Three years after SCHATTENSPIELs last album “Aus dem Dunkel” their new opus “Re/Volution” finally has been released. “Re/Volution” marks a big step forward for SCHATTENSPIEL with the addition of Miss Kitty as a permanent band member back in 2014, taking care of all female vocals and therefore adding more variety to the impressive compositions of Sven Phalanx and Lionel Verney. “Re/Volution” combines neoclassical and Dark Ambient influences with hints of Martial Industrial influenced soundscapes while the arrangements of the fourteen songs are outstanding. SCHATTENSPIEL found their unique and distinctive style proving that musical diversity and integrity can not be missed in todays underground culture.
Philippe Blache – Tristitiam Et Metus Tradam Portare Ventis Label: CONJVRE THE CIRCLE – CTC19 Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition Country: USA & Europe Released: Sep 19, 2024 Style: Experimental, Dark Ambient, Darkwave
Composed, recorded and arranged by Philippe Blache (alias « Day Before Us ») in Dole, from early to July 2024.
«Tristitiam et metus tradam portare ventis» (I will give the sadness and fear to the winds) is a straightforward emotional journey based on brooding, lush, meditative and evanescent piano lines then moody-esque and tense cinematic atmospheres for sweeping electronic textures. Hints of noisy harshness comes out as grey clouds where graceful elegiac tones are trying to escape from. Philippe Blache is a sound artist and a cultural anthropologist found of electro acoustic research with an approach in ethno-musicology, in dark literary romanticism and in mystical spiritualism. He is the founder of the ethereal-neoclassical dark ambient project «Day Before Us», active since 2011. «Tristitiam et metus tradam portare ventis» is his third soloing effort. Recommended for those who enjoy tempestuous, epic and emotional vastness with a gothic-tinged accent and a devotional melodious catharsis.
Composed By, Arranged By, Piano, Organ, Electronics – Philippe Blache Edited By – Jared Nokturne Mastered By – Giuseppe Verticchio Narrator – Maria Labuena, Pauline Poirel Photography By – Natalie Ina, Vaida Petrauskaite
Label: Old Captain Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition Country: Ukraine Released: 2012 Style: Military, Field Recording, Political, Religious
Oda Relicta’s “Ukrainian Insurgent Army” is a union of politics, religion, and music. The controversial agenda of the recording is exposed through 13 connoisseur compositions ranging from military marches to solemn chants to field recordings featured by a rank of artistic collaborations with: While Angels Watch, Furvus, :Golgatha:, Dissonant Elephant, Lonsai Maikov, Gnomonclast, Luftwaffe, Our God Weeps.
A complex tapestry of church hymns and procession marches, Cossack patriotic chants and Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen songs is the spirit of a true Ukrainian nationalist. There is no abuse of hackneyed documentaries or copycatting of profane neo-folk genre; instead, there is harmony, passion, and wisdom conserved in laconic sonorities. Triumphing over double standard European political correctness this milestone is released exclusively upon the 70th anniversary of the UIA, celebrated on the 14th of October, 2012.
Tracklist : 1 Willow & Arrow-Wood Lyrics By, Voice – While Angels Watch 3:00 2 Pantheon Of Glory 2:28 3 Into The Woods Whence Mouth-Organ Heard 1:13 4 Triumph Of Ukrainian Insurgent Army 2:41 5 Unvanquished Knights Featuring – Furvus 3:01 6 From Dreams Into Ranks Featuring – :Golgatha: 2:55 7 Parakleisis Composed By – Dissonant Elephant, Lonsai Maïkov 3:19 8 Born In The Great Hour 3:10 9 Under-Aged Veteran (Gone) Lyrics By, Voice – Gnomonclast, Luftwaffe 3:44 10 Stray Souls Composed By – Our God Weeps 5:57 11 Martirologue 2:33 12 Black Forest 3:43 13 Mnohaya Lita 1:41
