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Bipolar

by Ephemeral Sky

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III Bipolar is not like the majority of Atmospheric Black Metal/Depressive Black Metal albums that I've listened to in my life. It's like a sort of journey into the life of the artist, and through the emotions that he proved in that time frame: sadness, malincony, euphory ecc. Definetely a hidden gem of its genre. Favorite track: Euphoric Thoughts.
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    - ZB
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1.
What do we live for Is it a distant god's demanding will The trees outside are growing old and so still Look at their Leaves They're falling, they're dying As we do What do we live for Nothing at all Life is but a gentle gleam Let's make it shine What do we die for Is there a heaven at all Life is but a lucid dream So let's wake up What is it that you really want Just look up to the ephemeral sky Realize that everything you want is to die Look at their leaves They're falling, they're dying As we do
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Estate 02:26
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Depression 07:50
Oh night that guided me Oh night more lovely than the dawn In darkness and concealment My soul now at rest Without light or guide Save which burned in my heart Within your embrace I feel nothing I remain lost in oblivion All ceased and I abandon myself Leaving my cares forgotten among the lilies Save me Hold me (Inspired by Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross)
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Darkness falls, so I walk in haste Through this all-engulfing forest without face There's no place this path will lead All alone, no sky for my eyes to meet I am lost But you, you're are my guide And light in the darkness Wherever you are there is my clearing A glimpse into salvation, eternal There’s no pain and there’s no sorrow No regret but a new tomorrow You help me out of this forest You’re my everything and dearest Now that you are with me always No one can set my soul ablaze You’re my path to this clearance In your beauty and your brilliance Middle of the clearance
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Scars 05:42
I saw the sun So bright, so warm Embrace my heart So cold, so lone, so alone I look up those hills Sunrise For me, it will be the last I, I crave I crave thy light And thy warmth on my skin I crawl in the darkness My sight begins to fade All I feel is emptiness I chose this way Why all this pain When all the colors turn to black I'll find myself With a noose around my neck Why did you stop rising for me Eternal darkness is now surrounding me Why did you go why did you leave me here Leave me here behind those hills Night is embracing my soul And darkness is flooding my thoughts I don't feel anymore Now here I stand with a gun in my hand Tonight the pain will end
8.
Primavera 03:05

about

I wrote this album back in 2012 during my semester abroad in Canada. I used a cheap DAW and "recorded" everything in midi using stock plugins and my laptop's keyboard as midi-input (if you are interested in hearing what that sounded like, I have the complete 2012 demo uploaded to my Soundcloud account).

Back then I was heavily influenced by Atmospheric Black Metal bands like Wolves In The Throne Room and Agalloch. I was also listening to a lot of Neofolk, like Of The Wand The Moon and Neun Welten. I knew I wanted to add some folk elements because I just love the atmosphere they create and I thought it would be an interesting choice to pair that with Black Metal and Explosions In The Sky-esque Post-Rock.

Originally I intended the album to be completely instrumental. However, I quickly grew to realize that it was a bit too repetitive and stale for that (at the time) and really lacked a center piece. The lyrics for most of the tracks were also written in 2012-2013. In general that was a very dark and dramatic period of my life. And even though I presently no longer identify with the lyrics I wrote back then, I decided against re-writing them, since they are sincere and that was how I felt. I see this album as a time capsule of sorts.

The reason it took so long to record the album was partially due to my inability to play the guitar and do vocals (I'm a trained pianist), partially due to unreliable session musicians and partially due to the recording studio I booked around 2015 just being a major fuck-up, losing files and not keeping appointments (if you're reading this, Mike, go <3 yourself).

However! All that turned out to be good, because the album as of now turned out better than I could've ever hoped for! Plus, I can truly say it is MY album, since I played all the instruments and wrote all the music for it myself (except the cello, which I wrote but was played by a dear friend of mine; and the drums, which were played partially by a session musician).

For those who also listened to the 2012 demo, you will notice that I made a lot of changes to the some songs. That just happens. Over the 8 years since I wrote the album I just grew a lot as a musician and also diversified my musical taste. So for example, you will find a lot of progressive-like Leprous-inspired groove riffs that made it in the final version.

All in all, I am incredibly proud of finally releasing this album and 15-year-old me could have never imagined how great it would turn out! Thanks for listening to it and stay tuned, because the next release is already in the making!

- ZB

credits

released November 30, 2020

Ephemeral Sky is:
Zbigniew Nowitzki - Songwriting, Guitars, Piano, Vocals

Session Musicians:
Gustavo Rodriguez - Cello
Constan Taylor (Core Inside Studio) - Drums

Mixing: Zbigniew Nowitzki
Mastering: Mika Jussila (Finnvox Studios)

Artwork: Alison Scarpulla

Home-recorded in Leiden (Netherlands) and Liezen (Austria) / Vocals recorded at Alwin Strasser from AeonNihilation

Dedicated to my late father, Heinz Gerold Treschnitzer


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Ephemeral Sky Graz, Austria

Post-Metal from Graz, Austria.

Ephemeral Sky means to elevate itself above well-defined genre distinctions and to create music which evokes deep, primal and often conflicting emotions. It's an exploration of humanity's most radiant victories and most devastating cruelties. It's a manifest to what was, is and could be. It's a means to an end, the end being feeling. ... more

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