SONOLOGYST - 'Silencers'



CSR253CD (23 April 2018)
CD in digipak with booklet. Sold out.
Barcode: 0641871745111




Eerie drones, oscillations from the ether, distorted dark matter, signals from other dimensions... The music of Sonologyst fluctuates between scientific sonic documentaries and psychedelic abstraction, illuminated by early experimentation of the 50's and 60's, as well as future possibilities of the electronic and electro-acoustic.

"Silencers (The Conspiracy Theory Dossiers)" is inspired by the testimonies of those who have had contact with the so-called "Silencers" or "Men in Black". Federal agents? Aliens? International conspirators?

Sonologyst makes a documentary in music, including spy tech, declassified documents, official recordings, control techs, secreted scientific information, CIA Deep Black Programs, NASA classified tapes, Secret societies and breakaway civilization hypotheses.

Recommended for those who follow the nebulous paths of Inade, Schloss Tegal, Bad Sector, Lustmord.

Track listing:

1. Singularity (4:31)
2. Monotape (4:33)
3. Nocturnal Anomalies (6:32)
4. Deep Black Programs (1:50)
5. Silencers (4:57)
6. Close Circuit (6:05)
7. Anamorfismo (8:20)
8. Infrared (4:43)
9. Secret Societies. The Kennedy Speech (6:10)
10. NASA Classified Tapes (2:20)

Reviews:

"...absolutely irresistible. Every single track sounds like a new sonic goal, which injects a cool diversity in the work. I realized that the Sonologyst sound totally fits with the concepts Raffaele Pezzella is dealing with: totally enigmatic! Some of the tracks create a truly paranoiac sensation, which mixed with the dark sound treatments became freaky frightening." (Side-Line)

"Silencers is a very solitary experience. It’s comparable to being trapped in a diving bell, a space suit, or an isolation tank. Just the tempered sound of your own ragged breathing for company. Then, out of the desolation, sounds and images emerge... Silencers is a subtle and vivid journey capable of rousing previously unexplored thought patterns or lulling its listeners into oneiric realms". (Echoes And Dust)

"Ten ambient sci-fi tracks snake and wander remotely as heard on the title track with evasive drone and pitchy contortions... like a refined installation or film soundtrack of warped sonic waves, a geiger counter and lots of mystery. This has a similar vibe as themes experimented on the mid 90’s ambient project SETI (Savvas Ysatis & Taylor Deupree), though here it’s more documentary-type exploration and less fantastical... We are left with a record that feels evidentiary, elusive and eerily eloquent". (Tone Shift)

"Sonologyst crafts an eerie atmosphere that mimics a victim's solitude. Alongside this bleakness are high, alien notes that reinforce the ongoing contact with visitors, be it real or perceived... Silencers hits the listeners like a message from an interstellar intelligence. Distant, soft, and inviting, this cosmic communique opens up a new world for the recipient". (Musique Machine)

"Throughout, and that should be no surprise, the mood is dark and atmospheric. Sonologyst's music is in fact quite a bit about improvisations on violins and guitars (I think), but covered with quite a bit of sound effects, in order to get it all a bit spookier... the pieces are short(-ish) and to the point and even at times quite melodic and structured, not very abstract and that works out to quite a lovely CD." (Vital Weekly)

"The artist surely knows how to create an astral atmosphere, and there is no doubt that the main theme indeed deals with outer space and beyond, and nearby... Via droning soundwaves, electronic devices, pulsating rhythms and ominous sound collages, Silencers provoke to levitate above one’s physical shape, without turning into a meditative or ritual trance.. Haunting ambience defines the better part of the album, once in a while almost Lovecraftian in nature." (85/100, ConcreteWeb)

"there's a sense of a concept album which is usually absent in the genre today... The main quality of this release is the use of sound as a function of the message and the imaginary evoked in the booklet of this release. Instead of a relentless research of a cool sound or a sonic special effects, this is a tale. Recommended" (Chain D.L.K.)

"El disco recoge diez inquietantes temas... intriga y misterio, de información secreta y de vida en el más allá... el resultado es algo genial e hipnótico, cercano en cierta manera a la sensación que te produce escuchar el Soliloquy for Lilith (1988) de Nurse With Wound... Silencers (The Conspiracy Theory Dossiers) sobresale por su cuidada manipulación del sonido, mimando las texturas con estilo y elegancia." (5/5, NOmelody)

"estos espacios virtuales de irresistible atractivo musical para los melómanos amantes de la vanguardia más avanzada y deslumbrante. Con diez excelsas composiciones vertebrando esta obra maestra, la inmersión en el universo sonoro de Sonologyst no puede ser más espectacular... “Silencers”, una impresionante obra maestra a través de la cual Sonologyst ha convertido la palabra ‘Vanguardia’ en sinónimo de ‘Música Electrónica Experimental’." (Lux Atenea)

"The sound capturing device on the cover is a perfect symbol for the music on this album... The music is an interesting mix of contemporary electronics and a nice retro-scifi 50’s/60’s feel. Sonologyst‘s soundscapes are interesting enough on their own, but the background inspiration takes the music to another level: it becomes a fascinating sonic documentary" (Ambient Blog)

"È l'ambient oscuro e inquieto quello dentro cui si muove l'infaticabile ricerca sonora di Raffaele Pezzella... L'invito è quello di inoltrarsi dentro questo viaggio musicale avventuroso e dai toni decisamente scuri e cupi, enigmatici e misteriosi. Oltre che di ambient si potrebbe anche parlare di psichedelia 'nera', non certo quella hippy e giocosa, ma quella torbida e oscura che flirta con l'occulto, il soprannaturale, i culti misterici." (Distorsioni)

"elettronica ed elettroacustica, focalizzandosi sulla manipolazione di riverberi e segnali distorti, che sembrano provenire da altri mondi... La teoria della cospirazione sembra quindi un passaggio pressoché obbligato e sostanziale, in un apparente eterno oscillare tra atmosfere astratte ed ambientazioni da fantascienza anni cinquanta, che produce toni minimalisti e talvolta dissonanti e crea uno spaccato misterioso ed affascinante dell'America di quegli anni." (Rosa Selvaggia)