Many, many thanks to Raul Alvarez for adding the Veil Of Thorns track Dreams Name You to The Cyberpunk Playlist (Post Punk, Dark Wave and Witch House)!!! 7+ hours of necrofuturist grooves & shadowy moods. Check it out!
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Saturday, August 15, 2020
T'was a Turning Point and Prophetic of 2020: Salon Apocalypse
Much of the work of Veil of Thorns and of Choronzon are from the point of view of one being overwhelmed by an onslaught or a flood. This stems from a feeling and repeated visions and dreams starting at the beginning, making it hard to keep to conventional modes of production. How to express warnings and create lines of flight out of the Spectacle without being reterritorialized and thrown back into the machine? The isolation of those who are not idiots insisting on spreading disease as far and wide to prove to themselves that they are of the privileged who will not be ground up in the impending fascist era and witnessing the suicidal madness of the normal machinic direction of gluttonous capital permeates the feeling of this release.
01. Still Bloody Action
02. Sleep, Cut And Run
03. Intellectual Institutional Object
04. And The Beast Of The Vision Still Roams In Dreams
05. Sepulchral Reminder (Torment Rose)
06. Nearer To Hell (Ideological Corpses)
07. The Play Is The Thing
08. Nocturne
09. Infinitude
10. Seduction
11. Windows Blacked Out
12. The Bell
13. Autonomous Anonymous Anomalous
14. The Thing Is In Play
15. Imagination Thieves
16. Veiled Shadows Gaze
17. Soul Intervention
About Veil of Thorns
Veil of Thorns is an ever evolving concept born of the fevered brain of P. Emerson Williams. Among the growing list of
collaborators one can find authors, actors and musicians of many genres, reflecting the scope of what P. Emerson
Williams calls Necrofuturist art.
Both "Salon Apocalypse" and NECROFUTURIST grew out of the process of working on “The Abattoir Pages” as part of FoolishPeople. The intention was to finish “Salon Apocalypse“, as the concept I had been working with for this release was in the same realm that John Harrigan tapped into for “Abattoir Pages“. Through countless sleepless nights and days of madness, “Necrofuturist” wrote itself as a further expansion of the studies and current we were working with. I would not have chosen to take on so much in such a short period of time, but I really had no choice in the matter.
“Salon Apocalypse“, “Necrofuturist” and “Abattoir Pages” are inextricably linked, through current and source materials, all preparing the ground for a future work, for which all this work is a mere prologue.
"Both releases are giant steps in a direction one would not have suspected after “Cognitive Dissonance“. In fact, as I go through the Veil of Thorns catalog – this is close to the shift that occurred with the 2003′s “Birthed“." - The Other Sound Magazine
It’s a masterpiece from beginning to end. P. Emerson Williams is brilliant. He is a master musician whose ability to dive into the darkness – while remaining a musician, is unprecedented in our modern age. Where other artists like to rely on shocking lyrics, or cool effects… Williams writes good musick, and plays most of it himself – again “masterfully”. “Salon Apocalypse” is a aural drama played out for your ears. It weaves in and out of a apocalyptic story line that is just out of reach… The musick… ah, the musick. It’s out of reach to. Death Metal, ambient, noise, industrial, hip-hop, vocal…. it’s all there. Seamlessly. Think of it as a production. Perhaps a musical of the insane… but start to finish it’s complete brilliance. Pulling one track out makes no sense, as the release as a whole plays as a complete work. The musick is everywhere (gothick, metal, hip hop, ambient, everything), yet the release is incredibly cohesive. If you are interested in hearing bit’s and pieces then tune into Inner-X-Musick Radio… it should pop up some what frequently. -TBM
Veil Of Thorns - Salon Apocalypse/Necrofuturist (Inner X Musick)
Two collections of strange ambiences, dystopian noisescapes and cinematic out-thereness from P. Emerson Williams, who periodically unleashes bursts of his weird sonic art upon the world from his Bond villain-style base in Florida. Actually, I made up the bit about the Bond villain-style base, but there's certainly a sense that this music comes from somewhere quite detached from the everyday world. If it doesn't emanate from the crater of a hollowed-out volcano, it should do.
