The Veil by Sobrias Ebrietas
Studio welcomes new artist Sobrias Ebrietas with The Veil.
The first tracks of "The Veil", might mislead you into putting this release in the "standard electronica" box. By track 3, those ethereal, opera-like voices are making you reconsider.
By the time you reach track 6, an ambient/folk lullaby, you are wondering whether there's anything Sobria Ebrietas cannot do. Ambient and downtempo tunes culminate in the sublime track 8, an emotive trip-hop trip. Which is promptly followed by another sublime, moving tune involving a child's sweet singing... By then I was on the verge of tears (literally; yes, how silly is that!). That's where "The Veil" takes you: in unexpected emotional places. A rare feat for any band or composer... which tells you how precious this album is! What follows is of equal quality, mixing moods and instruments so easily it's uncanny. This album is not played on radios and does not involve "hot pieces" that
might sell expensive tickets for live concerts. As a consequence many persons will not listen to "The Veil". They don't know what they're missing.
This is a brilliant album, an intriguing sonic soundscape, with smatterings of vocals and experimental music.
It's one that warrants spending time listening to, but you will be rewarded. Elements of jazz, eastern, trip hop and others all combine.
Tracks 1, 4, 7 & 12 taken from 'Esion' (LP 2010)
Tracks 2, 6 & 10 taken from 'Happily Ever After' (EP 2011)
Tracks 3, 5, 8 & 11 taken from 'Ashes of Light' (LP 2015)
Track 9 taken from 'And All That's Left is Wrong' (single 2009)
Tracklist
| 1. | Part 1 | 6:22 |
| 2. | Part 2 | 5:08 |
| 3. | Part 3 | 6:42 |
| 4. | Part 4 | 8:55 |
| 5. | Part 5 | 6:29 |
| 6. | Part 6 | 5:40 |
| 7. | Part 7 | 12:11 |
| 8. | Part 8 | 6:32 |
| 9. | Part 9 | 4:16 |
| 10. | Part 10 | 6:50 |
| 11. | Part 11 | 4:59 |
| 12. | Part 12 | 9:06 |
Credits
All compositions music and performance by Sobrias Ebrietas.
Sobria Ebrietas was born around 1995-1996 as a side-project to my former band Absolutely Curtains, and became
permanent after its split in 1999.
From the outset, this project aimed at a research on sound, without any other goal than creating a specific visual
feeling and the wish to generate a dark, powerful and captivating mark.
Following several albums, ep's and many sonic & visual collaborations spanning through 15 years, this search asserted
itself, spawned its evil twin Eurovision Über Alles and opened out to create a unique and unclassable soundscape still
true to its original quest: the love of sound.
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sobriaebrietas@gmail.com
License
All rights reserved.
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