The Dark Is Light Enough
©Allegoria. Schweizerische, 1996.
‟Endura are soundscape alchemists combining synthesizers reminiscent of Tangerine Dream with (un)healthy doses of Aleister Crowley, H.P. Lovecraft, and psychedelic drugs. Brought together by friends that were sure the pair shared similar interests, Stephen Pennick and Christopher Walton began a journey into the realms of ambient electronics in 1993. After two cassette releases, the next year saw the release of their first CD, "Dream of Dark Waters" on the German label Nature and Art.Endura would remain silent until the summer of '96 and the unveiling of three simultaneous releases. These three releases were "The Light is Dark Enough" on Allegoria, "Liber Leviathan" on Aesthetic Death, and "Black Eden" on America's chthonic Red Stream.
Though each full length CD is unique both in style and concept, there are similarities. Those more inclined to medieval devil worship and sabbat dancing will want to begin with "Black Eden". Those partial to oceanic depths and what lurks beneath the waves should first swim within the dark waters of "Liber Leviathan". "The Dark is Light Enough" will await the converted follower on unholy ground.
The songs of the dead dreamer are carved upon the flesh of Endura. Their music dares to breach the abyss and pull the listener feet first into bottomless gulfs somewhere at the edge of insanity's imagination. Endura's ambient impressions take the listener to a deeper darkness buried somewhere within the subconscious. Let us hope that all of us can crawl out in one piece.‟
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