Necrofuturist runs the gamut from the future-folk of 'Through The Fire' to the psychedelic voodoo ritual of 'The Vandal's Exquisite Corpse' - I'll be very disappointed if the back-masked voices on this one aren't reciting some sort of invocation to raise the dead. But then there's the brief interlude of 'Waltz', a strange country three-step, all chiming guitars, bent notes and echoes, like something the KLF would've put on Chill Out. Meanwhile, 'The Reflection' is all swelling, spooky drones, as if David Bowie decided to remake Low in Tibet. If this makes it sound like there's a bewildering variety of music here, that's because there is - but it all hangs together in a blur of ambience and iconoclasm and other-worldly grooves.
Salon Apocalypse is a yet more capricious beast. 'Still Bloody Action' mashes folk-disco with metallic mayhem; but, further in, 'Windows Blacked Out' sounds like the city's small-hours madness, recorded by dangling microphones from the top of a skyscraper. 'The Thing Is In Play' wrests things in yet another direction: stuttering, nervy, electro gives way - incongruously, scarily - to sounds of stress and conflict, half-heard through walls. This is the soundtrack to the film flickering in your midnight imagination. Be sure to lock the doors tonight. And stay away from the volcano.
‘Windows Blacked Out’ is a snatch of something mental, ambient with mumbled overlay, while ‘The Bell’ could be a rare recording of Vincent Price. ‘Autonomous Anonymous Anomalous’ returns to scuffed-up rock daubs jumbled into a cacophonous sludge. Me, I like a nice tune, so I have no idea what’s going on. ‘The Thing Is In Play’ fidgets and slithers with some dance intention or other, ‘Imagination Thieves’ is a moody vocal scene, ‘Veiled Shadows Glaze’ adding in some more vocal drama and musical swirls, before they come close to something conventional to close with ‘Soul Intervention’ sounding a bit like Red Hot Chilli Peppers spinning upside down on their heads.
We have the other two albums they’ve just released over the next two nights. To infinity and…somewhere else besides. -Uncle Nemesis
Veil of Thorns - Salon Apocalypse - Mick Mercer Review
Inner-X-Musick
This where acid rock and Industrial-triphop fuse, where you try and make easy sense of it all and you lose. Worryingly, it does begin to make more sense the more you listen. The walls close in during ‘Still Bloody Action’ as the rhythm clashes with a set of vocals that make you think someone has woken Merlin. If that’s your sort of thing, read on…
Their collective lungs breathe out metal splinters in a confusing ‘Sleep, Cut And Run’ and I’m assuming that’s none other than Aidan McGoran on guitar, although it may not be, but he’s on here somewhere, and Pandora wheels away like an acid casualty cutting her safety chord on a space walk. There’s a different mood for ‘Intellectual Institutional Object’ as P. Emerson Williams rambles on like the Godchild of William Burroughs channelling Bob Dylan, offering a nice bit about ‘Devil to a half-Devil dissolve.’ Pandora’s got back into the space station and seems suitably contrite.
‘And The Beast Of The Vision Still Roams In Dream’ would appear to be a distantly observed orchestra balanced on an electricity pylon shrouded in fog. ‘Sepulchral Reminder (Torment Rose)’ brings in a solid beat as our vocal host sounds like a deranged headmaster as the sound falls in on itself, threshing wildly. (Imagine robots falling down very long stairs.) The psychedelic guitar motif that floats on high above ‘Nearer To Hell (Ideological Corpses)’ gives it all a stronger impact. At least we know we’re on Earth with a poisoned watery dance thing. ‘The Play Is The Thing’ appears to be a continuation, the guitar briefly evident before things tick into a slower, oppressive gear then disintegrates into am ambient maelstrom.
‘Nocturne’ is another thing entirely, windswept and ghostly, with some accommodating bass and fuzzy logic, all art dance friendliness. ‘Infinitude’ is a stripped down, pacey alt-rock avalanche, and ‘Seduction’ is a bit of a torch thing with Pandora waving the flaming torch a bit near your face and the music wandering into filmic horror.
‘Windows Blacked Out’ is a snatch of something mental, ambient with mumbled overlay, while ‘The Bell’ could be a rare recording of Vincent Price. ‘Autonomous Anonymous Anomalous’ returns to scuffed-up rock daubs jumbled into a cacophonous sludge. Me, I like a nice tune, so I have no idea what’s going on. ‘The Thing Is In Play’ fidgets and slithers with some dance intention or other, ‘Imagination Thieves’ is a moody vocal scene, ‘Veiled Shadows Glaze’ adding in some more vocal drama and musical swirls, before they come close to something conventional to close with ‘Soul Intervention’ sounding a bit like Red Hot Chilli Peppers spinning upside down on their heads.
