HEKATE - 'Goddess (Luxus Edition)' 2 x CD (Auerbach Tontrager)
11 tracks mainly inspired by European myths and legends. There's the legend of Europa, based on Cretan and Mycenaean traditions, the bull dance from Minoan culture, Spanish history and the cultural influences of the Moors. The album continues with the German myth of Barbarossa and the Kyffhaeuser, the Grail legend involving the Cathars of Castle Montségur in France, and the wonderful legend of Morgan le Fay, the "Lady of the Lake", symbolizing the Old Way in Celtic myth. Music-wise, they create a successful mixture of classic Folk, medieval melodies, and modern elements, all linked by the drum-parts ranging from magic-ritualistic to classical-orchestral and trance-electronic. The rhythms and the vocals of Susanne Grosche and Axel Menz are the main feature of this mature album recorded with an array of diverse instruments. Lavish deluxe digipak Luxus Edition including a bonus CD featuring remixed versions of various Hekate tracks from Arcana, Beam Team, Chorea Minor, Flatline, Gae Bolg and the Church Of Fand, La Nef Des Fous, Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio and Sieben.
UK 16£
Europe 17£
World 18£
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MORTIIS - 'Keiser Av En Dimensjon Ukjent' CD (Projekt)
2007 reissue of the Mortiis classic 'Keiser Av En Dimensjon Ukjnet ("Emperor of a Dimension Unknown"), originally released on Cold Meat Industry in 1995. The Norwegian troll (founding member of notorious Black Metal act Emperor) presents 2 long tracks of medieval fantasy music, not unlike Za Frumi or a stripped down, synth version of Dronolan's Tower. The soundtrack for ancient castles filled with forlorn kings looking out upon their lost kingdoms. Mortiis' threatening Norwegian tongue drifts over dark synth-orchestral journeys into an enchanted world of medieval fantasy. Digipak with new artwork.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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SHIRLEY COLLINS & THE ALBION COUNTRY BAND - 'No Roses' CD (Castle Music)
Long overdue reissue of this much-vaunted classic Folk album from 1971 from one of the genre's pioneers. "On her first electric album, collaborating closely with then husband Ashley Hutchings, Shirley Collins pits her quintessentially English voice against an impeccable assembly of Brit-folk musicians. Members of Fairport, Steeleye, The Watersons, The Dransfields and Nic Jones head a distinguished cast playing and acting out epic English ballads... Collins is fearless, singing louder than ever required of her, but pitch perfect and drawing out every ounce of drama and emotion" (Uncut). Comes with a 12-page booklet.
