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Sui Generis Umbra
12+ albums
dark ambientdarkwaveexperimentalpsychedelicdark electro
about
Sui Generis Umbra is an industrial band from Poland. Their name is of Latin origin and means 'phantom that is different from everything else' whereas 'phantom' is something that exists but only in your imagination. There is no so-called 'history' as Sui Generis Umbra has almost no features of a regular band. As eLL claims, it exists somewhere in the space since ever. eLL and Maciej are mere souls who simply try to render the Energy audible. The whole story started thanks to the Lady. “I had explicit vision of the atmosphere that was to be created. I knew exactly what I wanted to hear. It is unutterable fortune I met Maciej then. Not only was he eager to offer his help but also he did get Sui Generis Umbra's meaning.” – explains eLL in an interview for Ultima Comparatio, a magazine from USA. eLL and Maciej decided that their music way to fans’ will be a bit different from other debuting bands. They focused mainly on feeling and emotions as the essence of art, not concentrating so much on the technique. Their start at the music scene was also not typical. Directly, without presenting any demos, Sui Generis Umbra (the band was named simply Umbra back then) recorded and released the whole material called “Ater" in 1999 on Fluttering Dragon Records, an underground label from Warsaw. “Ater” was their first album title and is a mixture of ambient elements which try to conquer your minds and stir emotions. “Ater", quite often compared to Norwegian project of two witches Aghast, is
