Sontaag "Sontaag"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Space Rock, Rock opera
Label: Esoteric Antenna
Release date: April 28, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Empyrean
2. The Great Harmodulator
3. Spaceshifter
4. Harmodulation
5. The Minor Keys of Anguished Weeping
6. Serena Serenarum (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
7. Syn and Phonic
8. Interstellar Genocide
9. Chokuto
10. Glissandor
11. The Skull-Scraping Caterwaul
12. Aftershock Cacophony
13. Memoria Tenere

Line-up: 
Richard Sontaag - various instruments
Ian Fortnam - voice
  With
Milo Venter - drums
Amanda Cross - vocals

Description/Reviews: 

In the grand tradition of high concept progressive rock comes an epic cross-media hybrid where cerebral science fiction meets visceral rock ‘n’ roll. Sontaag’s eponymous debut album has been described as ‘the rock opera that Pink Floyd never wrote’, ‘a modern-day Tubular Bells’, ‘a prog-rock War Of The Worlds’, but no reference point or sound-bite nails its seamless combination of space rock, narrative spoken word, and evocative ambience quite as neatly as ‘sonic cinema’. Recorded in New York City and London, co-produced and mixed by Youth for Big Life Management, ‘Sontaag’ is a stunning and immersive listening experience. An evolutionary progression combining cutting edge sounds with classic dynamics, adapting the rock experience for today’s digital environment.
Arriving in a landscape where music, books and movies often co-exist on a single handheld device, ‘Sontaag’ represents a seamless fusion of the finest elements of all three. 

Media/Samples 
Interstellar Genocide
Trailer

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