E.S. Posthumus

In January 2001, the mysterious band E.S. Posthumus released a thoroughly unexpected album: Unearthed.

The album lasts just over 58 minutes, and if you didn’t know any better you would think it was a soundtrack to a film, in fact it reminds me of the score to Gladiator. The sound of Unearthed is hard to categorise, it is a cinematic style of epic classical music that fuses intertwined drum beats with orchestral and electronic sounds. You may recognise several of the songs from the film trailers of The Matrix Reloaded, and Spiderman.

I really love the original album, which is a real eclectic collection of atmospheric classic movie type tracks, and I have looked forward to more. So after six years, we finally have confirmation of the new one.

According to ancient legend, the tiny island of Numa was completely destroyed by natural disaster in the Southern Indian Ocean. Its inhabitants had been highly civilised and advanced seafarers. They traded with peoples from every corner of the Earth and developed a language that incorporated all known tongues from that era. On our next release, “Cartographer”, we imagine what this language sounded like and combine it with compositions that are uniquely those of ES Posthumus.

Originally slated for a release in 2006, Cartographer was hinted at having a release at the end of the summer. This is music as it should be, epic and awe-inspiring. If you like film scores, then keep an eye out for the new album. The first album is available on iTunes and from Amazon.

Here is a small sample: