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Costin Chioreanu & Sofia Sarri Release Live Performance Video Of 3 Songs From “Afterlife Romance” Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 13, 2020
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Following on from the release of “Afterlife Romance”, the debut full-length album from Romanian artist COSTIN CHIOREANU and Greek singer SOFIA SARRI, which was released last October on Dark Essence Records, the duo put together a live band featuring Sofia Sarri on Vocals, Chioreanu on Guitar, Kostas Stergiou on Keyboards, Petros Lamprides on Bass and Giorgos Pouliasis on Drums, which performed a one-off show in Athens, Greece,  featuring songs from the album.

This special performance took place at Temple in Athens and was filmed by African Astronaut Production House and recorded live at by George Bokos, together with Assistant Live Recording engineer Thanos Zarkalis and Front of House engineer Vagelis Moschos.

The video, which features dancer Anna Fytila on “Dance On The Clouds Floor”, and comprises three songs from the show,  is edited by Costin Chioreanu and Mixed and Mastered by George Bokos at the Grindhouse Studios Athens, can be seen below.

CHIOREANU has joined forces with virtual reality wizard ADRIAN TABACARU and is set to take “Afterlife Romance” even further, bringing it to life not just musically, but also visually,  at this year’s Inferno Metal Festival in Oslo, Norway. Titled “Midnight Cemetery” this virtual reality tour will allow participants to journey through Choireanu’s music in such a way that will enable them to interact with elements of his personal dark and strange realm.

“Midnight Cemetery” will run during the whole of the Inferno Festival which takes place from the 9th to the 12th April, and the stand can be found in the Artists Area of the Rockefeller.

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“Afterlife Romance” is  available in CD, Gatefold Vinyl and Digital formats from all the usual retailers, streaming and download services or direct from Dark Essence Records at the following:

Webshop: https://www.darkessencerecords.no/artists/costin-chioreanu-sofia-sarri/
Bandcamp: https://costinchioreanu.bandcamp.com/album/afterlife-romance

Costin Chioreanu Brings Guided Virtual Reality Tour To Inferno Metal Festival

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 7, 2020
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Romanian artist and musician COSTIN CHIOREANU is set to debut “Midnight Cemetery”, a guided Virtual Reality tour, at 2020’s Inferno Metal Festival in Oslo, Norway, which this year takes place from the 9th to the 12th April.

Taking place at the Rockefeller venue, “Midnight Cemetery” is a visual rendition of “Afterlife Romance”,  the recent album by CHIOREANU and Greek singer  SOFIA SARRI, which was released on Dark Essence Records at the end of last year.  CHIOREANU, who joined forces with fellow artist and musician ADRIAN TABACARU to make this vision a reality,  tells us something about the event:

“Midnight Cemetery”  is a  guided Virtual Reality tour that encompasses the complete story of the album “Afterlife Romance” and takes it to the maximum level of insanity. In what will be the worldwide premiere of “Midnight Cemetery” , you will literally be able to enter my personal visual world through the medium of Virtual Reality.  And there you will be able to interact with elements of this dark and strange realm thanks to the alien-skilled ADRIAN TABACARU.

We suggest you might like to visit our stand, which you will find at the Rockefeller artist area,  before your first beer -otherwise you will might remain trapped in the Midnight Cemetery…forever.

Through his art and video productions, COSTIN CHIOREANU has a long history of collaboration with many of the Dark Essence Records bands, as well as bands and artists like Rune Eriksen of MAYHEM, AURA NOIR and EARTH ELECTRIC, AT THE GATES, GHOST, SIGH and VULTURE INDUSTRIES.  But many fans may not have been aware, until recently, that this devotee of avant-garde is also a talented musician who uses a wide range of effects to create never-before heard  sounds with his guitar.

ADRIAN TABACARU is the other creative half of  the “Midnight Cemetery” Virtual Reality experience, building the whole structure and giving life to CHIOREANU’s illustrations.  After graduating from the Music University, TABACARU gained a huge amount of advanced knowledge in the field of interactive music composition and performing arts,  receiving a master’s degree for his professional practices. His musical inspiration comes from Classical music, Jazz Fusion, Electronic music and Progressive Rock.  Today, TABACARU is a much-respected drummer, musician, composer and multimedia artist, playing together with Costin Chioreanu and Sofia Sarri in the band ARAC. He has a wide range of activities including live performances, music composition, video production and multimedia art installations, and has recently concentrated his focus on Virtual Reality experiences.

