Once you awakened this morning, I wager you didn’t count on to see the phrases “krautrock,” “free jazz,” and “black steel” all in the identical MetalSucks story, however right here we’re. Occult-themed synth-doom outfit Circle of Sighs have shared a full 30-minute live performance video that’s equal components musical experimentation and avant-garde theater manufacturing.
Titled “Circle of Sighs Performs an Incantation,” the clip beneath reveals simply how on the market the band is, whereas nonetheless sounding coherent.
Electrical upright bass participant Collyn McCoy describes the brand new dwell album and live performance video as a pure evolution of what the band’s been doing since its inception.
“Circle of Sighs Performs an Invocation captures the primary time this piece was carried out dwell in entrance of an viewers, on Could 6, 2022. Since that point the musical element of the piece has advanced as we’ve gotten extra conversant in the story we had been making an attempt to inform, but additionally as a result of lineup adjustments and expanded instrumentation.
“The visible element of the piece has advanced as properly. Along with the mimes we now have two jugglers and a Butoh dancer within the kollektiv. And owing to having our personal expansive concept area — Suspirium — we’ve constructed units and developed projection-mapped animations, puppetry, and miniatures custom-built by our lead mime and resident AV artist, Chris Soohoo. There can be additional performances introduced quickly, however we attempt to keep low-key about it, so of us should comply with us on social media and message us privately to seek out out the main points.”
So remember to sit again and loosen up as you let this 30 minute voyage take you locations you haven’t been.
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