"Sigillum S is an experimental music project from Italy. The style is post-industrial , especially ritual. They started on December 23, 1985 in Milan. Founding members were Eraldo Bernocchi, Paolo Bandera and Luca Di Giorgio. The musicians completely reject the term 'band'. Instead, they see themselves as a kind of open collective in which everyone is invited to contribute their work and deal with different topics musically. The two core members Bernocchi and Di Giorgio worked there with musicians of Ain Soph, The Sodality, Gerstein, Iugula-Thor, Dive, Current 93, the sculptor Milo Sacchi, the multimedia artist P.M. Koma, and many others. During the first ten years after its founding, Sigillum S toured extensively through Europe and Canada. The performances were extensively accompanied by multimedia elements such as videos, slides and other works of art. The use of these elements should increase the impact of the music. In addition, the members of Sigillum S themselves work in the field of visual art and in the field of literature. The interest in permanent exchange between art and music led to the foundation of the artist group 'Verba Corrige Productions'.
After a relatively high number of published records in the first 15 years, the output then decreased noticeably. After abstraction in 1999, apart from occasional contributions to compilations, nothing was published for years. From 2000 to 2006 the members devoted themselves more to solo careers and other music projects, such as Black Engine, Ashes, Somma, The Sodality, Helix, or Koma. In 2007 a publication called '23/20' appeared again, in which a review of the work of Sigillum S and the numerous collaborations was given. Since then there have been isolated appearances again. As of 2010, most releases have been republished as a digital file in popular digital music formats for download.
The music of Sigillum S consisted of very dark noise structures mixed with various influences from the ritual at the beginning. In addition, sounds from ethnic music and the flat structures of the dark ambient were used. The use of a large number of instruments is typical for Sigillum S, in addition to guitar, bass and keyboards, these are also samples, ethnic instruments, shortwave generators or a guitar synthesizer. In the more recent publications, the sound became significantly more rhythmic, sometimes even danceable, under the influence of techno. In terms of content, Sigillum S rejects any kind of taboo and often deals with political, religious and philosophical aspects and structures. The main purpose of the sound is to discover the forbidden areas of the subconscious. Occult symbols and signs were often used in the design of the sound carriers. Another design variant are morbid images of corpses, skulls, etc."
