If, say, your favorite label closed up shop tomorrow, how would you feel? As we spend less on music, the labels in turn have less to work with for future releases. While this is absolutely understandable, I’d like for people to reflect, going into this new year, on what aspects of our underground community are absolutely essential to you. As we further divide, people are finding less and less “entertainment money”, instead focusing on the essentials of life and family. The wage gaps between rich and poor have never been greater, on a global scale. As the world gets more troubling, more and more people find themselves in dire straits.
It’s not all been great this year though. We hope to have another productive year ahead of us in 2019 for the dark ambient community. We really can’t thank you all enough for riding along on this journey, which started a few years ago as little more than a side-project. We are so proud to have spent another year with the dark ambient community. However, it’s been a pretty great year for new releases in the dark ambient genre. Arktau Eos played with the room acoustics by walking through the church during the performance and playing several un-mic’d instruments. It is rather dry compared to large cathedrals, but still noticeable. The audio signal is from the mixing desk and also two room microphones to capture the reverb and ambience of the church room. The four concerts were recorded with two cameras. The church (Neue Reformierte Kirche Wuppertal) has a long tradition with experimental arts and music and offers the perfect space for this event.
My idea was to present this music in an ideal environment where both artists and listeners can focus on the atmospheric sounds and video projections. People talking, no seats and bad amplification are side-effects that I encountered a lot as a musician and as a guest. When I started to release music with Phelios, I was often annoyed by the way this kind of music was presented in a live situation.
Arktau eos hp lovecraft series#
Phobos X marks the ten-year anniversary of a series of concerts focused on dark ambient music.
So, without further ado, I give you Martin Stürtzer! Martin (of Phelios / Sphäre Sechs and the man behind the annual Phobos Festivals in Wuppertal, Germany) was kind enough to add some substance to this collection with an introduction, detailing his thoughts on the Phobos festivals – in general, as well as this year’s festival – in particular.
Arktau eos hp lovecraft full#
It is with great pleasure that I present to you the video footage for all four full sets from Phobos X.
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