With a sensual sound once described by Under The Radar as "properly abstract, terrifyingly beautiful," New Zealand sonic rock architects Sora Shima have been quietly honing their instrumental craft since 2006. Compared to the likes of Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, they have released a slew of EPs, a beautiful 10 inch vinyl entitled "Empress," and their haunting debut album "You Are Surrounded" (2014). From delicate, lush soundscapes to walls of powerful guitar, Sora Shima's music is ripe for soundtracking.
A beautiful, mysterious track that builds organic guitar loops into a swirling, evolving mass of epic sound. E-bow hovers overhead as tectonic bass rolls beneath you. Perfect for jawdropping, dramatic, expansive imagery - possibly scifi. This is the soundtrack to witnessing the birth of a star. Instrumental, Electronic, Dark Ambient
The Art of Self Destruction is a mysterious and dreamy "mini-epic" ambient soundscape that builds to a wall of shifting harmonic resonance, at times resembling a distant string section in a cavernous expanse - and would easily accompany vivid, stark and dramatic imagery. Instrumental, Electronic, Dark Ambient
As a melodic guitar and piano motif interweaves, the dramatic suspense is heightened by stirring strings and swells punctuated by deep 'booms', adding considerable weight and power to the track. Serene, beautiful and yet ominious - Cowboy Destroyer perfectly captures the calm before a mighty storm. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Sendai is a lesson in minimal beauty. A bold, dramatic piano line is set in motion, flirting with major and minor variances as a ghostly, theremin-like guitar glides seamlessly underneath. Like a lost masterpiece from Hans Zimmer's 'Inception' soundtrack, Sendai will leave your listeners stunned. Instrumental, Dramatic, Magical Music
