Seesar
Seesar is the dark ambient Lovecraft and Futurism inspired soundscape project of percussionist / ethnomusicologist Will Connor.
The Seesar project constructs dark ambient soundscapes using unnamable timbres and demented, uncanny rhythms and melodies to evoke the fear and dread expressed within the works of H. P. Lovecraft and other authors of Mythos fiction. More specifically, Seesar draws from Italian Futurism and Dadaist aesthetics, embracing the sounds of modern society that embody the end of world as it was seen around the turn of the 20th Century. It is a fitting incorporation as it parallels Lovecraft’s manifestation of modernism as Cosmic Doom.
In part, Seesar accomplishes this realization of darkness by performing on scrap metal, turning household items into musical instruments, and building new noise-making devices to generate unique sonic additions. Employing textures provided by the inclusion of traditional musical instruments from various cultures from around the World are also part of Seesar’s music, removing it further from the listeners’ familiarity and expectations and thus deepening the connection to the unknown.
Seesar is typically a solo project by percussionist Will Connor, but occasionally extends to invite guest musicians of like-minded musical goals and appreciation for Lovecraft, in order to present new, unheard disturbing passages, only made possible through these collaborations.
By using these approaches, techniques, instruments, and sounds, Seesar performs and composes pieces that pay homage to and recreate feelings cultivated within the literary genius of Lovecraft and other tales of the Cthulhu Mythos.
Currently, Seesar has appeared on several compilations of dark ambient music, released full-length CDs on the UK label Sombre Soniks and Dagon Records (a division of the Miskatonic University Orne Library Audio Archives), and has toured extensively through the UK, Europe, and the US. Upcoming Seesar projects include two more solo CD releases in 2016/2017, collaborations with Abismo Humano, raxil4, µ, Akoustik Timbre Frekuency, Plaguewielder, Tamerlan, Kotodama, Cementimental, Anton Mobin, and more, as well as continued sound design work and Lovecraft-related audio book releases with Dread Falls Theatre and sonic contributions to the works of NYC Gothcore rap artist Mizfit tha Menace: Horror Himself. Connor works and lives in London, UK with his dog, library of Lovecraftian tomes, and untold numbers of unusual musical instruments.
Discography:
Seesar - The Silver Key (2016 Dagon Records) [1]
Seesar - Flight of Raphtontis (2014 Sombre Soniks) [2]
Compilations and Collaborations:
Sombre Soniks Dark Ambient Volume 11 {with John Garcia} [3]
Sombre Soniks Sakrament Volume 01 [4]
Sombre Soniks Dark Ambient Volume 10 {with µ} [5]
Sombre Soniks Dark Ambient Volume 09 [6]
Sombre Soniks Dark Ambient Volume 07 [7]
Sombre Soniks Dark Ambient Volume 06 [8]
Sombre Soniks Dark Ambient Volume 05 {with Steve Mason} [9]
Do What Thou Wilt Volume 01 (Sombre Soniks){with Akoustik Timbre Frekuency} [10]
Sombre Soniks Dark Ambient Volume 02 [11]
Under a Big Red Sun (Zos Kia Sounds Recordings) [12]
PAS Musique Presents: Experi-MENTAL Compilation Volume One (Culture Asylum){SOLD OUT}
Web Presence:
Official Page: http://www.willconnor.co.uk/seesar.html
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SeesarMusic
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kingseesar
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHcr9AA2HOQNOWh9Fzk1a9g
Sombre Soniks Artist Page: http://www.sombresoniks.com/seesar
Dagon Records Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/dagonrecords
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