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Geist & The Sacred Ensembel: WANING HYMNS album cover

GEIST & THE SACRED ENSEMBLE: Decibel Magazine Premieres “Closed Eye” Video From Pacific Northwest Doom Folk Collective; Waning Hymns Full-Length Nears Release

July 30, 2020 by Joy Von Spain

“Waning Hymns offers hope and understanding amid desolate soundscapes and turbulent times…” — Decibel

Doom folk collective GEIST & THE SACRED ENSEMBLE today release their video for “Closed Eye.” Now playing at Decibel Magazine, the entrancing track comes by way of the band’s Waning Hymns full-length, set for release on July 31st via Scry Recordings.

Among the Pacific Northwest’s hidden societies, GEIST & THE SACRED ENSEMBLE forges 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 and constraints of oppression.

Writes Decibel Magazine, “GEIST and his collaborators examine Western culture’s withering empathy and booming consumerism on their upcoming Waning Hymns LP. But GEIST isn’t content to just observe and reprimand. Waning Hymns offers hope and understanding amid desolate soundscapes and turbulent times… In ‘Closed Eye,’ GEIST & THE SACRED ENSEMBLE focus on meditative instrumental ambience instead of apocalyptic poetry. Low hums and ominous tones. The flickering imperfections of film stock. The distant shrieks of woodwinds. The collective’s usual 10+ minute oaken song structure is absent, replaced with nebulous unease.”

Adds M. Sauder, “This video was made using 8mm and 16mm film footage from Iceland by filmmaker James Hollenbaugh. It is the visual narrative to an inward journey influenced by the natural world. We hope its meditative pace will lead the listener to new pathways inside their mind and spirit. This music first appeared in the short film Searching Skies by Vivian Hua which I scored, as part of the Seventh Art Stand film series. The series seeks to expose and end bigotry, specifically Islamaphobia.”

View GEIST & THE SACRED ENSEMBLE’s “Closed Eye” video, now playing at Decibel, at THIS LOCATION.

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Brooklyn Vegan premieres video for Geist & the Sacred Ensemble: VOLITION (from Waning Hymns)

June 26, 2020 by Joy Von Spain

from Brooklyn Vegan:

PacNW collective Geist & the Sacred Ensemble mix psychedelic rock, folk, and doom metal in a way that’s not unlike Swans, Hexvessel, or some alternate version of history where Tony Iommi played guitar for Jefferson Airplane, and they’re gearing up to release their new album Waning Hymns on July 31 via Scry Recordings (pre-order). We’re premiering lead single “Volition” (along with its video), which is nine minutes of brooding, hypnotic music that fans of any type of psychedelia should sink their ears into.

Vocalist/multi-instrumentalist M. Sauder says of the album, “Waning Hymns is a study of Western consumer culture, attention spans, and empathy. This collection of ritualistic music asks us to redefine our self-worth. […] These Hymns are a ceremonial call; a reminder that we alone have the power to define ourselves.” And about “Volition” specifically, he adds, “Using long musical passages and drawn out changes, this song is a deliberate challenge to our current culture’s dwindling attention spans. There is so much information being thrown at us every day, we are slowly losing our sense of self and our ability for critical thinking.” You can definitely see the consumer culture critique reflected in the song’s video.

Check it out HERE.

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LIVE VIDEO NOW UP: TO END IT ALL + VANESSA SKANTZE (BUTOH) & ANIMA NOCTURNA AT CASCADIAN YULE 2019

December 28, 2019 by Joy Von Spain

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DAY OF THE DEAD ritual at Azoth led by Sataray & Anima Nocturna (video)

December 22, 2019 by Joy Von Spain

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SATARAY: live at Litha Cascadia 2019 – full video now up from BLUE HERON VIDEO

December 22, 2019 by Joy Von Spain

The stunning 3am ritual performance by Sataray and Anima Nocturna was captured in sound and vision by BLUE HERON VIDEO and is now available to see HERE

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XIPHOID DEMENTIA And BASTARD NOISE: Human Extinction Engine Split LP To See Release This March; Video Teaser Posted + Preorders Available

January 17, 2019 by Joy Von Spain

Human Extinction Engine is the upcoming split record between the throttling yet textured death industrial of XIPHOID DEMENTIA and the harsh space ambience of BASTARD NOISE. Conceptually, both artists unite in seeing a world where humans slowly tighten the noose around their own neck through “advancement” and “industry.” Yet each artist reflects this concept in very different ways.

On side A, XIPHOID DEMENTIA turns inward with cryptic spoken samples and delivers one track of pummeling industrial, one track of seething dark ambience, and concludes his piece with a martial industrial anthem. On side B, BASTARD NOISE explodes outward with clear cut lyrics delivered with his token death growls on tracks that range from textured harsh noise, to cosmic ambience.

Experience the video trailer HERE.

Human Extinction Engine will be released on March 1st on LP and digitally via a joint venture among Scry Recordings, Existence Establishment, and Phage Tapes. Preorders are currently available now via all labels or directly through BASTARD NOISE. Follow the links below.

Preorder from SCRY RECORDINGS
Preorder from BASTARD NOISE
Preorder from EXISTENCE ESTABLISHMENT
Preorder from PHAGE TAPES

Human Extinction Engine Track Listing:

Side A: XIPHOID DEMENTIA

  1. Malevolence
  2. Spirals
  3. Fangs

Side B: BASTARD NOISE

  1. Avenge The Global Animal Holocaust By Any Means Necessary
  2. Mandatory Human Exit
  3. Cries From The Pterosaur Graveyard
  4. Extraterrestrial Spring Evening

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