Tenebrae

Exhumed synthetic textures from SNAKES OF RUSSIA

Steeped in the essence of deep sonic exploration, Tenebrae, our collaboration with the LA-based artist Joseph Holiday, aka SNAKES OF RUSSIA, dives into his dark, apocalyptic sound. In these texture-rich, playable soundscapes, complex modular synth patches, heavy analogue subs and brutal drum samples converge, all intricately processed through chains of unobtanium outboard and tape, unleashing a unique world of grit and darkness.

This first entry in our Artist Series is a plunge into the depths of his distinctive sonic palette. Together, we envisioned Tenebrae not merely as an instrument, but as an unearthed creature, buried for more than a century and now resurrected, bringing the dark mystique of the earth’s depths. Analogue outboard processing and brutal tape add immediate textural atmosphere to modular and analogue synths, screaming string instruments and noisy percussion, and bring out the unique sonic darkness encapsulated in Tenebrae. This first entry in our Artist Series is a plunge into the depths of his distinctive sonic palette. Together, we envisioned Tenebrae not merely as an instrument, but as an unearthed creature, buried for more than a century and now resurrected, bringing the dark mystique of the earth’s depths. Analogue outboard processing and brutal tape add immediate textural atmosphere to modular and analogue synths, screaming string instruments and noisy percussion, and bring out the unique sonic darkness encapsulated in Tenebrae.

With the transformative power of MNDALA 2, our ever-evolving acoustic synthesis engine, SNAKES OF RUSSIA has brought its sound sculpting expertise to design an inspiring set of 79 bespoke artist presets, along with our collection of 70 Elements presets and 27 Atelier presets to get you started. Since creative processing is an essential part of the SNAKES OF RUSSIA sound, we also worked with Joseph to create two exclusive effect processors that model his signature signal chains: BESTIAE (destructive filters, Drive and Compression in either parallel or series), and DIRTY BUCKETS (a range of brutal Bucket Brigade Delay-based reverbs), allowing you to shape the sound dynamically in real time.