April 14th 2012
NEW ALBUM OUT NOW
Are you tired of facing natural disasters, terrorist acts, nuclear meltdowns and stock market crashes blissfully unprepared? If so, we recommend purchasing Silence's new album, Musical Accompaniment for the End of the World (Songs for Two Pianos, Tactful Synths and Voice). This assorted collection of soothing and delightfully diverting songs is guaranteed to prevent upcoming disasters from ruining your day. Everything looks better with music; why should the end of the world be an exception? Don't hesitate, order now – tomorrow might be too late.

The CD comes in a hardy tin case, designed to withstand all types of disasters (except, perhaps, the lack of appreciation for irreverent humour). The box also contains a 16-page booklet with full lyrics and artwork. Order your copy in the Store section.

The record is also available as a download at silencezone.bandcamp.com.

Find out more about the album in the Discography section.



NEW VIDEO: ELECTRICITY
Ordinarily, we could never release a new album along with a new video. It's not that we're not vulgarly pragmatic or unflatteringly conventional enough. It's just that it requires some highly elaborate planning. In this case, however, we were lucky enough to have the album release coincide with the completion of the video.

Electricity, the third video consisting of footage from Bostjan Hladnik's films, features a mesmerizing dream sequence from Ples v dezju (Dancing in the Rain, 1961). The film is widely considered as Hladnik's magnum opus. Watch the video in the Videos section

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March 29th 2012
SILENCE OFF TO JAPAN
The duet will spend a month in Osaka and Kobe, working on Audition for Life - a joint effort between Betontanc, Matjaz Pograjc's renowned physical theatre ensemble, and Original Tempo, a virtuosic multimedia group led by Worry Kinoshita. The production will feature an original score by Silence. The music is to be performed live by Marko Brdnik, Katsunori Takayama and the duet. The play is scheduled to open on June 8th in Maribor (SLO), European Capital of Culture 2012. More information will follow shortly.

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March 21st 2012
MUSICIANS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD - WITH SUBTITLES
Haidy Kancler's documentary has found its way onto YouTube. What's more, it is now equipped with English subtitles. The film - produced by RTV Slovenia - chronicles the making of Silence's new album. It sheds light on the duet's working process, history and culinary preferences. Last but not least, it features excerpts from every song on the new album.

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March 9th 2012
HEART OF DARKNESS
We recommend swinging by the Final Minutes Channel: Silence's new video is up. The latter features Heart of Darkness, track #9 from the duet's upcoming album, and exquisite footage from Bostjan Hladnik's mischievous masterpiece Maskarada (Masquerade, 1971).

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February 10th 2012
DEATH IS NEW YORK
Visit Silence's official YouTube Channel, the Final Minutes Channel, and watch the video for Death is New York, the first disclosed track from the duet's upcoming album, Musical Accompaniment for the End of the World. The video features footage from Pravljica o ljubezni (Fable of Love, 1954), a short feature directed by Hladnik's late father, legendary filmmaker Bostjan Hladnik.

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January 31st 2012
SILENCE ON FACEBOOK
Silence's official FB page, edited by our good friend Geoff Cook, is up and running. We're starting off with a teaser for the duet's upcoming album, Musical Accompaniment for the End of the World (Songs for Two Pianos, Tactful Synths and Voice). The album's release date is as delightfully catastrophic as the title: April 14th 2012, the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

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December 27th 2011
HAPPY 2012
In spite of Mayan prophecies and equally optimistic economic forecasts, we wish you an easily digestible and carefree 2012. We'd also like to announce another dramatic (although hopefully more pleasurable) event that is to take place in Q2 of 2012: the release of Silence's new album.

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December 24th 2011
NEW SITE
Dear all, seeing that we're in for an eventful 2012 (the end of the world and all), we've decided to join the party in our Sunday best. We've revamped the site, making it quite modern (meaning less substance and great to look at). For optimal viewing, use Mozilla, Safari, Chrome or IE9. We've also devised a separate, condensed version of the homepage for mobile devices. We're looking forward to your comments - if we ever manage to convince the darn Guestbook to start working, that is (please use the Message Board in the meantime). Oh, one more thing: you're kindly invited to investigate our new Soundcloud profile.

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