HOLISSSTIK · Chapter 1: This Endless Solitude | DIGIPAK CD

CD in Digipak with alternative cover and 12-page booklet.

Background information about 'Chapter 1: This Endless Solitude'

With three decades of credits spanning from black metal and doom to the avant-garde, Tor-Helge Skei has remained one of the most consistent and surprising talents in extreme music. The founding member of Manes was revisiting unfinished songs when a new project emerged in 2024. Holissstik's debut album — and first of a trilogy — dwells on the darkness that permeates our lives. But while haunted by deeply personal visions, Skei finds solace through the spirit of collaboration.

After meticulously sketching This Endless Solitude with an assortment of guitars, recording software and homemade plug-ins, he allowed outside influences to take control. Featuring more than 15 collaborators including members of Manes and Buddhist monks, the album unfolds with surprising twists right from the start. The Rhythm of Silence slips seamlessly through the cracks between trip-hop and industrial noise into rap. Hypnotized by soft spinning synths, Reoccurring Dreams quickly descends into a nightmare. But amidst deep-seated anxieties and intrusive thoughts, like a rope guiding one out of a cave, Holissstik still clings to hope. Would You Take This Heart — featuring Martyna Halas — stands as the album's enchanting centerpiece, offering not a question but an invitation to become something greater than ourselves.

For fans of: Depeche Mode, Aphex Twin, Darkspace

Track listing

1. The Rhythm of Silence
2. My Salvation
3. Projections
4. Obsession Six
5. Reoccurring Dreams
6. Would You Take This Heart
7. Behind Me
8. This Endless Solitude

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