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release:
artist....: Sigillum S
album.....: Aborted Towns, The Deadly Silence Before Utopia
type......: album
source....: WEB/MP3
tracks....: 10
label.....: Subsound Records
store date: 2025-06-07
catalogue#:
encoder...: LAME3.99r
quality...: 320 kbps / 44100Hz / Joint stereo
URL.......: https://open.qobuz.com/album/mykcpnqj2os1a
genre.....: Electronic
genres....:
- Italy
- industrial
- extreme ambient
- electronic
- dark
- experimental
similar...:
- Korpses Katatonik
- Sshe Retina Stimulants
- LE SYNDICAT
- Sleep Chamber
- De Fabriek
artist links :
bandcamp: https://sigillum-s.bandcamp.com/
discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/19944
official homepage: http://www.sigillum-s.com/
other databases: https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/sigillum-s
social network: https://www.facebook.com/SigillumS
release links:
bandcamp: https://sigillum-s.bandcamp.com/album/aborted-towns-the-deadly-silence-before-utopia
tracklist.:
- [ 01. Lemur Agony 03:18.99 ]
- [ 02. A Frozen Conduit 03:49.37 ]
- [ 03. Liminal Decay 04:13.71 ]
- [ 04. Forgotten Utopias 04:15.62 ]
- [ 05. Buckshot Memories 04:09.13 ]
- [ 06. Militant Intercourse 04:29.29 ]
- [ 07. Serial Ether Deposit 03:42.26 ]
- [ 08. Permafrost 04:37.08 ]
- [ 09. Wreckage Showcase 04:06.28 ]
- [ 10. Infective Carnations 04:50.31 ]
comment...: |
SIGILLUM S have been exploring unknown territories among extreme
electronics, fringe acoustics and occultist noise since 1985.With an
original line-up of Italian experimental electronic composers Eraldo
Bernocchi, Paolo L. Bandera and Luca Di Giorgio,throughout their 40-year
gestation, the noise merchants have worked with musicians including Ain
Soph, The Sodality, Gerstein,Iugula-Thor, Out Of Body Experience, Bill
Laswell, Zu, Crisis, Thomas Felhmann, Gudrun Gut, Toshinori Kondo, SH
Fernando andthe Wordsoundcrew, Dive , Colin Edwin, sculptor Milo Sacchi,
multimedia artist Petulia Mattioli and many others.Having toured
extensively throughout Europe and Canada in the early part of their
career, the result has been an endless series ofevolution, from the
droning ritualism and ethnic explorations of the late ‘80s through to
the surreal science fiction soundtracks of the‘90s, to the super deep
complexity of the new millennium. SIGILLUM S have been constantly
evolving. The current formationconsists of original members Eraldo
Bernocchi and Paolo L. Bandera with the addition of
multi-instrumentalist Bruno Dorella andvisual artist Petulia Mattioli.On
new album ‘Aborted Towns, The Deadly Silence Before Utopia’ SIGILLUM S
continue to develop their own brand of post-industrial audio
investigations, employing sound as a tool for mapping the subconscious
and a reconfiguration of cognitiveprocesses.“With ‘Aborted Towns’ we
tried once again to expand our sonic vision, pushing further into the
realms of immersive, cinematicsound design. I see dystopian cityscapes
where decay and transformation collide in waves of shadowy textures,
fractured rhythms,and spectral atmospheres. Each track feels like a
fragment of an abandoned future, a lost reel of sound documenting a
worldteetering on the edge of oblivion,” says Bernocchi.Tracks such as
‘Lemur Agony’ and ‘Forgotten Utopias’ exist in an ever-changing
continuum of harsh, irregular beats with suddenshifts in experimental
atmospheres, while ‘Permafrost’ and ‘Infective Carnations’ are
unsettling, decadent electronic mutations.‘Aborted Towns’ is more than
just music – it is an architecture of sound, a ghostly residue of
memories and echoes. The shiftingbalance between claustrophobic tension
and vast, desolate space invites the listener into a hypnotic,
unsettling journey. It lingers,seeps into the subconscious, and refuses
to be forgotten.Celebrating their 40 th anniversary in 2025, SIGILLUM S
will perform a series of live shows throughout the year, including a
headlineshow at the Tower Transmissions Festival, Dresden in September.
biography.: |
Formed in Milan, Italy on 23 December 1985 by Paolo Bandera (Sshe Retina
Stimulants), Eraldo Bernocchi, and Luca Di Giorgio. Their unique sound
is derived from the use of a variety of instruments, ranging from
samplers to ethnic instruments, and guitar synths to shortwave
generators. In addition to their extensive musical output, Sigillum S
also works in the areas of visual art and text. The project has since
the beginning had the aim to be totally against the logic of the Ňband".
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sigillum+S">Read more on Last.fm</a>