Exist / Coexist will be out May 29th.
https://skyence.bandcamp.com/album/exist-coexist

"Schism" by TOOL has been one of my favorite pieces of music since I heard it the first time back when their album "Lateralus" came out in 2001. I was 17 at the time and TOOL's music resonated so much with my young self. It was mysterious, complicated yet flowing and it held so many details (some I still discover today).

My first attempt to create a re-interpretation of "Schism" started over a decade ago. Since then I made countless attempts, but I never felt that what I came up with did remotely any justice to the original. It wasn't until 2023 when I figured that it was okay for me to stick more to the original and that I wouldn't have to re-invent the wheel to pay homage to it. Even after so many failed attempts I still felt the urge to make my own version work. So I concentrated more on distilling the mood of the song and pick parts that I felt I could re-arrange to something that wouldn't need to be an 8-minute opus of a song.

As a main instrument I wanted to use my piano and make a real intimate recording of the basic chords to lead through the verses. I also decided that I want the piano to stay un-tuned for the recordings to keep these slightly drifting overtones. I recorded temporary vocals myself to have a guide for the overall arrangement. What pushed the instrumental to the next level was when Rabea started recording the cello lines I composed. I also asked her to feel free to add weird sounds, bends and bow-plays wherever she sees some space for it. What I got back was a great collection of stems to play with - little details that create this wonderful depth in the final song.

The last step of recording was vocals and I think I had to listen to the instrumental over 100 times to finally nail who I wanted to sing on it - but then it was absolutely clear that Laila Nysten was the spot-on choice to achieve the airy, angel-like vibe I was aiming for. Laila is a super talented singer and instrumentalist and she was part of the string quartets on my previous album Two Windows.

I'm super grateful for all the talented people that help me bring my ideas to reality. It was my first attempt on a cover and it bulked up a lot of weight over the years, but with how it turned out, I'm finally able to let go of it.

Schism (TOOL)

"paint me dark winter and storm
unfold me shadow and dawn
perceive me chaos and flame
unveil me figment and fay"
-- Wingshredder 

All music written, performed and produced by Wingshredder.

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Regarding Remixes of my original work:
I love hearing remixes of my songs, but please credit my original work and put my artist name in the track title as well as a link to my SC or Bandcamp page(s) in the track description. If you want to release/distribute your remix, please contact me first.

"the inevitable song of Hope
wakes me
before slumber can take me
down into its realm of despair"
-- Wingshredder

These are songs from the vault - over 10 years of releasing music as Wildsilences (and a few other starweb-projects along the way). You can listen to my Wildsilences music on Bandcamp:
https://wildsilences.bandcamp.com/

Massive thanks to the incredible original artists who gave me permission to rework and experiment with their excellent music - please check out their original tracks and profile links in the tracks' descriptions.

Also a massive thanks to everyone for your support over the years, for all the collabs and remixes, friendships formed and the music.

Check out my new project, Wingshredder @wingshredderofficial and all other links below.

Regarding Remixes of my original work:
I love hearing remixes of my songs, but please credit my original work and put my artist name in the track title as well as a link to my SC or Bandcamp page(s) in the track description.  If you want to release/distribute your remix, please contact me first.

Schism (TOOL)

SKYENCE