"the auditory experience is undoubtedly enchanting, and pieces like "Onbreakingice" or "Resuscitation’s ostinato" possess the power to captivate and transport you – with this intricate blend of vocals and environmental electronica they offer, which is far from uninspiring (when it is such) new-age music...Venus Volcanism's "Tissue" culminates with "Volcanic eruption," another impressive track featuring on-site recordings, evidently from an active Icelandic volcano, ethereal vocals, and synth fillings. Impressive!"

Fontas Trousas

"Eirini Rasouli's second venture was released in late 2023 and stands as one of the most peculiar yet highly intriguing albums in the domestic production scene. It weaves a mysterious atmosphere, combining electronic elements with nature sounds in a dark manner, featuring the dominant ethereal and haunting vocals of Venus Volcanism."

Christos Kallimanis

"The most underground and arguably exotic proposition on this list is an ambient folk album that stretches across the breadth of the northern hemisphere. Rena Rasouli, originally from Rethymno in Crete, has been residing, drawing inspiration, and recording in Siglufjörður, Iceland, adopting the persona of Venus Volcanism. In her second album, "Tissue," she deploys abstract soundscapes, vocal escapisms, and field recordings, creating a record with a universal aesthetic and a profound atmosphere."
Yiannis Kapsaskis

"This is definitely one of those albums that is perfect for listening to on headphones as you lie back in a darkened room, losing yourself in the unfolding music. Beautiful."

This is darkness

"A perfect album for the cold December month to get lost in and almost disappear completely…"

Stoner HiVe

Venus Volcanism is a vocalist, musician, and sound explorer from the island of Crete, who has been based in Iceland's northernmost town, Siglufjörður, for over 2 years.

Written and recorded just 40 km south of the Arctic Circle, her second solo album "TISSUE" is a sound journey where nature’s sequences and structures are explored through field recordings, captured in her newly discovered Icelandic surroundings.

The term tissue derives from the Latin word texere, which means to weave. Throughout the album Venus intertwines repeating patterns of sound, consisting of ethereal vocals, synthesisers and slow arpeggios, with natural soundscapes;
the crescendo of an active volcano in Fagradalsfjall, bubbling mud pools in the geothermal area of Seltún, the ebb and flow of Dýrafjörður's ocean and haunting echoes of frozen lakes and migrating birds.

The album's opening track is an Icelandic folk song in the style of "tvísöngur"; an ode to the island nation’s traditional five-tone harmony. The artist also pays tribute to her Cretan roots with "Katara’s Lament", a track which honours the oldest type of Cretan singing, rizitiko.

"TISSUE" is a sonic heterotopy, suspended between the tangible and surreal, where nature’s vibrations and cyclical patterns are woven into the artist’s introspective journey of coming to terms with her own scar tissue.