On June 28th internationally, Antiq is proud to present Tänzelcore / techno split, a special split album between Tenebris and Hyver.
A unique entry for the always idiosyncratic Antiq, Tänzelcore / techno split unites two prolific solo entities - the mushroom-dosed Tenebris and the selfsame Hyver, who's come to redefine "medieval black metal" the past decade-plus in his myriad bands - under one specific subgenre: tänzelcore, a microgenre largely birthed from dungeon synth but utilizing smeared fragments of minimalist techno and gabber, resulting in a sound that's simultaneously stultifying and dreamy. While such is familiar territory for Tenebris, who self-professes to play "Indonesische Party Synth Muziek," it's definitely new terrain for Hyver, who's also the visionary guide behind Antiq.
Nevertheless, through their joint muse, this half-hour split album strangely fits into the label's rarefied aesthetic, offering a purple-velvet trip through tänzelcore's most cobwebbed catacombs. Tenebris' four exclusive tracks buzz and pulse with a delirious energy, at times almost approaching black metal at its most extremely skewed. As is his psilocybinned way, the man's wobbly 'n' woozy synths are lo-fi and layered with a lysergic magick. For those who caught his Shaâtaunoâr late last year - an interactive RPG soundtrack, split between black metal and dungeon synth - Hyver's four tracks here shouldn't come as such a shock. The hypnotic throb underneath might be more externally energetic, but his take on tänzelcore retains the same medieval melancholy of his larger body of work. The sum effect is both familiar and foreign, hypnogogic and mischievous in equal measure. A burned-mind soundtrack for dungeon crawling - and both artists heartily encourage you to remix it!
Antiq is a label dedicated to the fully coherent concept of making music through sound, image, video, and attitude. They have been putting their entire existence into it since 2009. Over the years, Antiq have been identified as producers of not only perfectly coherent lyrics and themes through music, but also conceptual art and, of course, the manufacturing of beautiful objects. The label tries as much as it can to work with French creators, and if possible, with the smallest and most serious structures.
In the meantime, see & hear the brand-new video for Tenebris' "Lullabies for Adventures"
HERE at Antiq's official YouTube channel. Also hear Hyver's recently revealed track "Reanimation"
HERE. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Tenebris & Hyver's Tänzelcore / techno split
1. Tenebris - Incantation for the Withering
2. Tenebris - Lullabies for Adventures
3. Tenebris - Magic Mirror of Hope
4. Tenebris - Purple Lantern
5 Hyver - Reanimation
6. Hyver - Forest Mix
7. Hyver - Magickrapo
8. Hyver - Party in Memories