We have the other two albums they’ve just released over the next two nights. To infinity and…somewhere else besides.
Credits:
released April 27, 2009
P. Emerson Williams - Vocals, Guitars, bass, cello, violin, keyboards
Aidan McGoran - Guitars
James Curcio - Drums
Pandora - Percussion, Vocals, Orchestration
Ruddy Bitch - Drums, Percussion
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Veil of Thorns Witness EP now available everywhere
Monday, April 13, 2020
Deteriorated Moons Now Available Everywhere
You can download HQ files from PANICMACHINE for free, just as with most of the releases on the label, or buy the entire 90+ back catalogue for a mere $7.93!!
1. Fear Spreads (The Undying Truth)
lyrics:
Fear Spreads (The Undying Truth)
The Dharma of the coming fall of night
When chronological hierarchy is found
Old world evil of a mind unbound
Straight long mechanical Invisibles
The Established Famous fire a laugh
Fear spreads as We Down here release
The undying truth piece by piece
Fear spreads as We Down here release
The undying truth piece by piece
Every version of You playing out of tune
used strong Skin on deteriorated moons
you flower with The bloom of love
From whence rises a watching sun
Fear spreads as We Down here release
The undying truth piece by piece
Fear spreads as We Down here release
The undying truth piece by piece
(Where we employed a scripted play of seeing
My original classification for identified moon beings)
Fear spreads as We Down here release
The undying truth piece by piece
Fear spreads as We Down here release
The undying truth piece by piece
(Where we employed a scripted play of seeing
My original classification for identified moon beings)
2. Dead Moon
lyrics:
Dead Moon
Ten strange opening Chamber for view
A table minds and understand embraced slow lies
The fresh dread writers piece or secrets
Grasp bodies and mind
Imagination everlasting the identified circles
Your blackest religion, a dead-moon highway
3. Your Far Dead Star
4. Expressions
lyrics:
Expressions
Devil becomes love expressions
Moved theoretically
Wailing in glass
Corruption
element of the future
In a ruptured cruel relation
Exorcise grief
Odd end, extraordinary media
Expressionless truths, conceptions
Imperfections
Gaping fabrications of gratifications past
Gratifications reflect the field device
Among the warm populace grown famous
Odd end, extraordinary media
Expressionless truths, conceptions
Imperfections
The lash
5. Veil the Face of Darkness
about
Contains the key to the hypersigil...
Necrofuturists will spend the oncoming apocalypse, weaving the chaos of collapse into visions of art.
forever between notebooks and prophesy possibility
down suppression pages imagination suppression
stories memory open to book some saint represents
deep tearing mother strange steel show
mind to missing initiative the held reaching secrets
system thus they touch the pattern lies study
build earth fire dread humans back
But come earth shadow confession slipped spent
So These bodies opening fact as will in our mission
the bleeding off of symbols known through the veins
money give repeated pain but see the executioner's city
seeds obtain the new entities kiss the real in books
grow that trance but be munition wastes possessed
synthetic bone reflecting elements in acid breathing
However dead those whispered entities mask the pleasure
nothing beyond the freedom mind translated
So receive trance madness assumes ecstasy
poison state denomination touch so sacred
The heart creations gasp frantic cruel acceptance
in the mirth misguided sages that clean eternity
but redemption because prophesy writers all Nameless
life was spread ever-greater destiny slow subconscious
If power vengeance eyes books love dread sanctum
the black scattered shatter of sin opposing sacred stars
on hanging cross holding open the daemonum
the initiative and this prototype amusement
when bits of wrath was eating our suppression
hope orchard off your rooms like shadow gutter idols
the you of pulped mind even knife in wisdom
here a future paint only a witness dream-book forest
what bleeds her screams in me strength writing you
still strong with half the pleasure on wind screeching
bright ghost predictions burn believing body mashed art
the pathway much dark wonder sign pours on
a meaning everlasting and footsteps became elegance
take indifferent photographs the old highway to freedom
released March 9, 2020
P. Emerson Williams - Vox, 8-string and slide guitar, keys
Ruddy Bitch - Drums, Percussion
About Veil of Thorns
Veil of Thorns is an ever evolving concept born of the fevered brain of P. Emerson Williams. Among the growing list of collaborators one can find authors, actors and musicians of many genres, reflecting the scope of what P. Emerson Williams calls Necrofuturist art.
