After the success of the dreamy Evening Sessions, ART OF EMPATHY returns with the new album Posthuman Decadence. Like in the past, this project is all about creating beautiful, dreamy songs. But this time it has a dark, apocalyptic touch.
Posthuman Decadence tells the story of the struggling man, trying hard to give meaning to his life. Although he tries his best, he slips further and further away from his original nature. Although his intentions are good most of the time, in the end he tends to fall into decay sometimes and then gets confronted with his dependence on nature and his beloved ones.
Tracklisting:
- The Design [07:27]
- Good Morning Sick World [05:20]
- Don’t Mind [04:21]
- Recreation [04:32]
- If This Is A Man [03:09]
- Beautiful War [05:51]
- Still Dancing [03:47]
- Virile Earth [07:39]
- The Source [06:08]
- The Paradox Of Essence [06:13]
- Dying Cosily [06:00]
- Posthuman Decadence [03:52]
Art Of Empathy
ART OF EMPATHY is a one-man-project founded by Jef Janssen in Diest, Belgium. His music can be described as a mixture between neofolk and darkwave: grounded on acoustic guitars, combined with dreamy, dark synths and whispering, haunting vocals. Sometimes it’s dark romantical, sometimes apocalyptic. In the end it’s always nature-loving, driven by melancholy.
On this second album, Jef collaborated with other artists. The track Virile Earth is co-written by the Greek keyboard mastermind Q_Snc and on the track The Paradox Of Essence the input of the Belgian ambient project Sequences can be heard. Besides the danish boys from Anstalt delivered an amazing remix of two older ART OF EMPATHY songs.
All ART OF EMPATHY music is available for free download under a Creative Commons licence. The album “Posthuman Decadence” is available as free download at the netlabels 7th Crow Records, afmusic, Enough Records, FunerART and Wildness Records.
Absolutes Hammeralbum. Spitze !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ich habe seit langem kein so dichtes und düsteres Darkwave-Album mehr gehört.