Conatus

Electronic · 2011 · 12 tracks · 43m

Conatus

A breakthrough of operatic darkwave where icy synthesizers meet organic strings. Massive, cathedral-scale vocals soaring over skeletal, industrial-pop beats.

September 26, 2011 · Sacred Bones Records

A high-stakes emotional purge set against a backdrop of cold, monumental architecture.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 43m

01

Swords

1:04

02

Avalanche

3:20

03

Vessel

4:42

04

Hikikomori

3:47

05

Ixode

4:14

06

Seekir

3:45

07

In Your Nature

3:28

08

Lick the Palm of the Burning Handshake

4:27

09

Shivers

2:54

10

Skin

4:22

11

Collapse

4:08

12

Days Grow Older

3:34

Moments Worth Listening For

The transition from the brief, tension-building Swords into the massive, percussion-driven release of Avalanche.

The way the beat in Seekir mimics a frantic heartbeat underneath a soaring, pop-inflected vocal melody.

The stark, vulnerable piano and cello arrangement on Skin that strips away the electronics for raw emotional impact.

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