THE 2006 OPUS OF ETHEREAL GRANDEUR FROM THE LONG-STANDING
FRENCH PURVEYORS OF NEOCLASSICAL DARKWAVE MUSIC.
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 vocals
Their 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.
In 2005, 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 & part two following in 2006.
Following swiftly on the heels of part one, ‘Exaudi Vocem Meam Part II’ continues with
a collection of richly layered & textured soundscapes in the vein of Dead Can Dance,
with female vocals accompanied by strings, piano & variety of instrumentation
combining for an opus of ethereal art.
This reissue marks the frst CD pressing of ‘Exaudi Vocem Meam Part II’ since its
original 2006 release.
