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The Sanctity Of Crows is an award-winning solo indie music project by Ian A Napier, who lives in Scotland.
Mostly instrumental, often cinematic. Distinctive genre-agnostic flights high above the confluence of the two great rivers Prog and Post-rock. It's been said "most of this is truly unique", but some has been likened to Nine Inch Nails, Mogwai, God Is An Astronaut, John Carpenter, Pink Floyd, Rick Wakeman, Mike Oldfield, Simple Minds, The Verve and My Dying Bride.
The debut album "Amidst the Gloom" was released in March 2024, followed by "Flowers of the New Dawn" (a symphony for electric guitars in six movements) at the end of October 2024.
Ian continues to explore his creativity through music with new releases, and collaborations with artists such as Histheory, Across The Frostlands, HOLLOW WORDS, Sonia Hutchinson (of Crowsilver) and Jonathan Dawkins.
⭐ Featured Song
Arrival
An unedited long-exposure night-time photo out of the window (with approaching headlights and a distorted reflection of the ceiling on the glass) looked like it'd make great cover art. "Arrival" seemed like a fitting title. Then I created music for it. I always just get started and see what appears, but this time I was extra surprised - it's something of a stylistic mashup. Not sure if I should apologise for that or not. 🙄
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