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Insomnia Dei

by Skrol

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Soaking / Movie Martyr 10:27
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Gasteropod 04:17
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U.C.M. 05:14
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4.
Insomnia 07:54
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5.
Agog 03:51
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6.
Katarakt 02:14
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7.
Dei irae 07:17
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INSOMNIA DEI album achieving, at least in outline, the strived for organic integration of instrumentation, harmonisation and composition principles on one hand with a raw, dense and destructive sound, in which everything is submerged, on the other. The album is, in Hirsch’s words, “a belly-full”, where intensity and structurality of the sound masses has the effect of overbrimming fullness. The principles of tonal richness typical for SKROL, developed with an obvious affinity to their inter-linking with typical forms of the Slavic modus, unite all seven compositions into one complex. The contrast between the aggressive substratum of the music and the melodies overlapping it, along with the emotionally contrasting characteristics of both vocals creates an impressive dialectic of statements in the sense of the eternal effervescence between idea and reality. The ensemble attains a similar effect through confrontations of various expressive characteristics within their own instrumentation. The ultimate idea of the project traditionally hosts the theme of permanent doubt on the road to eternity or ruin, as well as the materialisation of the fear of inevitable global annihilation due to the collapse of values. The full album first came out as a limited (100 pcs) MC private edition, the songs Soaking, Movie Martyr, Insomnia and Dei irae came out as a 10´ LP called MARTYRIA on the LOKI Foundation label in August 1998. The full CD came out twice: June 2001 by Chromozome Records/RRR Records (mastered by Phil Easter) in U.S. and May 2003 again on the German M.D.Propaganda Records label.

recorded at TH studio, Prague, Czechia, 1998

Insomnia Dei (MC © 1998 CatchArrow Recordings, MC)
Martyria (10´ LP © 1998 LOKI Foundation / Power & Steel)
Insomnia Dei (CD speciální digipak © 2001 Chromozome Records / RRRecords, USA)
Insomnia Dei (CD © 2003 M.D.Propaganda, Germany)

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released July 28, 2001

Musicians: Vladimír Hirsch - composition, synthesizers, pianos, samplers, vocals, mix, Martina Sanollová - vocals, Tom Saivon - samples, lyrics

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SKROL is a martial industrial band from Czechia, formed in 1995. It consists of composer and keyboard player Vladimír Hirsch, singer Martina Sanollová, Tom Saivon (lyrics, sounds, production), and Marianna Auster (video-maker).

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