Philippe Blache – The Ever Sounding Sea Of Grief Label: Triple Moon Records Format: CD, Album Country: France Released: 2023 Style: Dark Ambient, Neo-Classical, Neo-Romantic
REISSUE OF A RELEASE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY GH RECORDS, 2022 with new package and alternative artwork. Ecopack CD ltd.
« The ever sounding sea of grief » is a cathartic and spiritually uplifting musical journey. Partly abandonning the lyrical component which was central in previous releases of his musical project «Day Before Us» Philippe Blache introduces here a slight new stylistic turn. This album makes incursions within the world of avant gardism, noise ambient and modern classical minimalism with a subtle cinematic edge. It can be appreciated as a purging ritual mainly built around harrowing reverb piano key, blackened skies of droney textures, then majestic organ patterns within a foreboding sonic spectrum. Those lengthy tracks feature additional arrangements as spoken words.. «The ever sounding sea of grief» is a thrilling and colossal poetical/musical drama of overwhelming expressive intensity.
Philippe Blache (Day Before Us) / Concept, All instruments & electronics Olga Gabris / Narratives Natalie Ina / Photos set
Giuseppe Verticchio / Audio mastering & artwork
Bandcamp removed this work in April 2023, removed all Bandcamp from GH Records without any explanation, 12 years of music removed. To everyone who bought the special edition The Ever Sounding Sea Of Grief by Day Before Us or digitally thank you very much for the support.
Philippe Blache – The Ever Sounding Sea Of Grief Label: Triple Moon Records Format: CDR, Album Country: France Released: 2023 Style: Dark Ambient, Darkwave, Electroacoustic, Industrial
Come in ecopack 2 panels with photos by Natalie Ina
« The ever sounding sea of grief » is a cathartic and spiritually uplifting musical journey. Partly abandonning the lyrical component which was central in previous releases of his musical project «Day Before Us» Philippe Blache introduces here a slight new stylistic turn. This album makes incursions within the world of avant gardism, noise ambient and modern classical minimalism with a subtle cinematic edge. It can be appreciated as a purging ritual mainly built around harrowing reverb piano key, blackened skies of droney textures, then majestic organ patterns within a foreboding sonic spectrum. Those lengthy tracks feature additional arrangements as spoken words. As for the last «Day Before Us» album to date the striking visual imagery is provided by forward-thinking artistic collaborator and multi-talented Natalie Ina. «The ever sounding sea of grief» is a thrilling and colossal poetical/musical drama of overwhelming expressive intensity.
Lyrics from Anna Kingsford (1848-1888)
Reeds in the river! reeds in the river! O deep in my heart like the reeds in the river, My thoughts grow in darkness, far down out of sight, And over my life passes shadow and light, Like sunshine and cloud on the breast of the stream, But I sit by the banks of my river and dream, For day after day, they grow silent and strong, –– The reeds of my Syrinx, the reeds of my song! ____________________________
Slowly athwart the grey empurpling heavens The bearded evening clouds swept slowly by With ghostly arms outstretched, and shadowy robes Curling around them; one by one they passed In sad procession, solemnly and still; A crowd of phantoms following to the tomb The fair departed Day. ______________________________
All the sweet odours of silence, that rise Up from the world to the musical skies, And the voice of the waters that swell and sink Speaks through the distance, and dimly I think Of that fathomless ocean of Time and Fate Bearing us onward and on without cess Into the dark mysterious Never, Spirit to spirit, the small and the great Into the Sea of Forgetfulness, The sea that rolls and rolls for ever!
Concept, music and arrangements : Philippe Blache (Day Before Us) Narrative: Olga Gabris Photos artwork: Natalie Ina Mastering: Giuseppe Verticchio
Bandcamp eliminó estas obras en abril de 2023, eliminó todo Bandcamp de GH Records sin ninguna explicación, se eliminaron 12 años de música. A todos los que compraron la edición física o digital, muchas gracias por su apoyo.
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Bandcamp removed these works in April 2023, removed all of Bandcamp from GH Records without any explanation, 12 years of music removed. To everyone who purchased the physical or digital edition, thank you very much for your support.