Also a fan of metal and avant-garde, SOFIA SARRI is a vocalist with a breadth of artistic vision and talent that frees her from any kind of genre-imposed shackles.  Having recorded with artists associated with free jazz, improvisation and polyphonic choirs, her  2017 solo album “Euphoria” allowed her to fully utilise her wide-ranging, unearthly,  vocals that move with ease from graceful fragility, to wild, and powerful abandon.

More details about the “Midnight Cemetery” can be found on the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/744916739364710/

A video by CHIOREANU for the track “Thanatoguards” from “Afterlife Romance” , his album with SOFIA SARRI’s album can be seen at

For more information about:
COSTIN CHIOREANU:  https://twilight13media.com/
ADRIAN TABACARU:  http://www.adrian-tabacaru.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AdrianTabacaruOfficial/
SOFIA SARRI: http://sofiasarri.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/sofiasarrikira/

Dark Essence Records Release First Video And Single “Thanatoguards” From COSTIN CHIOREANU And SOFIA SARRI Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 11, 2019
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Dark Essence Records have announced details of the much-anticipated album “Afterlife Romance” from Romanian artist COSTIN CHIOREANU and Greek singer SOFIA SARRI, as well as releasing a new single and video for a track from the album.

The single, titled “Thanatoguards” can be streamed or downloaded at this location.

Whilst the video, by Chioreanu, can be seen here:

Through his art and video productions, COSTIN CHIOREANU has a long history of collaboration with many of the Dark Essence Records bands, as well as bands and artists like Rune Eriksen of MAYHEM, AURA NOIR and EARTH ELECTRIC, AT THE GATES, GHOST, SIGH and VULTURE INDUSTRIES. But many fans may not have known, until now, that this devotee of avant-garde is also a talented musician who uses a wide range of effects to create never-before heard sounds with his guitar.

Also a fan of metal and avant-garde, SOFIA SARRI is a vocalist with a breadth of artistic vision and talent that frees her from any kind of genre-imposed shackles. Having recorded with artists associated with free jazz, improvisation and polyphonic choirs, her 2017 solo album “Euphoria” allowed her to fully utilise her wide-ranging, unearthly, vocals that move with ease from graceful fragility, to wild, and powerful abandon.

Cleverly crafted to mimic a Lo-fi production that makes use of the tension and the eeriness of horror movie soundtracks of the ’70s or ’80s, “Afterlife Romance” is an album that defies any categorisation and is something between a cult peculiarity and a romantic enchanted experiment.

Tracklisting for “Afterlife Romance” is as follows:

01. The Gardenian Night Shift
02. Sulphur Promenade
03. Dance on the Clouds Floor
04. A blooming Moonflower
05. Dreadwatch
06. Thanatoguards
07. The Glow Made Us Og
08. Classified at Dawn
09. Kermes (CD & digital only)

Set for release on the 18th October, “Afterlife Romance” will be available in CD, Gatefold Vinyl and Digital formats, and can now be to  pre-ordered from https://www.darkessencerecords.no/artists/costin-chioreanu-sofia-sarri/

The original artwork by Chioreanu for “Afterlife Romance” will be exhibited in various historical locations, art galleries and music festivals during 2019 and 2020.

More information about Costin Chioreanu can be found at https://twilight13media.com/
and about Sofia Sarri at http://sofiasarri.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/sofiasarrikira/

BLOODWAY: Release Live Show Footage “Garden Of Diurnal Fractals/Mirror Twins”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 3, 2016
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On May 28, the Romanian dark metal band BLOODWAY – lead by the renowned Romanian graphic designer Costin Chioreanu from Twilight13media – have returned on stage after eight months of absence. With this occasion, the band performed together with the Norwegian black/thrash metal masters AURA NOIR in Fabrica Club from Bucharest, Romania. Below you can watch live footage from the show with BLOODWAY performing the songs “Garden of Diurnal Fractals” and “Mirror Twins”:

The songs Garden of Diurnal Fractals and Mirror Twins come from the album Mapping the Moment with the Logic of Dreams that was released on 25 September 2015 by I, Voidhanger Records from Italy. The album it is available for streaming and can be bought in digital format from the official Bandcamp page of the group, here.

In the fall of 2015 BLOODWAY was in a tour called “Horrors of the Unknown” together with the bands PERIHELION from Hungary and VALBORG from Germany. Below you can see a short documentary made by Gina Sandulescu about this tour:

Also on Bandcamp it’s available the EP Sunstone Voyager and the Clandestine Horizon that was released on February 27, 2014 by I, Voidhanger Records, here.

