Artist description A shimmering combination of deep vocals, acoustic twelve-string guitar, melodic bass, live keyboards and piano, floating effected guitar and unique percussion. Sonically post-gothic and psychedelically enchanting.

Music Style Post-Gothic

Musical Influences Cocteau Twins, Swans, Nick Cave, Lycia, Dead Can Dance, Current 93

Similar Artists Death in June, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Sigur Ros

Artist History Sumerland has performed along side various lush and dark projects such as Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Kristy Thirsk (of Delirium),The Changelings, Faith & Disease and Sol Invictus (World Serpent). The critically praised EP "And All Is Always Now" was released in February 2000. In October of the same year, Sumerland signed with New York's esoteric Middle Pillar Presents. The debut full-length SIVO is due May 2001.

Group Members Dorien Campbell - Vocals/Guitar, David Gibson - Bass, Marshall Serna - Piano/Keyboards/Vocals, Enrique Ugalde - Percusion/Guitar/Vocals

Instruments 12-string guitar, non-traditional effected guitar, bass, piano, synthesizer, percussion and found objects

Albums EP - And All is Always Now, CD - SIVO

Press Reviews "...Sumerland's depth and individuality shine..." - Outburn Magazine | "Undici brani per inoltrarsi tra le intense tonalità della più nobile e misteriosa intuizione, Sivo è la chiave." - Twilight Zone, Italy | "An advance listen to the album shows Sumerland in full command of their quiet storms: Luxurious deep-pile vocals unfurl over rolling keyboard and piano runs, while brittle 12-string arpeggiations are augmented by slowly strolling basslines and the occasional percussive thump - good odds say the nation's ethereally minded elite will take to SIVO like black cats to milk." - Willamette Week (PDX) | "...more graceful and expressive than most of their goth-influenced peers." - The Rocket (Seattle) | "Völlig unaufdringlich schlichen sich SUMERLAND mit ihrer Mischung aus Wave und Rock in mein Herz und hinterließen dort einen bittersüßen Schmerz... Insgesamt gesehen darf man das Album Sivo mit guten Gewissen als eine der herausragendsten Veröffentlichungen des Herbstes bezeichnen... Meine Wertung: 10 volle Punkte. Absoluter Kauftip dieses Quartals." - Black Magazine, Germany | "Imagine the soundtrack to a dream where it's nighttime and you're floating through the air over a dirty city where people are shooting up in alleys and kids are sleeping in dumpsters and you know it's not real, but you don't wake yourself up. Sumerland is dark, yet hopefull..." - The Mercury (PDX)

Location Portland, OR - USA

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