Pothamus - Varos [Official Video]

Official video for 'Varos'. Taken from 'Raya’, the upcoming full length album of Pothamus (out December 4th through Consouling Agency).
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‘Varos’ is the final chapter of ‘Raya’. In this conjunction of the earthy and the ethereal, ‘Varos’ represents Death, and paraphrases the concluding chapter in the band’s mythology. Catatonic dream-like sounds evocate visions of passage, while lyrics cantillate the next destination.
On ‘Varos’ Pothamus contemplates the end of our profane existence; the casting off of our bodily remnants. The sanskrit term antarābhava intrinsically proclaims the idea of reincarnation. More precisely, from the records of early Buddhist schools of thought, the idea is put forward of an intermediate, transitional, or liminal state between Death and Rebirth. Since all that is tangible is left behind, a question imposes itself: what is it exactly that reaches this transitional realm? If this stretches beyond Death; it is also what constitutes the essence of Life.
The premise is put forward of an energetic element, ‘Raya’, conceiving and establishing Life in all forms. While our individual, physical and bodily lives may and will end at a given moment, Life and lifeforce as such endures, manifesting in new specific forms. ‘Varos’ thus symbolises the final chapter, yet it rejects the very notion of finality. This idea recalls the cyclical conception of time as put forward in ‘Orath’. The final chapter thus weaves into the first, as an end that constitutes a new beginning. Thus we come round. Full circle.
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Lyrics:
Antarabhāva;
Hibernate,
I’m awake.
Exister / n’existé
Abandon this vessel,
Discard now;
Unnestle.
Desert this earthly veil again.
Call me Aeon;
The Sacred way,
The Seven Rays.
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Video concept, footage & editing by Pothamus
DOP: Michael Lombarts
Camera Assistant: Céline Gladiné
Performance & choreography by Rafke Van Houplines
Special thanks to Rik Chaubet for making this possible
Music written by Pothamus:
Mattias M. Van Hulle - Drums
Michael Lombarts - Bass
Sam Coussens - Guitar & Vocals
Produced & mixed by Chiaran Verheyden
Recording assistance by Victor Jacobs
Recorded at GAM Studios
Mastering by Laurens Grossens at Motormusic Studio
Released at Consouling Agency
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Mesmerizing... Can listen to this for houres, this song makes me feel things that I cant describe!! Thank you! Hope you release more music soon