling, dramatic and deep stories where many of the innovative ideas are anticipated, from which many writers…
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Day Before Us – Adorned path of Stillness
Day Before Us – Label: Gradual Hate Records – GH 135 CD, Twilight Records – TW 1.153Format: CD, AlbumCountry: ArgentinaReleased: 15 Feb 2018Genre: Electronic, ClassicalStyle: Dark Ambient, Neo-Classical, Neo-Romantic Sold Out Adorned path of Stillness » marks the return of the neoclassical and dark ambient music act Day Before Us on the Argentina based label Twilight Records, in collaboration with GH Records. This is their sixth full length release. This new effort is an enthralling soundtrack for dark, solemn, thoughtful times. It incorporates acoustic and lyrical sections next to electronic textures and diverse processed sounds. The general atmosphere offers precious moments of introspective melancholia punctuated by mysteriously hypnotic instrumentals. This…
