The Industrial Twilight: Somnare - "Bellum Esse" [2015]

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Somnare - "Bellum Esse" [2015]

Artist: Somnare

Title: Bellum Esse

Genre: Neoclassical, Martial Industrial

Country: Spain

Release date: 2015

Track List:

Ruhig
Bellum Esse
Passages of Melancholy
Desertum Infinitus
Humanitatis dormit
The Earth Slave
Ego
The Sun carved my tears

I usually don't review anything I receive via my contact form, not only because it isn't intended for demo submission, but mostly because the bands who send me their music apparently are interested only in self-promotion, not in my blog or me as a person, and I really don't like it. That's why I make only very rare exceptions for the artists I already know and like, such as Tamás Kátai.
I decided to make an exception for this Spain-based duo too, because they seem to be genuinely interested in my blog, their music is good, and I don't hear about new Spanish industrial or neofolk projects that often. Anyway, Sonmare are a duo consisting of the cellist/vocalist Pilar Molina and bassist/vocalist DP Rey, formed in 2013 and based out of Madrid:

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UnknownJune 30, 2016 at 9:46 AM
Thank you very much Alexander! We love your blog and We thank so much this!
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I created this blog mostly because I wanted to practise my English skills, and to showcase the industrial, gothic, punk, metal, neofolk and progressive rock scene of Russia/ex-USSR and Eastern Europe (especially Hungary) in the meanwhile.

As you can see, this blog doesn't take itself seriously enough, but I hope I'm doing good enough with my reviews even if my proficiency in English is limited. Along with the aforementioned stuff from Eastern Europe, I occasionally post some classic and rare albums that aren't to be missed, and generally whatever I want. Other categories of note:

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