Silentivm / AR - The Ancients' Wisdom / The Eternal Circle Of Life FLAC

The present split-CD contains debut albums of Ukrainian Pagan darkwave/ambient projects SILENTIUM and AR, whose founders till their meeting in 2002 didn't suspect about full similarity of their Weltanschauung reflected in their albums which you can find on this split-CD. The motto consisting of three Latin maxims of different authors can illustrate these ideas: “SVB SPECIE AETERNITATIS – CONVENIENTER CVM NATVRA VIVE – EX MORE MAIORVM” (from the Eternity’s point – live your life in compliance with the Nature – according to custom of the Ancestors).

Besides their similarity of ideological constituents, as well as short length of tracks and stylistic diversity of all tracks, years of the music creation also unite these albums (tracks of SILENTIUM had been created in 1988 – 1994, tracks of AR – in 1992 – 1999). These albums’ “destiny” is also similar, because both of them were released in the 90’s in MC-format, and then were near to releasing in CD-format in North America (SILENTIUM had been supposed to release in 2004 through Eternal Winter (Canada), and AR had been signed with Falcata Galia Recordings (USA) in 2001).

Taking into account the historical period of the albums’ creation and also undiminishing interest of listeners and authors of cover versions and remixes of SILENTIUM and AR up till now, it is possible to assert that these albums became a kind of classics for Ukrainian electronic Pagan scene whose founders, in fact, were SILENTIUM (1995) and MISTIGO VARGGORH PROJECT with the album “Midnight Fullmoon” (1997). We should pay attention to the fact that Munruthel also took part in recording of “Midnight Fullmoon”, and released a debut album of his MUNRUTHEL solo-project “Yav’, Nav’ i Prav’” in MC-format also in 1997. “Yav’, Nav’ i Prav’” album included some musical groundwork initially intended for the second album of SILENTIUM.

The split-CD SILENTIUM “The Ancients’ Wisdom”/AR ”The Eternal Circle Of Life” is addressed to the old fans of both projects, and to those who take interest in Ukrainian Pagan underground of the 90’s, and to the ones who are not indifferent to darkwave ambient of the above mentioned period. We should separately mark out fans of Munruthel, who will enjoy the CD as a fine gift illustrating the initial creative stage of their favourite composer.

The musicians and the publishers have tried to keep the spirit of the tape recording epoch in the most possible way, having minimized the difference between design and content of MC and CD versions of the albums. Although SILENTIUM recordings were subjected to necessary sound restoration, and the album of AR was supplemented with two remixes (feat. Graham A. Gosnell) recorded in England.