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Veil of Thorns - Something Passes Into View
Available on the compilation Blood Pack Vol. 6.66 from Intravenous mag.
https://intravenousmagazine.bandcamp.com/album/blood-pack-vol-666
The sixth and final free annual compilation album from Intravenous Magazine (www.intravenousmag.co.uk). Featuring the likes of Angelspit, Noir, IIOIOIOII, Flesh Eating Foundation, ßęđŧīmĕ Šŧōŗĩėş, Hardcore Pong plus many more exclusive and unreleased tracks from international gothic, industrial and electronic bands.
Track List:
1. Angelspit – Tragic Sexy Muse (Intravenous Mix)
2. Noir – TimePhase (Die Sektor Remix)
3. Sine Division – Solitary Observer
4. Injustrial – Porcelain Doll (It's Not You It's Me Remix by The Gothsicles)
5. Lorelei Dreaming – Of Stars (Single Mix)
6. RCH IV – Road Opener
7. IIOIOIOII – Reunite
8. Deflexity – Reflections
9. BolPaVox – Deep Dance
10. May May Graves – Die Like It's The 80s (Intravenous Mix)
11. Flesh Eating Foundation Feat. JOHN 316 – Spinality (intravenous Version)
12. ßęđŧīmĕ Šŧōŗĩėş – ßąbęł
13. Miel Noir – From the Ashes (Crvor Martyrivm Remix)
14. TONTTU – Tonttuuden loputtomassa suossa soi pimeyden ääni
15. Veil Of Thorns – Something Passes Into View
16. Hardcore Pong – Space Course Golf Course (Intravenous Mix)
17. Howl – Squall
18. A Slice Of Life – Sweet Sin
19. The Mannequin Factory – I Found God (Intravenous Version)
20. Non-Bio – Believe
21. Humanfobia – Electronic Voice Phenomenon
22. Miss Ballistic – Scream (Intravenous Mix)
23. Dirty K – Provoked
24. Vlimmer – Moskenstraumen
25. Sugarplum Suicide – Burn Me Alive
26. Blood Magick – Your God Is Dead
27. Stahlschlag – Storm
Artists in order of appearance: Angelspit, Noir, Sine Division, Injustrial, Lorelei Dreaming, RCH IV, IIOIOIOII, Deflexity, BolPaVox, May May Graves, Flesh Eating Foundation Feat. JOHN 316, ßęđŧīmĕ Šŧōŗĩėş, Miel Noir, TONTTU, Veil Of Thorns, Hardcore Pong, Howl, A Slice Of Life, The Mannequin Factory, Non-Bio, Humanfobia, Miss Ballistic, Dirty K, Vlimmer, Sugarplum Suicide, Blood Magick, Stahlschlag.
Cover art & PDF booklet by Imago Mortis (www.imagomortis.co.uk).
For more information on future releases, plus all the latest doses of darkness you could ever want, please visit www.intravenousmag.co.uk
Thursday, October 11, 2018
DARK EUROPA Extreme Chromo,Veil of Thorns, Laguz Rune. Ady Vagabondage
This compilation was born through the love for cooperation and collaboration between various musicians from across Europe (and beyond). It took some time to gather them all together, but the final product was worth the wait. This release contains many different styles in varying degrees of darkness. Enjoy your sonic journey through DARK EUROPA!
released August 26, 2018
Allerseelen [AT]
Allerseelen has been active in the industrial & apocalyptic folk genres since 1988. The music is a combination of industrial & folkloristic elements. Band leader Gerhard Hallstatt has worked with many guest musicians & vocalists to expand the sound of Allerseelen over the years.
www.facebook.com/allerseelen.allerseelen
allerseelen.bandcamp.com
Chaos Research [FI]
Chaos Research is a neo-classical darkwave duo from Finland. The bands’ 4th album was released in February 2018.
