A Wingbeat Through Memory and Shadow

Factheory’s “Bird of Time” featuring Michel Sordinia is one of those rare tracks that feels like it’s carrying a whole life inside it. From the very first notes, there’s a quiet seriousness in the air—an emotional weight shaped not just by the music itself, but by the story behind its creation. Knowing that Dominique Nuydt composed the piece during a moment of solitude after visiting Buchenwald gives the track a haunting, reflective pulse. It’s as if every chord is trying to steady itself against the storm of history.

Michel Sordinia’s presence elevates everything. His unmistakable post-punk tone—seasoned, textured, and beautifully world-worn—slides into Factheory’s darkwave atmosphere with effortless grace. There’s a lovely tension between the band’s electronic undercurrent and the human warmth of Sordinia’s voice, creating a soundscape that feels both suspended in time and urgently present.

Bruno Uyttersprot’s lyrics carry a sense of drifting recollections—childhood impressions mixed with the ache of passing years—while the arrangement wraps those feelings in shimmering synth lines and shadowy guitar textures. The production, mixed in Ivy Room and Canal 10 studios, is clean yet moody, letting every element breathe without losing the track’s intimate intensity.

“Bird of Time” isn’t just a song; it’s a quiet reckoning—part memory, part mourning, part fragile hope. It lingers long after it ends, like the echo of wings disappearing into a gray, endless sky.