Back in 2017, I released an album called “Desolate Angels”, the 2nd SINC. offering and a partially conceptual album. Existentialist, influenced by the Beat generation’s writings and with a healthy portion of Iceland - its rough and magic landscapes - following a dream journey I had just made there. The title-track of that album was a 10min epic endeavor, “life-in-a-song” basically. I was very proud of the track and always considered it a SINC. highlight, though throughout the years it always bothered me how the recording & production never did it due justice.
Cut forth to 2023 and “Staring Down Into Incandescent Cities”: the first thing I decided, after getting Daniel Cardoso on board for session drums, was that the moment had arrived to finally remake the track. Not only with real drums, but rerecording pretty much everything else and adding & honing quite a few details in the process. Manuel Costa again handled the 6-string bass and even a few extra backing vocals. The track has grown enormously and now achieved its shining splendor, and I‘m so happy with the performances all around, finally doing it justice.
The song was created in the same sessions as the new album, and now, to celebrate its first trimester, the LP release and the seasonal festivities, I’m sharing with you, along with its (slightly) revamped video from back then, a slideshow of photos I took around Iceland and also the lyrics." (Bruno A.)
Available on all major digital platforms December 19th.
APPLE MUSIC: http://tinyurl.com/crste674
SPOTIFY: http://tinyurl.com/yrcjjeyv