Portuguese ambient doom rockers SINISTRO are premiering a video created to illustrate the dark and sensual title track taken from their forthcoming album 'Semente', which has been slated for worldwide release on April 8th.
The clip for "Semente" is now exclusively streaming via Rock Hard Italy (for Italy)
SINISTRO comment: "The last song to be composed for this album was the title-track 'Semente'. Patrícia's vocal part derives from an improvisation with ad lib lyrics. Three takes were recorded and the first one used in the end. Our director José Dinis came up with the concept and the idea of a slow motion sequence shot in a way that all light and camera work had to be choreographed. After a few trials we finally got it right."
Director José Dinis adds: "The best things in life are the simple ones. Some drops of light through a very short path that we must enjoy and take everything we can out of them. This sequence was shot three times faster than the original tempo. It was an insane minute of filming, but worked out smoothly in the end and I think it really corresponds to the song's feeling."
SINISTRO have previously revealing the artwork and tracklist of 'Semente', which are as follows:
Tracklisting
1. Partida
2. Estrada
3. Corpo Presente
4. Semente
5. Relíquia
6. A Visita
7. Fragmento
Portugal is well known for its fascination with the morbid. Death is part of daily conversation. Its national chant, Fado, is the musical incarnation of melancholy and painful longing called "saudade". And the country's capital Lisbon only wakes up in the darkness of night.
From this unlikely location, SINISTRO emerged as an embodiment of both lush and devastating musical landscapes driven by five individuals from distinct art circles. Their new album 'Semente' ("Seed") is a fascinating exercise in amalgamating this national legacy into dark and fascinating sound. This unique music is quite hard to easily tag and file into a drawer. The mind tries tricks and attempts constructions like LANA DEL REY meets MY DYING BRIDE – only to drop the idea a minute later.
Looking for points of reference, SINISTRO might at any moment give reason for comparison with MASSIVE ATTACK, ENNIO MORRICONE, BOARDS OF CANADA, HOWARD SHORE, RADIOHEAD, FAITH NO MORE, ANGELO BADALAMENTI, DAVID BOWIE, SWANS, UNWOUND, MOGWAI, and CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX. Yet none of these names dropped here will make sense at another sequence. It is very much up to each listener to determine their own points of reference.
SINISTRO have been cultivating such sonic exploration since writing their self-titled debut album, which was released in 2012 and delivered elegant doom rock combined with a soundtrack like approach that harvested praise from both public and critics alike.
SINISTRO's following effort 'Cidade' (2013) welcomed singer Patrícia Andrade on board and went on to explore a massive wall of guitars combined with gritty keyboard layers and an emotional vocal performance. Backed by unanimous critical acclaim, 'Cidade' established SINISTRO as an essential name in the Portuguese music scene.
SINISTRO began composing 'Semente’ in 2014. The band added a second guitarist to the fold, who helped push their unique style another step further. Keeping a cinematic feeling in the background, the Portuguese vary from abrasive musical thickness to a perfect sense of stillness, which portrays the urban landscapes of their homeland and its legacy with a strong visual presence. SINISTRO created seven brand new tracks that are bound to appeal to music fans of various genres. Now we shall leave you and kindly ask you to listen carefully to form your own opinion…
Line-up
Patricia Andrade - vocals
Y - guitar
F - bass, keys
R - guitar
P - drums
Style: Ambient Doom Rock
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