ABOUT THE CONCEPT:
Inspired by the comedy "The Imaginary Sick" (Le malade imaginaire) by Moliere (1673). "Virtus Dormitiva" is a notion that appears in the mentioned work, when a character is asked to explain why opium causes sleep, to which the character responds that opium contains a "dormitive principle" (virtus dormitiva) that it is the origin of its ability to provoke sleep.
I take the expression "Virtus Dormitiva" as a metaphor to define the state of continuous sleepiness in which we find ourselves submerged.
The unification of the masses under what is called "common sense."
"Common sense" is like a giant wave that crushes individualities and in its wake leaves a uniform mass, generic and dead in ideas and passions.
Self-censorship, denial of logical reasoning. (Anything that is outside that "common sense" is classified as conspiracy theory and invalidated without question).
This state of drowsiness generated by everyday life, day-to-day worries, fatigue, monotony ... numb our mind.
The pressure of Social mandates (what is expected of us).
Obligations (work, subsistence).
The feeling that we have to be super productive all the time (self-slavery).
The reduction of the ability to focus on one thing at a time, which decreases reasoning ability, focus, and understanding.
The media mixing news with entertainment, constantly bombarding with the same topics (creating and imposing the "common sense").
The control exercised by fear.
The judgment of the other, the condemnation of the other.
The fear of waking up, the fear of the truth.
The comfort of living in a lie.
Selective empathy.
The manipulation.
The censorship and self-censorship.
The repression and self-repression.

Upon Shadows - Virtus Dormitiva (Single 2021)

Musician/songwriter
(keyboard, guitar, voices, drums and programing).

BANDS:

Upon Shadows (all music, lyrics and art design). Dark Metal

Voces Anònimas ( TV Show - Uruguay ).
(musical production)

MARKHOR (Swiss/Swedish/Uruguayan black metal) - vocals.

Ad Noctum Project (Chle) vocals.

Participations :

Asbel (Colombia) "The Dark...The Whitered..." 2010
Keyboards an voices on tracks : "Sweet Darkness " and " Solar Breeze "

Beltane (New Zeland)
"Auld Toby" 2011 (Keyboards on some tracks).
"Anode To Leviathan" 2011 (keyboars keyboards on some tracks).

Throne of Malediction (Usa)
"Born of Innocence" 2011 (keyboards and some whispers).

Valkynaz
"Endlich Allein" 2011 (vocals).

Past bands :

Eclampsy (Uruguay)
keyboardist (1995 - 2002 ).

Upon Shadows discography:

Tragic Prelude - Single 2011
Tenebre - EP 2011
Only Keys And Whispers - 2011 Released by SATANICA PRODUCTIONS (NZ)
Melodies In Grey Scale - 2011 Released by SATANICA PRODUCTIONS (NZ)
The Huge Circle Of Time - 2009
Upon Shadows - 2003

Personal music page : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tamara-Picardo-Official/126585144089672

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