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BLOODWAY: Official Video “The Transfinite Castaway” Released

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 5, 2015
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BLOODWAY – the band led by the Romanian graphic designer Costin Chioreanu from Twilight13media (At the Gates, Mayhem, Arcturus, Darkthrone, Sigh, Einherjer, Leprous, Paradise Lost, Bloodbath, Arch Enemy, Vulture Industries etc) – have released a new video “The Transfinite Castaway”, the opening song of their new album, “Mapping the Moment with the Logic of Dreams”. The video was directed and edited by Costin Chioreanu and filmed by the same artist, together with Gina Sandulescu and Marius Costache. The characters in the story were played by Claudiu Chihaescu and Crina Cristina Marian.

Watch the video below:

The “Mapping the Moment with the Logic of Dreams” full length will be released on 25th of September and is available for pre-orders at I, Voidhanger Records. Pre-order HERE.

Tracklist for “Mapping the Moment with the Logic of Dreams”:
1. Seeding Distance (1:49)
2. The Transfinite Castaway (7:05)
3. Walking Past Near The Lighthouse (6:55)
4. Mirror Twins (4:09)
5. Early Glade Test Pilot (6:47)
6. A Hallow Bridge (5:57)
7. Garden Of Diurnal Fractals (5:33)
8. Mapping The Moment With The Logic Of Dreams (4:51)
Total running time 43:06

Bloodway official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bloodways
Bloodway official Bandcamp page: http://bloodway.bandcamp.com/
Twilight13media official website: http://twilight13media.com/

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BLOODWAY: Upcoming Album “Mapping The Moment With The Logic Of Dreams” Streaming

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 29, 2015
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BLOODWAY – led by the Romanian graphic designer Costin Chioreanu from Twilight13media (At the Gates, Mayhem, Arcturus, Darkthrone, Sigh, Einherjer, Leprous, Paradise Lost, Bloodbath, Arch Enemy, Vulture Industries etc) – have made available for full streaming the album “Mapping The Moment With The Logic Of Dreams”. The album features Dr. Mikannibal from SIGH as a special guest. Full details below:

“Conceptually speaking, this album represents the continuation of our debut EP. ‘Sunstone Voyager And The Clandestine Horizon ends with the moment when our main character escapes the whale of illusions and falls into the infinite cosmos. He wants so bad to have the big picture of everything so he floats far, far away through space, until he reaches its limit. ‘Mapping the Moment With the Logic Of Dreams’ starts with this moment. The character has the complete picture of the entire universe just for one second and then, he gets instantly absorbed into nothingness. Finding himself in that infinite lack of presence, he meets the highest solitude and he starts introspection. The entire album is a very tough introspection and meditation on the relationship between mind, soul and the outside world. The name presents the main conclusion of the album, as it can be easily translated into ‘Live in the present and focus on the unseen.'”

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Marius Costache at Studio 148, Bucharest, “Mapping The Moment With The Logic Of Dreams” is a It is an ambitious album at many levels. “Our main focus was to create a record that is completely able to satisfy us as listener. This was the main priority and we did not consider any influences coming from culture, media, public opinions, trends, rules. Again, we recorded the music without using click tracks and played more than before with the tempos’ variations in order to have the record as organic as possible.”

Coming out September 25th on I.Voidhanger records – you can listen to the album a full month early! The album features Dr. Mikannibal from Sigh playing saxophone in one track, the mind-shattering prog instrumental “A Hallow Bridge.” And you have the urge to dive in deep, skip straight to the the third track “Mirror Twins” which rips this one wide open.

You can listen the entire “Mapping The Moment With The Logic Of Dreams” – streaming on Invisible Oranges, at this location.

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Tracklist:
1. Seeding Distance (1:49)
2. The Transfinite Castaway (7:05)
3. Walking Past Near The Lighthouse (6:55)
4. Mirror Twins (4:09)
5. Early Glade Test Pilot (6:47)
6. A Hallow Bridge (5:57)
7. Garden Of Diurnal Fractals (5:33)
8. Mapping The Moment With The Logic Of Dreams (4:51)
Total running time 43:06

Bloodway official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bloodways
Bloodway official Bandcamp page: http://bloodway.bandcamp.com/
Twilight13media official website: http://twilight13media.com/