GLORIOUS SOUNDSCAPES IN THE STYLE OF DEAD CAN DANCE FROM THE CELEBRATED FRENCH DARK AMBIENT / ATMOSPHERIC SPECIALISTS.Celebrated neo-classical act Dark Sanctuary formed in February 1996 in Paris, France, with the initial line-up of Arkdae on keyboards & Marquise Ermia on vocalsTheir ofcial debut release followed soon after, in 1997, with the ‘Funeral Cry’ MCD.The band later added more members, including a violinist, at which point Dark Sanctuary recorded their debut opus, leading to a string of revered albums establishing the band as a leading light of the dark atmospheric genre into the new millennium.Now marking 20 years since its original release, for this, their ffth album, Dark Sanctuary began work on a larger- scale project called ‘Exaudi Vocem Meam’; a conceptual album which was ultimately to be divided into 2 parts.The album was recorded over the summer of 2005 at E- Studio in Germany, with part one released later that same year.As is consistent with the band’s past & subsequent catalogue of work, Dark Sanctuary creates dark & emotional ambient soundscapes in the vein of Dead Can Dance, with female vocals backed up by strings, piano & a broad array of instrumentation.‘Exaudi Vocem Meam Part I’ also notably features a guest appearance from Theodor Schwadorf of The Vision Bleak on the track ‘Dein Kalter Stein’.
