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11 Days

by Spectral Lore

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bmurator Greek Atmospheric Black Metal / Ambient. A one man, Ayloss, project. This is very experimental & progressive in its approach as well. There are some fantastic ideas & Aylossis clearly hugely talented & with an impressive discography that I *need* more of... :) Recommended! Favorite track: Moloch.
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MJ One of two utterly brilliant albums from Ayloss this year. I really can’t recommend this highly enough. Favorite track: Moloch.
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TheEliteExtremophile 11 Days tells the story of refugees crossing the Mediterranean (proceeds will be donated to refugee-oriented charities), and the music portrays such a journey with squalling black metal and eerie synthesizer experiments. It’s about equal measures blistering metal and haunting kraut-y electronics, and it works excellently.

Full review here: theeliteextremophile.com/2023/06/05/odds-ends-june-5-2023/
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1.
Moloch 11:04
Wailing steel Oppressing Righteous Sea Raging Clash into each other A battle of will No man must face this great abyss That swallows me with no return It makes me smaller With every hour that passes I must overcome it I must hold to this scrap of rusted metal and not let go For 11 Days I ride the conqueror's ship in defiance Unseen I will be, a ghost Forgotten by men To rise out from the waters After 11 days And become flesh again Days and nights pass I hear the sea talking to me I understand its language now It is a god itself There is one and only word that it says to me Sacrifice
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3.
Adro Onzi 13:45
I am standing on a rope Atop a perched peak Between the living and the dead I can see the bodies of my people A thousand leagues into the depths Above and Below A temple of flesh Scraped upon rusted metal My weapon is a tightened grip My shield is scorching pain Visions of justice... Visions of revenge. They talk to me With ravenous whispers They form out of water Venomous fangs, abyssal jaws Who am I to ask for a different fate To turn down the abode of the wretched Protect me or kill me, spirit I'm not looking back I know you, you reign at the deepest point You sleep a sleep of ages You call to me so I can finally rest my limbs You speak again "sacrifice" I have taken from you nothing I owe to you nothing You will not have neither me Nor my children Neither the living or the dead Are able to stop me I will face you I will Kill a God May the ripples of my wrath Go as far as to drown the cities All the scornful smiles And the putrid fears Their clean white dreams Their fortresses build on science and culture Yet forever Soulless
4.

about

11 Days is both a music album and a statement of protest against the policies of the European Union regarding refugees and migrants. Over 25,954 people have drowned in the Mediterranean Waters between 2014 and 2022 [Missing Migrants Project, [1]) trying to save themselves from war and famine or just hoping for a better future, and many of these deaths happened as a direct result of practices such as illegal push-backs, violence, intimidation and refusal or delay of rescue (which in turn cause refugees and migrants to take increasingly dangerous routes to avoid repression), policies themselves fueled by anti-immigrant ideology based in xenophobic sentiments and nationalism, that hides beneath the progressive and humanist rhetoric of leading European parties. At the same time, governments like Greece's which partakes to a large extent to this repression [2] persecute rescue organizations with false charges that are rejected by courts [3].

I have attempted to create a narrative of a fictional journey of survival through the Mediterranean sea using supernatural and mythic elements, based on a real event that has taken place [4]. I don't claim to be in a position to understand migrants and refugee's experience, so this is nothing more than a westerner's imagination based on reports, documentaries and media that I was able to find, with all the obvious limits and issues that this might have. Thanks to all the excellent musicians and artists that have aided me in creating this project. Open borders and free movement for all people.

This album was released 3 months prior to the state murder near the waters of Pylos, but is dedicated subsequently to its victims.


[1] missingmigrants.iom.int
[2] www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/03/pushback-greece-lesbos-refugees-asylum-seekers-ukraine/?fbclid=IwAR13cbw9oUZBvkIeY8_Sj17ikdFb5Oe4lj2JzzwlUTYBP4RQsbwquk9FsNQ
[3] www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/13/greek-court-rejects-charges-against-aid-workers-including-sara-mardini-swimmers/
[4] www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/28/migrants-travel-from-nigeria-to-canary-islands-balanced-on-ships-rudder

credits

released March 21, 2023

All sales from the digital version and proceeds from later physical editions will be donated to pro-refugee organizations and causes.

All music, lyrics and instruments peformed by Ayloss.
Recorded, mixed and mastered in the Stellar Auditorium by Ayloss, 2022-2023. Remastered by Nidstag Studios.
Cover by Christina Chrysanthopoulou.

Guest Performances by
Nate Collins (synths, electronics, vocals on tracks 2 & 4)
Odile Aurora Strik (synths on track 3, synth and field recording on track 4)
A member of the Yovel collective has provided vocals on track 1.
V. and K. from VOAK have provided vocals and a guitar solo on track 3 respectively.
Sadistik: Vocals on track 3.

Thanks to "His House" and "The Swimmers" for inspiration.

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This page hosts most of the music I've released through Spectral Lore and other projects. Atmospheric black metal, ambient, dungeon synth and more. I'm antifascist so NSBM fans stay away.

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