Tenebrae

A collaboration album by two prominent Russian post-industrial projects.
The conceptual core of the record is the poetry of Paul Celan, one of the major German-language poets of the post-World War II era.
His cryptic fractured lyrics spoken in a specific estranged way by Pavel Blumkin is enchased by a weird fusion of avant-garde neoclassic and dark ambient music...
This record will seem unusual even for those who are already familiar with the works of both projects.
Here you won't find neither soulful neofolk songs, nor strong power ambient - instead the decadent sounds of violin, cello, clarinet, piano and bayan from Majdanek Waltz blend with shimmering electronic drones and uneasy soundscapes of Sal Solaris.
The last track features the haunting voice of Rada Anchevskaya (Rada & Ternovnik)...
This album is like an eerie irrational dream able to frighten and cause a desire to wake up somewhat quicker.
But the depth of this dream lures and makes you return and experience it again and again.

Tracklist :
1. Cloudburst / Ливень
2. Fields / Поля
3. The Time's Eye / Око Времени
4. I Heard That An Axe Had Bloomed Suddenly / Слышал, Что Внезапно Расцвел Топор
5. Death Fugue / Фуга Смерти

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