Seirom is a
dark ambient musical project started by Dutch multi-instrumentalist and composer
Maurice de Jong, otherwise known as Mories. It was founded in 2011 and marked a stark contrast to de Jong's previous work, embracing a more ethereal sound.
History
The Seirom project was conceived in 2011 after composer
Maurice de Jong had reached a creative exhaustive point with his other active projects. "I started to feel burned out. I think all the negativity (in my music making) kind of had an impact on me. I needed to do something positive." He independently released ''
Eremitic
A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions.
Description
In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Chr ...
'' on June 6, 2011. ''
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
'' was released on November 9, 2012 and featured a lighter more positive tone compared to Seirom's debut.
On May 1, 2014 the third full-length album ''
And the Light Swallowed Everything'' was released and received positively, with Kez Whelan of
Terrorizer describing the music as "hauntingly, harrowingly, luminously beautiful."
Seirom's fourth album ''
I Was So Sad'' was released on July 8, 2016.
Discography
* ''
Eremitic
A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions.
Description
In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Chr ...
'' (2011)
* ''
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
'' (2012)
* ''
And the Light Swallowed Everything'' (2014)
* ''
I Was So Sad'' (2016)
References
External links
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Seiromat
Bandcamp
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Ambient music groups
Dark ambient music groups
Dutch shoegaze musical groups
Musical groups established in 2011
Musical groups from Friesland
2011 establishments in the Netherlands