Holy Rain

简介

Black Glass‘ leader, Mirrorman, an independent musician and photographer teamed up with Idden and Lolitha (vocals/lyrics) and started the project 11 years ago. So far, the band has recorded 4 albums (“Inside”, “Sapphiro Crimes”, “Mirranda”, “Morphine”) but none of them has been released physically. After 4 years of recordings the new material finally landed on store shelves. ‘Holy Rain is a true music phenomenon – no similar production has appeared on the Polish market in recent years. This exceptional character can be experienced in every detail of the project: from music, website content to visualisations, record clips and trailers – all created with great care. This project is able to draw the listener’s attention like nothing else before, and take possession of his/her mind for a long time. The album features quality and richness of sound that you won’t hear on many records. ‘Holy Rain’ rises the bar not only for Polish producers – it is a challenge for worldwide artists. Thus, it should not surprise anyone that the project gains great popularity and has a faithful crowd of fans also outside Poland. The sound of Black Glass is a result of many factors – ranging from analog, old keyboards and effects to methods of recording and mastering. Asked about the instruments Mirrorman replied: “in case of Black Glass it will probably be easier to list the synths, which I did not use than the ones I used to record the music. Black Glass instrumental parts represent the story of keyboards – from Fender Rhodes, modular synthesizers, Sequential Circuits, Roland, Minimoog to the more current gear line-up” Various inspirations melted on ‘Holy Rain’ what eventually turned the album into the material difficult to classify. Particularly noteworthy is the free structure of the tracks. The album consists of 36 unconventional musical tales, which play a crucial role in creating a dark, moody atmosphere that embraces the listener from the very first seconds. ‘Holy Rain’ is a double release, which apart from the original Black Glass members features many guests from around the world. Mirrorman’s invitation has been accepted by following artists: Glaca (Sweet Noise, My Riot), American trip-hop singer She.xist, multi-instrumentalist and singer India Czajkowska, the German singer Andrea Schroeder, Polish legendary hip-hop DJ Kostek, American guitarist Tim Kruskamp and M ya, Polish alternative singer from Zerova band. The final unique sound is a result of collaboration with Piotr Iwanek from Totalsound studios who did all the mixes and Mikołaj Bugajak (aka Noon), a legendary member of polish hip-hop squad Grammatik, who was responsible for mastering of the whole album. With its debut double album ‘Holy Rain’ Black Glass definitely redefines trip-hop – its’ dark, it’s foggy.., noisy, melancholic and ambient..it’s trip-hop A.D. 2011! 36 hypnotic tracks, more than 120 minutes of the journey through the darkest corners of human mind – Black Glass opens the door which seemed to be closed forever. If you’re into a mix of dark, atmospheric vinyl sounds and delicate female voices then this album is a ‘must have’ for you.

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