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Spiritus Sylvestris

by ISKANDR

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sanctuary ISKANDR’s ever-evolving sound bridges many dark music genres. I especially hear the influence of Dead Can Dance, one of my all-time favourite acts. This album will surely be among my best of 2023. Favorite track: Hoor het Smeken.
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  • Streaming + Download

    Pre-order of Spiritus Sylvestris. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
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    releases September 29, 2023

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    4-panel digipak with 8-page booklet incl. all lyrics and lyric translations into English, plus a designed album download card.

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    shipping out on or around September 29, 2023
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    180 Classic Black Vinyl, Solid cover with interior print, spot highlights, thick insert, black inner-sleeve with poly lining, and a designed download card for the digital album.

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    Includes digital pre-order of Spiritus Sylvestris. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
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    Patch - Material: 100% cotton - Finish: woven • sewed edges • iron-on backing - Size - Width: 10cm - Height: 10 cm

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1.
Spiritus Sylvestris
2.
Knagend Zout 06:35
lyrics
Knagend Zout Zwarte tongen likken Gulzig aan de lijn Bijtend en smakkend Doet elke hap weer pijn Langzaam scheurt Het vaste uit elkaar En schudt de harde grens Haar veren en haar haar Nergens is de proef zo helder Behalve overal Waar parelmoer en knagend zout Hen omlijsten na de val Een makaber samenspel Van pijniging en troost Het rotsvaste verlangen Overwoekerd door de dood Nergens is de proef zo helder Behalve overal Waar parelmoer en knagend zout Hen omlijsten na de val Branding Branding
3.
Waterwolf
4.
Hoor het Smeken 06:10
lyrics
Gevallen Tussen wal en schip Vervallen wrakken Slaan op de klip Zeeschuim roept Hoor het smeken Gebroken Door de tand des tijds Doorklieft Door de razende nijd Zeeschuim roept Hoor het smeken
5.
Hof der Valken
6.
Interlude
7.
Nachtvorst

about

“Spiritus Sylvestris” embraces a limitless approach to translate this vision into musical form. Employing musical elements from a broad array of genres; easily moving between the martial stomp of early Laibach and the ethereal melodics of Dead Can Dance. Recorded and mixed by the legendary Pieter Kloos (The Devil’s Blood, Motorpsycho) at The Void Studio in Eindhoven, the new Iskandr record has broadened the scope and sound of the project beyond any confines, resulting in the most open soundscapes from Iskandrto date. The heavy baritone guitar riffs that form the backbone of the record provide a pitch-black canvas in which huge percussive rhythms and psychedelic layers of Hammond organ, Mellotron as well as subtle acoustics move in and out of focus. If this world is at an end it deserves a requiem for that what is lost.

credits

releases September 29, 2023

all music written and played by O. Iskandr
cymbals and toms by M. Koops

recorded engineered and mixed
by Pieter Kloos at The Void Studio · Eindhoven

mastered by Greg Chandler at Priory Recording Studios
Sutton Coldfield

artwork and cover photography by O. Iskandr
band photography by Twan Spierings
layout by Valkenstijn

released by Eisenwald · published by Zeitwind

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ISKANDR Nijmegen, Netherlands

Psychedelic Folk Doom from the catacombs of Nijmegen. Dark medieval atmospheres, melancholic longing and regal triumph.

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pierre@dead-pig.com

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