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Friday, November 7, 2025
Upon Shadows Book of Lyrics - Updated to 2025
Monday, October 20, 2025
New song and video OUT NOW!
Our new single is called "The Son" and is a tribute to the Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga.
For this single, Natalia recorded the bass as always, and some Theremin arrangements. It's the first time we've used this instrument in one of our songs, and we're very happy with the result!
We also featured a special guest appearance by Pablo Hansen (an old friend) on guitar. So, instead of recording several takes of my guitar, as I always do to give the sound more body, this time Pablo also recorded, and the result of the two guitars together is a denser and more consistent sound.
Date release: October 18th/2025
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Nuestro nuevo sencillo se llama "The Son" (El hijo), y es un homenaje al escritor uruguayo Horacio Quiroga.
Para este sencillo Natalia grabó a parte del bajo como siempre, también arreglos de Theremin. Es la primera vez que usamos este instrumento en uno de nuestros temas, y estamos muy contentas con el resultado.
También contamos con la participación especial de Pablo Hansen (un viejo amigo) en guitarras. Así en lugar de grabar varias tomas de mi guitarra como hago siempre para darle más cuerpo al sonido, esta vez Pablo grabó también y el resultado de las dos guitarras juntas es un sonido más denso y consistente.
La fecha de lanzamiento 18 de Octubre/2025
Saturday, May 25, 2024
New book - "Drawings and paintings"
New book - "Drawings and paintings"
Book - Date release 18.05.2024
New book out Now!
Bilingual edition English / Spanish
Available in ebook and printed format.
At Amazon :
Digital (Ebook)
Printed book (230 pages)
Thank you very much!
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"Dibujos y pinturas" -
Libro - Fecha de publicación 18.05.2024
¡Nuevo libro disponible ahora!
Edición bilingüe inglés/español
En formato ebook y formato impreso.
En Amazom.com
Libro electronico (Ebook)
Libro impreso (230 páginas):
¡Muchas gracias!
Saturday, September 30, 2023
New album info + video/single
Written in Blood" is the opening track of our new album “Poetica”, and speaks about the ancient way of transmitting magical knowledge from one generation to another, among the women of a family. Something like the esoteric legacy, or the legacy of modern witches.
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Written in Blood" es el tema que abre nuestro nuevo álbum “Poetica”, y habla de la forma ancestral de transmitir conocimientos mágicos de una generación a otra, entre las mujeres de una familia. Algo así como el legado esotérico, o el legado de la modernidad. brujas.
Album orders at: Grand Media Group
Upon Shadows bandcamp
YouTube channel
Social media:
Facebook
Instagram
About the new album:
"Poetica" is our eighth album, it represents our need to return to the roots, with a more brutal and chaotic sound. That chaos that is an essential part of the spirit of our music.
The album consists of 8 songs, where we can find dark atmospheres at times enigmatic, recited poetry, melodies in waltz times mixed with very dirty distortions, synthesizers, choirs of voices, whispers and guttural voices, as well as a song sung in Spanish, mythological references , melancholy, darkness and chaos.
The album has two poems written by Ricardo Arocena that are part of the album's lyrics. Ricardo, who, apart from being the father of Natalia Arocena, the band's bassist, is a writer and painter and had already collaborated with Upon Shadows previously, with a poetry that closes the 2019 album "Modern Obscurantism" and with the painted mural that was the cover . from the 2017 single "Fatal Stigma Of The Realist".
We want to thank all those who have been listening to our music through these 20 years of darkness. We deeply appreciate your support!
In rebellion we grow.
No support to the unique thought!
Upon Shadows are:
Natalia Arocena - Bass
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards, guitars and vocals.
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Sobre el nuevo álbum:
"Poetica" es nuestro octavo álbum, representa nuestra necesidad de volver a las raíces, con un sonido más brutal y caótico. Ese caos que es parte esencial del espíritu de nuestra música.
El álbum consta de 8 temas, donde podemos encontrar atmósferas oscuras por momentos enigmáticas, poesía recitada, melodías en tiempos de vals mezcladas con distorsiones muy sucias, sintetizadores, coros de voces, susurros y voces guturales, además un tema cantado en español, referencias mitológicas, melancolía, oscuridad y caos.
El álbum cuenta con dos poesías escritas por Ricardo Arocena que son parte de las letras del álbum. Ricardo quien aparte de ser el padre de Natalia Arocena la bajista de la banda, es escritor y pintor y ya había colaborado con Upon Shadows anteriormente, con una poesía que cierra el disco "Modern Obscurantism" de 2019 y con el mural pintado que fuera tapa. del sencillo "Fatal Stigma Of The Realist" de 2017.
Queremos agradecer a todos aquellos que han estado escuchando nuestra música durante estos 20 años de oscuridad. ¡Apreciamos profundamente su apoyo!
En rebelión crecemos.
¡Ningún apoyo al pensamiento único!
Upon Shadows es:
Natalia Arocena - Bajo
Tamara Picardo - Teclados, guitarras y voz.
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Credits
All music and lyrics by Tamara Picardo except songs:
Cárceles and Ashes - Lyrics are poems written by Ricardo Arocena.
Arworks and graphic design by Tamara Picardo.
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Tamara Picardo.
Mixing and Mastering technical support and advice by Mika Pohjola.
Session drums played by Joonas Alaräihä and recorded by
Mika Pohjola at Soundmix Studio, Oulu, Finland in 2019, edited
by Tamara Picardo in 2023.
Friday, May 19, 2023
My book "Alchemy of Pain" / Mi libro "Alquimia del dolor"
My book "Alchemy of Pain" is available exclusively on Amazon Kindle starting today.
Thank you so much!
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Mi libro "Alchemy of Pain" está disponible exclusivamente en Amazon Kindle a partir de hoy.
¡Muchas gracias!
Saturday, October 22, 2022
New single out now!
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| Cover art |
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| Inside page 1 |
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| Inside page 2 |
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| Back cover |
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| commemorative collage of our 20th anniversary |
Line-up:
Natalia Arocena – bass
Tamara Picardo – guitar, keyboards, drums & vocals.
"Light and Shadows" was recorded mostly in Oulu, Finland and the bass in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Mixed and mastered by Mika Pohjola at Soundmix recording studio, Oulu, Finland in 2022, and is available on music platforms since October 18th
© 2022 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo.
ⓟ Lyrics, video and art design by Tamara Picardo.
Monday, September 19, 2022
New single date release: October 18th!
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To celebrate our 20 years of making dark music together, we are going to release a new single called "Light and Shadows" on October 18th.
It is a raw, dark and poetic song, which somehow evokes the spirit of our first albums and at the same time unites it with who we are now.
Thank you very much !
Until October 18!
Tamara & Natalia
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Para celebrar nuestros 20 años haciendo musica oscura juntas, vamos a lanzar un nuevo simple llamado "Light and Shadows", el próximo 18 de Octubre.
Es una canción cruda, oscura y poetica, que de alguna forma evoca el espíritu de nuestros primeros discos y a la vez lo une con quien somos ahora.
Muchas gracias !
Hasta el 18 de Octubre!
Tamara & Natalia
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