Endura (band)
| Endura | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | AbRAXAS |
| Genres | Dark ambient |
| Years active | 1993–2001 |
| Associated acts | Ontario Blue |
| Past members |
Stephen Pennick Christopher Walton |
Endura (sometimes written Endvra) was a dark ambient band that was active during the 1990s.[1] The band had only two members, Stephen Pennick and Christopher Walton. The name of the band comes from the Cathars' practice of ritualistic fasting to speed death.[2]
Pennick and Walton met in early 1993.[3] Walton was "once chased out of France"[3] after showing videos of hardcore violence and pornography at an industrial music festival.[3] He has referred to himself as a misanthrope.[3]
Endura mixes elements of ambient music with tribal rhythms, chants, moans, and sounds effects such as rattling chains and echoes. Their style has been described as "combining synthesizers reminiscent of Tangerine Dream with (un)healthy doses of Aleister Crowley, H.P. Lovecraft, and psychedelic drugs",[2] "absolutely haunting and dark",[4] or simply "Neoclassical".[5] Walton has stated that Pennick has more melodic talent while Walton himself is more conceptual.[3]
Partial discography
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Hexe[6] | Enlightenment Communications | as AbRAXAS, cassette only |
| 1994 | Dreams Of Dark Waters[6] | Nature & Art | |
| 1995 | Dark Projections From An Ancient Nature[6] | Psychotic Reactions | cassette only |
| 1996 | The Dark Is Light Enough[6] | Allegoria | |
| 1996 | Liber Leviathan[6] | Aesthetic Death | |
| 1996 | Black Eden[6][7] | Red Stream | |
| 1996 | Ard Inn Ar[6] | Old Europa Cafe | cassette only |
| 1997 | Great God Pan[6][8] | Misanthropy Records/Elfenblut | |
| 1998 | The Watcher[7] | Red Stream | |
| 1999 | Elder Signs[7] | Red Stream | double CD set |
References
- ↑ "Endura on iTunes". Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- 1 2 Hensley, Chad. "Interview with Endura". Esoterra Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Southgate, Troy. "Christopher Walton of Endura". Synthesis.com. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- ↑ "Black Eden Review". Sea of Tranquility. January 1, 2004. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- ↑ Chedsey, John (June 2000). "Great God Pan Review". Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Endura Discography". Flux Europa. November 11, 1997. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Red Stream Endura Discography". Red Stream Inc. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- ↑ "Endura Discography : Great God Pan". billboard.com. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2010.