www.chaosresearch.net
www.facebook.com/chaosresearch
chaosresearch.bandcamp.com
Choronzon [NO]
Choronzon is not an "occult themed" project. It IS the thing, it is not merely about it, or influenced by it. That which was open will close, that which was shut down will open out. Prediction is futile. Give up. But "give up" properly... "Those
who know don't tell. Those who tell don't know."
www.choronzon.org
digital.panicmachine.com
Extreme Chromo [GB]
“Creative fist: Extreme Chromo - concept by Dr Hyatt. Thanks to Original Falcon Press for calibration tools for unique freak individuals to calibrate constructively. Chromo kids kicking & screaming clawing from street smarts survivalist hell, turn suffering to success. Using principles of extreme living, hard work & determination to avoid self-defeat. ”
“Try as I might, I can’t come up with anything. To pigeonhole you in 280 characters…I just can’t do it. “
Nick Tharcher
extremechromo.org
extremechromo.bandcamp.com
Jurica Jelić [HR]
Jurica Jelić is a vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist from Croatia. He played in the band “The Alibor”, played live with the band “Vještice”, created film and theatre scores with Srdjan Sacher and produced/recorded albums for various bands & artists.
www.instagram.com/howlin.low
juricajelic.bandcamp.com
Laguz Rune [FI]
Four ancient spirits have risen to pay homage to their northern heritage by utilizing traditional instruments to create atmospheric neofolk soundscapes.
www.facebook.com/LaguzRuneOfficial
laguzrune.bandcamp.com
Love The Ghost [IT]
Love The Ghost is an original music/video project created by Andrea L., songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and video-maker. Sound-
wise, Love The Ghost is heavily influenced by Post Punk, New Wave, Goth Rock and Hard-Rock.
www.lovetheghost.eu
www.facebook.com/lovetheghostband
lovetheghostband.bandcamp.com
Miel Noir [DE/BG]
Miel Noir is the project of Dimo Dimov (Svarrogh, Allerseelen, Sturmpercht…) and Marcel P. (Allerseelen, Sagittarius, Fahl…). They cover a wide variety of styles ranging from Neoclassic and Dark Ambient to Gothic Rock as well as Industrial, Electro-EBM and Avantgarde Pop.
www.miel-noir.net
www.facebook.com/mielnoirscapes
mielnoir.bandcamp.com
P. Emerson Williams [NO]
Necrofuturist Highwire Artist. Every person known to be connected with this demon in human form has been beset by madness and disaster. Those who dare speak may point to the few who survive his acquaintance who to all appearances retain the manner of sanity and ascend to massive power.
www.panicmachine.com
www.facebook.com/P-Emerson-Williams-97493426045/
Phobos Reactor [DE]
Phobos Reactor is a German Dark Electro project of the Insect Plasma front man and mastermind Oliver S. Pure electronic sound, forged on vintage machines, focused on dark ambience.
www.facebook.com/Phobosreactor
phobosreactor.bandcamp.com
snowW.Wwhite [GB]
snowW.Wwhite is the only martial female solo project known to exist world-wide and based in Greater London. Playful melodies with martial drums, choral sounds and industrial dark undertones are the trademarks of snowW.Wwhite.
soundcloud.com/snowwwwhite
snowwwwhite.bandcamp.com
TONTTU [FI]
TONTTU is dedicated to the eradication of Gnomes worldwide. Music should be made by these rules as follows:
Gnomes will get offensive and aggressive as they listen to it, sympathizers shall run for their lives and seek cover...
www.facebook.com/TONTTUofficial
digital.panicmachine.com
Veil Of Thorns [NO]
Veil of Thorns is an ever evolving concept born of the fevered brain of P. Emerson Williams. Among the growing list of collaborators one can find authors, actors and musicians of many genres, reflecting the scope of what P. Emerson
Williams calls Necrofuturist art.
www.veilofthorns.com
Winterhart [DE]
Winterhart is the project of the two Dance or Die members Falgalas & Wagner who have recently re-formed DoD under the name Darkness on Demand. Winterhart is inspired by Neofolk and Martial Industrial sounds and historic themes such as the rise and fall of great civilizations.
www.winter-hart.com
www.facebook.com/WinterhartBand
winterhart.bandcamp.com
Zigfried Totengnomentanzen [US]
om92.com
musicoin.org/nav/artist/0x56c47a98e6a12d0dde0310ff1d94c680e6d55402
steemit.com/@onemedia