The Fold [LP]

Antinoe - The Fold [LP]

From the mountains of Madrid comes Antinoe, the haunting one-woman project of pianist and vocalist Teresa Marraco. With her ethereal voice and stark, piano-driven arrangements, Antinoe shapes soundscapes where neoclassical elegance collides with the atmospheric weight of metal, weaving music that is at once fragile, immersive, and profoundly melancholic. Fans of artists like Agnes Obel or Enya will find resonance here, yet Antinoe's world is darker, steeped in reflection, loss, and yearning. Since its inception in 2021, Antinoe has embraced a uniquely personal approach to darkness, building her songs around intimate piano compositions intertwined with her rich, resonant voice. Marraco's background in extreme music further anchors her vision: she has collaborated with acts such as Coldborn, Elffor, Balmog, and Empty, and recorded the piano/keyboard parts for Dimmu Borgir's live performance of Det Nye Riket at Beyond the Gates Festival. Her 2023 debut, "Whispers from the Dark Past", an acoustic reinterpretation of 90s Norwegian black metal classics, garnered critical attention and cemented her distinctive identity on the border between metal and neoclassical expression. Now, Antinoe unveils her first full-length album of original material: "The Fold". A conceptual journey that navigates the acceptance of death, tracing the process of "folding inward," to confront different stages of grief, one by one, inviting us to walk a deeply personal path that nonetheless exposes universal themes such as existentialism and the embracing of chaos as a necessary part of oneself. With "The Fold", Antinoe transcends genre boundaries to deliver music that is delicate, symphonic, and unflinchingly dark, an invitation to step into shadows and discover their hidden beauty. 1. Night Falls 2. The Devil's Voice 3. Turn to Dust 4. Indulgence 5. Flock 6. Threshold 7. Chaos in the Sky 8. Ulven 9. Si Te Dejo Ir 10. Nar Du Dor 11. Light Bringer 12. Four Things