Remember The Sacred Hill

Debut in batenim netlabel for the band Syrinx from Northampton (United Kingdom) with the new album “Remember The Sacred Hill”. The deepest sound of the band is connected with dark clouds of the drone / harsh ambient softly contrasted with blond desert and mountains in constant approach to the distant sky. Sinuous dark ambient carpets sometimes interrupted by catalytic elements that catapult the listener into a lysergic journey into an India of worship and religion, where the streets of the beautiful Jaipur, in Rajasthan, are kissed by the scorching sun. It seems to be a temple in the Chania-Balaji district, where the Galta Temple stands, dedicated to the Sun God and to Hanuman, known as the “temple of the monkeys”. The first track “Remember” unfolds over a generous 23 minutes through the attentive gaze that follows the careful step of the visitors devoted to the sacredness of an infinite drone. The second and last track “The sacred hill” opens the doors to the temple of the ascetics, to deep meditation and the liberation of the spirit through a long sound path that winds through articulated and complex mental geometries that embroider religious architecture and light silences. God bless the Syrinx dimension.

From left: Dave Saunders // Ed Plenderleith // Jon Bayliss