Cindytalk
Formada en 1982 en Edimburgo por Gordon Sharp aka Cinder y David Clancy, Cindytalk fue aclamada po el trabajo vocal ocasional de Sharp para Cocteau Twins y a su participación en el colectivo de 4AD, This Mortal Coil. También ha colaborado con bandas tan diversas como Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, Kathy Acker, Alasdair Gray, Chris Connelly (Revolting Cocks / Ministry).
La formación actual de la banda en directo de Cindytalk (a fecha de enero de 2026) es Sharp aka Cinder, Massimo Farjon Pupillo (Zu) y Thighpaulsandra (Coil).
Desde su primer álbum, «Camouflage Heart» (Midnight Music, 1984), Cindytalk ha lanzado 16 álbumes y el más reciente “That We Must Pass Through This Life”, se lanzará el 16 de este mes por Line, sello del artista sonoro Richard Chartier. Su voz etérea se ha inmortalizado en los discos de This Mortal Coil y Cocteau Twins, en tanto la música de Cidytalk ha mutado con los tiempos, de aquel sonido post-punk, pasando por el glitch y hasta las asfixiantes atmósferas de drones.
“Sunset and Forever” -lanzado el 30 de enero 2025 por el sello experimental The Helen Scarsdale Agency que dirige el músico y crítico musical Jim Haynes- consiste en siete temas cuya apertura la hace los largos 18 minutos de “Embers of Last Leaves” en el que se sumerge en una marea de sintetizadores y drones que se internan en un túnel oscuro y sin fondo. Después del inicio de ruidos abstractos en “Eien No Yūyake”, emerge una línea ambiental sintetizada que se expande y se contrae sutilmente. “Tower of the Sun” captura ruidos del ambiente; objetos que chocan y se forman profundos ecos que configuran un mundo desolado. En “My Sister the Wind” quedan pocos vestigios de vida, son solo ruidos de máquinas. “Invisible Adventure” en tanto muestra una suerte de arpegios realizado por algún software de diseño.
“I See Her In Everything” cierra un álbum de atmósfera inquietante que bien podría servir para la banda sonora de un film post-apocalíptico.
Founded in 1982 in Edinburgh by Gordon Sharp aka Cinder, and David Clancy, Cindytalk was acclaimed for Sharp’s occasional vocal work for Cocteau Twins and his participation in the 4AD collective, This Mortal Coil. He has also collaborated with bands as diverse as Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, Kathy Acker, Alasdair Gray, and Chris Connelly (Revolting Cocks/Ministry).
The current line-up of Cindytalk’s live band (as of January 2026) is Sharp aka Cinder, Massimo Farjon Pupillo (Zu) and Thighpaulsandra (Coil).
Since their first album, ‘Camouflage Heart’ (Midnight Music, 1984), Cindytalk has released 16 albums, the most recent of which, ‘That We Must Pass Through This Life,’ will be released on the 16th of this month by Line, the label of sound artist Richard Chartier. Her ethereal voice has been immortalised on albums by This Mortal Coil and Cocteau Twins, while Cidytalk’s music has mutated over time, from that post-punk sound, through glitch and even the suffocating atmospheres of drones.
‘Sunset and Forever’ —released on 30 January 2025 by the experimental label The Helen Scarsdale Agency, run by musician and music critic Jim Haynes— consists of seven tracks, opening with the 18-minute “Embers of Last Leaves,” which immerses the listener in a tide of synthesizers and drones that descend into a dark, bottomless tunnel. After the abstract noises of ‘Eien No Yūyake,’ a synthesised ambient line emerges, subtly expanding and contracting. ‘Tower of the Sun’ captures ambient noises; objects collide and form deep echoes that shape a desolate world. In ‘My Sister the Wind,’ there are few traces of life left, only the sounds of machines. ‘Invisible Adventure,’ meanwhile, features a kind of arpeggio created by design software.
‘I See Her In Everything’ closes an album with an unsettling atmosphere would be well suited to soundtrack a post-apocalyptic film.
https://cindytalk.bandcamp.com
