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Monthly Archives: March 2019

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SATARAY: Indy Metal Vault Premieres “Maleficum Pt. 1” From Dark Ambient Project; Nocturnum Full-Length To See Release Via Scry Recordings

March 16, 2019 by Joy Von Spain

“…an embracing of the dark – a work that establishes dominion over the night’s destructive forces by first meeting them where they are and living among them…. There’s an unmistakable energy coursing through these compositions, and the open listener will be able to feel it washing over him or herself in waves.” — Indy Metal Vault

Stream / Share SATARAY’s “Maleficum Pt. 1” At THIS LOCATION

Nocturnum is the imminent debut full-length from one-woman dark ambient project SATARAY. Recorded and mixed by SATARAY and mastered by Casey Chittenden Jones (Noisepoetnobody) with imagery by ritual artist Anima Nocturna, the deeply ominous  seven-song offering seamlessly mingles lingering whispers, diseased howls, and mournful incantations within a realm inhabited by exquisite synth lines, masterful ambience, hypnotic rhythms, and entrancing production.

In advance of its release, Indy Metal Vault is pleased to unveil “Maleficum Pt. 1.” Issues SATARAY of the track, “‘Maleficum’ is a two-piece composition, Part 1 and 2 being very different aesthetically but stemming from the same source. Although the particular subject content is very complex and personal, the intent is simply an invocation to dispel malefic energies and cleanse one’s karmic past.”

Adds Indy Metal Vault, “SATARAY takes the MIDI synths and other electronic hallmarks of dark ambient and adds in tribal rhythms, forming a mesmeric base for the vocals. This is where Nocturnum truly stands out – the layers of vocals, whispers, growls, and screams, intoning words of great power from languages long forgotten if they ever existed at all. There’s an unmistakable energy coursing through these compositions, and the open listener will be able to feel it washing over him or herself in waves.”

Succumb to the sounds of SATARAY’s “Maleficum Pt. 1” courtesy of Indy Metal Vault at THIS LOCATION.

Nocturnum will be released on April 5th as a limited-edition cassette and digitally via Bandcamp. For preorders, go to, sataray.bandcamp.com/album/nocturnum where opening track “DarkMoon” can be streamed.

SATARAY will play a special record release show April 26th with additional live rituals to be announced in the weeks to come.

SATARAY Live:
4/26/2019 Highline Bar – Seattle, WA w/ Vouna, Eye Of Nix, Geist & The Sacred Ensemble [tickets]

SATARAY has been active since 2006 through many different incarnations, including live performances and recording collaborations with Seattle experimental musician Celadon. Over the last few years, SATARAY has been composing, performing, and recording her own music entirely, focusing intently on a specific sound. Her live displays create a ritualistic space and atmosphere, often including performance art elements such as butoh dance and other movement inspiration. She has participated in the Cascadian Yule gathering, and appeared at the Esoteric Book Conference, Passiontide, ShadowDance, and more, bringing her live immersive experience to Berlin, Colombia, the US West Coast, and the Pacific Northwest.

GEIST & THE SACRED ENSEMBLE: Pacific Northwest Experimental Doom Folk Collective To Release Dig In Sessions: III Via Scry Recordings; Live Dates Announced

March 16, 2019 by Joy Von Spain

One of the Pacific Northwest’s hidden societies, GEIST & THE SACRED ENSEMBLE forge a doom-inflected folk ritualism; dirges tinged with Eastern psychedelia and meandering meditative trances. For the last several years, the group has shown the Washington state underground a clear vision for their sound and lyrics – creating a shamanistic space for the listener, placing them into a trance, then building up the excitement. The overarching theme of their lyrical work is that of an idealist, a yearning for an end to the modern human condition, for destruction of the constructs & constraints of oppression. The group has appeared many times at Thirst For Light and on Hollow Earth Radio.

GEIST & THE SACRED ENSEMBLE bring their hypnotic and emotionally-charged live show to a wider audience this spring with a west coast tour. For this occasion, on March 31st, Scry Recordings is releasing Dig In Sessions: III, a cassette with two musical hypnosis sessions from the vault, recorded by the group and mastered by MS Waldron (Nurse With Wound, irr.app.ext).

Issues the band, “What is that, you ask? Over the years (2012-present) we have recorded most of our practices. Sometimes, practice turns into improvised playing and listening which we call ‘digs.’ We say ‘digs’ because whether you’re digging a hole or creating music in the moment, it is the terrain that dictates the approach. The dig could become a foundation for something bigger than itself or covered up and forgotten. We want to share a side of our sound that you may not always hear.”

Excerpts from the tape which was mastered by Mastered by MS Waldron can be heard at GEIST & THE SACRED ENSEMBLE’s official bandcamp page here: geistthesacredensemble.bandcamp.com.

Dig In Sessions: III Track Listing:

Side A: Crotalus Cerastes

Side B: 41617

GEIST & THE SACRED ENSEMBLE Live:

3/22/2019 Azoth – Portland, OR

3/23/2019 Ashland Community Ctr -Ashland, OR

3/27/2019 Miniplex –  Arcata, CA

3/28/2019 Jack London Elbo Room -Oakland, CA

3/29/2019 Temple of Intention – Mt. Shasta, CA

3/30/2019 DiMaggio’s – Corvallis, OR

4/26/2019 Highline Bar – Seattle, WA with Vouna, Eye of Nix, Sataray (tape release show)

GEIST & THE SACRED ENSEMBLE:

  1. Sauder – hollow body electric guitar, vocals, broken clarinet, effect pedals
  2. Yoder – percussion, chains, cymbals, gong, various implements
  3. Segawa – electric guitar, steel spike, slide, effect pedals
  4. Howe – electric bass, metal door pin, bow, effect pedals

“GEIST & THE SACRED ENSEMBLE are worthy of any psychedelic folk and doom lover’s full attention, and I personally would travel far to witness them live.” – Heathen Harvest

“GEIST & THE SACRED ENSEMBLE rewards the patient listener.” – Revolt Of The Apes


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