Sigillum S.
Sigillum S is an experimental music project from Italy . The style is post-industrial , especially ritual .
Band history
The project started on December 23, 1985 in Milan . Founding members were Eraldo Bernocchi, Paolo Bandera and Luca Di Giorgio. The musicians completely reject the term "band". Instead, they see themselves as a kind of open collective in which everyone is invited to contribute their work and deal with different topics musically. The two core members Bernocchi and Di Giorgio worked with musicians from Ain Soph, The Sodality, Gerstein, Iugula-Thor, Dive, Current 93 , the sculptor Milo Sacchi, the multimedia artist PM.Koma and many others. In October 2009 the collective consisted of Bernocchi, Di Giorgio, Bandera and Petulia Mattioli.
During the first ten years after its founding, Sigillum S toured extensively through Europe and Canada . The performances were extensively accompanied by multimedia elements such as videos, slides and other works of art. The use of these elements should increase the impact of the music. In addition, the members of Sigillum S themselves work in the field of visual art and literature. The interest in a permanent exchange between art and music led to the foundation of the artist group Verba Corrige Productions. After a relatively high number of published records in the first 15 years, the output then decreased noticeably. After Abstraction in 1999, nothing was published for years, apart from occasional contributions to a sampler.
In the years 2000 to 2006 the members devoted themselves more to solo careers and other music projects, such as Black Engine, Ashes, Somma, The Sodality, Helix or Koma. In 2007 a publication called 23/20 appeared again , in which a review of the work of Sigillum S and the numerous collaborations was given. Since then there have been isolated appearances again. As of 2010, most of the releases have been republished as digital files in popular digital music formats for download.
style
The music of Sigillum S consisted of very dark noise structures mixed with various influences from the ritual at the beginning. In addition, sounds from ethnic music and the flat structures of the dark ambient were used. The use of a large number of instruments is typical for Sigillum S: In addition to guitar, bass and keyboards , these are also samplers , ethnic musical instruments, shortwave generators or a guitar synthesizer . In the more recent releases, the sound became significantly more rhythmic, sometimes even danceable, under the influence of techno .
In terms of content, Sigillum S rejects any kind of taboo and often deals with political, religious and philosophical aspects and structures. The main purpose of the sound is to “discover the forbidden areas of the subconscious”. Occult symbols and signs were often used in the design of the sound carriers. Another design variant are morbid images of corpses, skulls, etc.
Discography
title | Sound carrier | Label | year |
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Hhhard | cassette | Without a label | 1986 |
Hhhard | 6 x digital file | Verba Corrige | 2010 |
Trance flexure | cassette | Broken flag | 1986 |
Trance flexure | 9 x digital file | Verba Corrige | 2010 |
Sigillum S. | cassette | Without a label | 1986 |
Sigillum S. | 7 x digital file | Verba Corrige | 2010 |
Bardo Thos-Grol | cassette | Without a label | 1987 |
Bardo Thos-Grol | CD | Unclean production | 1991 |
Bardo Thos-Grol | 7 x digital file | Verba Corrige | 2010 |
Live At Immaginazione May 30, 1987 | cassette | Without a label | 1987 |
Live At Immaginazione May 30, 1987 | 10 x digital file | Verba Corrige | 2010 |
Live At Immaginazione November 14, 1987 | cassette | Without a label | 1987 |
Live At Immaginazione November 14, 1987 | 9 x digital file | Verba Corrige | 2010 |
Sigillum S / Gerstein - Of Will / The Death Of All Fanatics | cassette | Infection prod | 1987 |
Boudoir Philosophy | LP | ADN | 1988 |
Boudoir Philosophy | 9 x digital file | Verba Corrige | 2010 |
Live At Ear Nerve February 22, 1988 | cassette | Without a label | 1988 |
Live At Ear Nerve February 22, 1988 | 10 x digital file | Verba Corrige | 2010 |
Klimax Axis | cassette | Misty Circles | 1988 |
Klimax Axis | LP | Old Europa Cafe, Misty Circles | 1991 |
Klimax Axis | 6 x digital file | Verba Corrige | 2010 |
Ain Soph / Sigillum S - Untitled | cassette | Cthulhu Records | 1989 |
Ain Soph / Sigillum S - Untitled | LP | Old Europa Cafe, Misty Circles | 1998 |
Untitled | cassette | Cthulhu Records | 1989 |
Untitled | LP | Old Europa Cafe, Misty Circles | 1998 |
Studs and Divinity | cassette | Minus having | 1989 |
Studs and Divinity | 9 x digital file | Verba Corrige | 2010 |
Hallucinated Moisture Of Synaptic Slaughterhouse | LP | Minus having | 1990 |
Hallucinated Moisture Of Synaptic Slaughterhouse | 23 X digital file | Verba Corrige | 2010 |
Dispersion: Sliced Carrions And Pixel Handcuffs | CD | Minus having | 1991 |
Dispersion: Sliced Carrions And Pixel Handcuffs | CD | Verba Corrige | 1995 |
Helix parasites | cassette | Minus having | 1992 |
Helix parasites | CD | Minus having | 1992 |
Heteromorphonicks | CD | Unclean production | 1992 |
Heteromorphonicks | 15 x digital file | Verba Corrige | 2010 |
Cybertantrick Quantum Leaps | CD | Artware Production | 1992 |
Cybertantrick Quantum Leaps | 15 x digital file | Verba Corrige | 1992 |
Bedscanner Philosophy: An Updated Boudoir Mode | CD | Minus having | 1992 |
Bedscanner Philosophy: An Updated Boudoir Mode | 9 x digital file | Verba Corrige | 2010 |
Malattia: Hallucinated Moisture Of Synaptic Slaughterhouse / Mutilated Terrorism | CD | Verba Corrige | 1994 |
Live assault | CD | Verba Corrige | 1994 |
Private 8788 | CDR | Blade Records | 1999 |
Private 8788 | 9 x digital file | Verba Corrige | 2010 |
Abstraction | CD | Daft Records | 1999 |
23/20 | 2 x LP, CD | Verba Corrige | 2007 |
23/20 | 23 X digital file | Verba Corrige | 2010 |
Wroclaw 071111 | CD | Verba Corrige | 2010 |