GORGUTS revealed title and launched single for the ucoming EP "Pleiades´ Dust" that will be out on May 13th through Season of Mist. Luc Lemay has the following comments about the ep and about the first single "Wandering Times":
“As our EP ‘Pleiades’ Dust’ consists out of a single long
narrative composition, it was not written with the intention of being edited in
segments. As the storyline proceeds in chapters though, I was able to isolated
this part called ‘Wandering Times’ which will give the listener a good idea of
the composition aesthetics which are present throughout the whole piece. The
lyrics tell the story of the ‘House of Wisdom’, which is referring to a library
that was based in Baghdad sometime between the 8th and the 13th century. There
much of the intellectual activity of the Middle Age took place while Europe was
stuck in the Dark ages after the fall of Rome. Many scientific discoveries were
made at the time such as algebra, optics, astronomy and many more… Without the
translation movement that brought this library to life, we would have never had
the Renaissance that we know. It is a story about curiosity, beautiful minds
and sadly, about how man destroys great discoveries and achievements.
You can chek out "Wandering Times" at this location.
Polish artist Zbigniew M. Bielak unveiled his cover art and gave a detailed description about the concept of this illustration with these interesting words:
"As a child I was fascinated by the Middle East. My uncle used to work on civil engineering contracts in Libya and Iraq, so we kept receiving exotic, mosque-graced postcards throughout the otherwise lacklustre eighties behind the Iron Curtain. I have a genuine affection towards the region’s architecture, climate and aesthetics, therefore it was a pleasure to illustrate Luc Lemay’s new concept, which is a tribute to the scientific heritage of the Islamic Golden Age.
Although the pun of the album title was not intended – as much as NASA supercomputer Pleiades today, Baghdad’s Bayt al-Hikma – The House of Wisdom, epitomized the Middle East’s scientific sophistication. Boasting the largest library of the medieval world, this vibrant multicultural research and educational centre, drew in learned scholars including those of Jewish, Christian or Buddhist origin to translate, preserve and further develop important works of scholarship from across Europe and the Middle East whilst the Occident regressed into Dark Ages.
Spanning from the 8th century of our calendar to its symbolic ending with Genghis Khan’s grandson’s bloody Siege of Baghdad in 1258, resulting in obliteration of the House of Wisdom, The Golden Age of Islam left the world much indebted also to its numerous original contributions in diverse fields. From astronomy and medicine, to humanities and mathematics, Islam’s heritage helped pave the way for the rise of the West to its present prominence.
The mind-bending intricacy of GORGUTS’ aural landscapes portrayed in this single, over thirty minutes long piece of almost classically structured music, lends an aptly dramatic narrative to the story of a leading civilisation abruptly returned to dust."
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