The Palace of Tears - Topic

#ethereal #darkwave

The Palace of Tears fuses hypnotic electronics, heavily layered processed guitars and sultry vocals that captivate, creating an ethereal sonic amalgam that transcends temporal boundaries. The duo’s unique alchemy draws upon musical influences as varied as post-punk, gothic rock, shoegaze, ambient drone, jazz, electronica, soundtracks and more. The Palace of Tears create their own sonic landscape full of haunting beauty - ghostly - evocative - sensual. Both artists collaboratively bring to the table a plethora of diverse experiences in the creative performance world, with influences from theater, dance, circus, opera, and butoh. Vocalist Leah Darkling, a New Orleans native, brings a varied and textured approach to her singing and song writing, pulling from her many disciplines in the performing arts. Interesting to note, the origin of this emotive title “The Palace of Tears” emerged from the historic city of Berlin, where the duo first met. Unbeknownst to them, it refers to a building which served as the border crossing for those who said their farewells to loved ones as they passed from East to West Berlin, through the wall, not knowing when or if they may see their loves ever again. Later that same year the duo ultimately created demos together. As time passed  Erick made the decision to relocate to the eerie and mysterious southern depths of New Orleans, Louisiana to begin anew, shedding the previous skin of his former project.