Darkher is an intriguing, haunting trip through the mind and spirit of UK artist Jayn H. Wissenberg, a charismatic West Yorkshire-based vocalist / songwriter whose powerful, captivating music is characterized by slowly building storm clouds of guitars and haunting, spine-tingling vocals.
Darkher's first release, 'The Kingdom Field' EP (2014), epitomized her broodingly intense music and created a stir across scenes, being hailed as "beautiful, teeth-edging horror" and "utterly brilliant". Her debut album, 'Realms', impressively proves that the fire of great expectations raised by the debut's spark were more than justified. The album features nine distinctive, dynamic and dramatic tracks that are impossible to resist. Songs such as the sternly imploring "Moths", the driving "Wars", with its signature drum march, or the sinister, unfathomable 'Buried' or 'Foregone' may be mentioned as cornerstones of an album that, due to its quality and diversity, bears the potential earmarks of a future classic.
Lyrically, 'Realms' mirrors the ominous, awe-inspiring character of the music; the tales on the album lie somewhere between this sphere and the unseen worlds before and beyond. Darkher songs reveal Wissenberg's relationship with fear, death and spirituality and question how love can connect souls from past, present and future.
"At times, I witnessed happenings," Wissenberg points out with respect to the title. "Amidst the immense sadness brought upon by grief, these signs were both uplifting and magical, and this compounded my belief in other 'Realms'"
If you have listened to and explored 'Realms', you can begin to sense what Jayn is talking about. 'Realms' draws you in so well that you won't realize its creators have been broadcasting exactly where they're taking you…
article#: PRO 187 LU
format: 2CD hardcover book (48 pages, 18x18 cm) incl. hot foil embossing and bonus CD with 5 bonus tracks (700 copies available)
EAN/UPC: 884388718739
release: 19.08.2016
