Serpentent releases new music video for the second single »The Fountainhead Of Fire« taken from the forthcoming debut

American folk doom solo artist Serpentent releases new music video for the second single »The Fountainhead Of Fire« taken from the forthcoming debut, »Ancient Tomes, Volume 1: Mother Of Light«, out on May 13, 2022 via Svart Records.
Production, filming, direction, arrangements, edits, and makeup by Anne K. O’Neill. Featuring Joy Von Spain as “The Sun”.
Tracklist:
01. The Descent
02. Ancient Tomes
03. Winding
04. Sonette An Orpheus: IV
05. Oy Ty
06. Death
07. Mother Of Light
08. The Fountainhead Of Fire
08. Rise & Fall
From Svart Records:
Svart Records is proud to debut »Mother Of Light«, the epic first album by dark folk songstress Anne K. O’Neill, under her Serpentent banner. As Serpentent, multi-instrumentalist and visual artist Anne K. O’Neill weaves a deep cinematic spell of gothic folk, combining elements of European folk music and neoclassical influences. Transfigured by her extraordinary, evocative vocal style, Serpentent’s »Mother Of Light« is a lush saga. Unfastening her industrial roots, Serpentent sees O’Neill conjure monumental sonic narratives that are magnificently visual but fiercely vulnerable, her voice commanding an unconquerable presence. Emotionally charged, Serpentent sets the stage with songs of love and grief, magically distilled through eloquent landscapes of sound.
Gothic classical neofolk or 80s-tinged neoclassical dark pop, only the listener can experience for themselves. Serpentent are that unique paradox, almost beyond genre, leaving you speechless and struggling to find words that can describe sheer beauty. With nods to Jung, Bataille, Camus, and Krishnamurti, »Mother Of Light«’s themes serve as a rumination on the meanings of life and death making this debut Serpentent album an opus of philosophical observation.

Photo by Nate Gowdy
Featuring accompaniments by Joseph M. D’Auria on drums, Dylan Desmond on bass, and guest appearances from Lorraine Rath, Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe, Kakophonix, and Joy Von Spain, Serpentent’s »Mother Of Light« together with artwork created by Anne K. O’Neill, is an unflinching masterwork of artistry from cover to cover. O’Neill’s dark folk soundtracks, with her song-craft and voice bringing to mind Lisa Gerrard and Jocelyn Pook will appeal to fans of everything from Chelsea Wolfe, Darkher, Lindy-Fay Hella and Dead Can Dance to Emma Ruth Rundle, Enya, Mazzy Star and even Svart Records own Hexvessel.
It’s hard not to believe that Serpentent is a prescient star whose moment has arrived. »Mother Of Light« is a shining gem of darkness waiting to be discovered and explode into the mainstream. As explorer’s who have been there discovering many new artists as they emerge, take our word for it that Serpentent is one to seek out, to be there as the levee breaks. Allow »Mother Of Light«’s wave of life and death illuminate you.
Composition, lyrics, guitars, main vocals, and miscellaneous electronic arrangements by Anne K. O’Neill.
Accompaniments by Joseph M. D’Auria (percussion, electronics) and Dylan Desmond (bass).
Guest appearances by Lorraine Rath (flute) and Joy Von Spain (vocals).
Recorded and mixed by Garrett Reynolds at Electrokitty Studios, Seattle, WA.
Mastered by Justein Weiss at Trakworx.
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well