A Winged Victory for the Sullen

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A Winged Victory for the Sullen est un projet de musique ambient formé par les compositeurs de Redbird Music et collaborateurs de longue date Adam Wiltzie et Dustin O’Halloran. Le duo s’est rencontré en Italie il y a plusieurs années et ne prévoyait initialement sortir qu’un seul album sous le nom A Winged Victory for the Sullen, mais le projet a continué d’évoluer et les deux artistes ont depuis enregistré quatre albums complets, un EP et une bande sonore depuis leur formation en 2011.
En 2013, A Winged Victory for the Sullen a été mandaté par le célèbre chorégraphe Wayne McGregor pour composer la musique de sa pièce de danse acclamée Atomos. Cette œuvre formera la base de leur deuxième album, Atomos (2014, Erased Tapes). Un autre moment marquant survient en 2015 lorsque Mary Anne Hobbs invite le duo à se produire aux BBC Proms. En 2019, ils composent également la bande sonore d’Invisible Cities de Leo Warner, une vaste production scénique immersive créée au Manchester International Festival.
Toujours en 2019, ils collaborent avec Ninja Tune pour lancer l’album The Undivided Five, salué par la critique et nommé album de la semaine par NPR. Ils entreprennent ensuite une tournée immersive en Europe et au Royaume-Uni avant que la pandémie n’interrompe la portion nord-américaine.
En 2021, ils lancent Invisible Cities, adaptation discographique de leur bande sonore originale pour la production théâtrale du même nom. L’album atteint le top 15 des palmarès britanniques dès sa première semaine et reçoit l’appui de médias comme Pop Matters, NPR, Clash et Pitchfork.

A Winged Victory for the Sullen 
A Winged Victory for the Sullen are an ambient music project by Redbird Music composers and frequent collaborators Adam Wiltzie and Dustin O’Halloran. The duo met in Italy many years ago and initially only intended to release a single record as A Winged Victory for the Sullen, but the project has continued to live on and the pair have recorded a total of four full length albums, an EP and a soundtrack since forming in 2011. 
In 2013, A Winged Victory for the Sullen were commissioned by famed choreographer Wayne McGregor to compose the score for his critically acclaimed dance piece Atomos. This music would form the basis for their second album, Atomos (2014, Erased Tapes). Another high note came in 2015, when Mary Anne Hobbs invited A Winged Victory For The Sullen to perform at the BBC Proms. In 2019, the two were commissioned to write the score for Leo Warner’s Invisible Cities, a large site-specific stage production, which premiered at the Manchester International Festival in July 2019. 
Also in 2019, they partnered with Ninja Tune to release their critically acclaimed album The Undivided Five, which NPR named as their album of the week, with one writer calling it: “One of the most beautiful records I’ve heard this year’’. They later toured the EU and UK with an immersive show before the Covid-19 pandemic forced them to cancel the North American leg. 
In 2021, they released their album Invisible Cities – an adaptation of their original soundtrack for the theatre production of the same name. The album adaptation broke into the top 15 of the UK album charts in its first week of release, and was endorsed by tastemakers such as Pop Matters, NPR, Clash and Pitchfork.

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