{"id":23416,"date":"2024-04-11T23:13:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T23:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=23416"},"modified":"2024-04-11T23:19:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T23:19:04","slug":"the-palace-of-tears-veiled-screen-woven-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2024\/04\/11\/the-palace-of-tears-veiled-screen-woven-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"The Palace of Tears &#8211; Veiled Screen, Woven Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Veiled Screen, Woven Dream&#8221; is a melancholic and fascinating song by The Palace of Tears, which is a musical partnership between Erick Scheid and Leah Kahn (LV Darkling). This pair creates a hypnotic song that takes listeners to a realm of dreamy, dark beauty with the combination of wonderful guitar work and ethereal vocals. The track opens with evocative synth pads that set the stage for a cinematic experience. At 1:26, subtle percussion signals the unfolding of the main musical journey. Slow and dramatic, the composition builds with layers of bass, guitar, and electronics, all enveloped in a fuzzy, reverberating mix that blends chaos and dreaminess together. The vocals of LV Darkling appear around 2:16, echoing the sound of a dark\u00a0siren inviting the listener to go on an enigmatic journey. Her operatic vocal, which blends in well with Erick Scheid&#8217;s haunting guitar work, gives the song a haunting atmosphere. The slow, distorted guitar melodies create emotional depth, enhanced by the fuzzy production that evokes a sense of alienation from the ordinary world. As the track progresses, additional effects like flanger at 5:25 enrich the otherworldly atmosphere, adding a futuristic and alien-like vibe to the music. Drawing inspiration from artists like Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance and Alcest, The Palace of Tears combines elements of Gothic avant-garde and blackgaze, offering a unique experience. The lyrical stuff, which features artistic themes of reflection and emotional release, further heightens the ethereal ambiance. Vocalist LV Darkling&#8217;s fascinating delivery of lines like &#8220;Gaze through veiled screen, Scry finely woven dream&#8221; creates a sense of mystical longing and reflection. &#8220;Veiled Screen, Woven Dream&#8221; is an intriguing look at beauty and gloom that encourages listeners to explore all of its complex elements. It demonstrates Leah Kahn and Erick Scheid&#8217;s creative connection and their capacity to write natural, emotionally charged music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo Credit: photo by Amanda Trumbull<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Palace of Tears - Veiled Screen, Woven Dream\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xFgggWB5Pzk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepalaceoftears.bandcamp.com\">https:\/\/thepalaceoftears.bandcamp.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thepalaceoftears\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thepalaceoftears<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thepalaceoftears\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thepalaceoftears<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Veiled Screen, Woven Dream&#8221; is a melancholic and fascinating song by The Palace of Tears,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,5],"tags":[284,3768],"class_list":["post-23416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hard-music","category-reviews","tag-goth","tag-the-palace-of-tears"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23416"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23419,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23416\/revisions\/23419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}