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Prince Of The Air

by Sana Obruent

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about

English:

“Prince of the Air” is not Aladdin riding his magic carpet, it’s rather a ghost frozen in time, stuck in the air, watching the world below him slowly change into something he wished wouldn’t become true. It is a sentimental record in which memories seem to swirl through hallways and become the listener’s own. Also, the prince of the power of the air is said to be the Devil.
Sana Obruent is the drone/ambient project from Paul Lopez who lives “somewhere in Californa”. His music is recorded live, at night and in total isolation – which is something you can hear. Once started with “Semper Et Valete” the record fills the room with the kind of melancholic darkness that – for 70 minutes - turns your life into a state of wake/sleep. “Prince of the Air” paralyzes your body and transcends your mind, yet it’s not per se a record for the exhausted who might fall asleep any second and miss the best part, it’s an album for the open-eyed staring at the creaking ceiling which - you realize it much too late! - is sucked in by a slow motion black hole. Once the whole roof is gone you can hear the distant arctic sounds much better.
You may listen, you may even witness something slightly disturbing, but you are unable to move. Enjoy the freeze.


Deutsch:

“Prince of the Air” ist kein Aladdin, der auf seinem fliegenden Teppich durch die Lüfte reitet; es ist vielmehr ein Geist, der in der Zeit erstarrt auf die unter ihm befindliche Welt blickt, die sich langsam in etwas verwandelt, das er nicht wahrhaben möchte. Es ist eine sentimentale Platte, auf der Erinnerungen durch Korridore zu wabern scheinen und vom Hörer zu seinen eigenen gemacht werden. Der „Prince of the Air“ mag außerdem der „Fürst der Gewalt der Luft“, der Teufel, sein.
Sana Obruent ist das Drone/Ambient-Projekt von Paul Lopez, der „irgendwo in Kalifornien“ lebt. Seine Musik nimmt er live auf, nachts und in totaler Isolation – was man hören kann. Wenn „Semper Et Valete“ erst mal losdröhnt füllt es den Raum mit der Art melancholischer Düsternis, die das Leben für 70 Minuten in einen Wach/Traum-Zustand verwandelt. „Prince oft he Air“ lähmt den Körper und durchdringt den Geist des Hörers, trotzdem ist es nicht per se ein Album für Erschöpfte, die jeden Moment einzuschlafen drohen und damit den besten Teil verpassen. Es ist ein Album für offene Augen, die die knarzende Decke anstarren und irgendwann bemerken, dass das ganze Dach ganz langsam in ein Schwarzes Loch gezogen wird. Nun kann man endlich auch das entfernte arktische Rauschen klar vernehmen.
Man mag zuhören, man mag durchaus sogar etwas Beunruhigendem beiwohnen – aber man ist nicht in der Lage, sich zu bewegen. Genieße die Starre!

credits

released December 2, 2016

Sana Obruent is Paul Lopez

All tracks were recorded and mixed at TSC studios somewhere in California.

Special thanks to my brother Anthony Lopez for the collaboration on Semper Et Valete.

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Post-punk/ Coldwave/ Shoegaze/ Industrial/ Dreampop/ Synth/ Dreampunk/ Indie/ Ambient /Drone

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