The joint project by famous Baltic ritual folk act Kulgrinda and a noble neofolk artist Donis. "Archaic Winter Solstice chants with profound and subtle musical arrangements. The sacred experience of the time, when the whole world gets restarted by the greatest and most enigmatic primal God. One of His manifestations is named Sotvaras. The new cycle begins with clear refined beauty ambient, followed by various folk instruments, tranquil atmospheric passages and really old pagan chants, carrying the eternal tale about the magic origin of the world. Now you can FEEL it". 8 tracks featuring artwork with nice medieval designs.
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DONIS - 'Kas Tave Saukia' CD (Dangus)
Donis' latest album explores Lithuanian historical war folklore, presenting ancient songs with impressive new musical creations. Bright and sad lyrical melodies are together with marching beats and militant spirit - monumental and stoic, subtle and truly profound. Donis' style is unique and beautiful with the composer's precise hand on every note, sound and harmony. "Kas tave šaukia..." (Who is calling you) was features violins, Baltic bagpipe, dulcimer, keyboards, various folk instruments, accordion, piano, wind bells. Classic, electric guitar improvisations and lute add a touch of the folk-pop genre. The album is dedicated to 600 years anniversary of the Great Žalgiris (Grunwald 1410) battle. Digipak.
The greatest Baltic ritual folk group thunders with a second concept CD from the Baltic Chants series, "Perkuno Giesmes" (Hymns To Perkunas). Beautiful archaic hymns are dedicated to the mighty Thunderer, Perkunas, the main god of Baltic heathen pantheon. Therefore many album songs are led by strong voices of men and accompanied by pagan drums, using authentic incantations and recalling shivering arcane feeling. Two hymns have remarkably subtle master touch of Donis. The strongest and most impressive album from Kulgrinda. Includes a comprehensive booklet (Lithuanian and English).
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KULGRINDA - 'Ugnies Apeigos' CD (Dangus)
Kulgrinda is a ritual group of authentic Baltic folklore - the main gathering of such nature in Lithuania since 1990. "Ugnies Apeigos" (Rite Of Fire) perpetuates the most important rite in Baltic tradition. During the ritual, glorification of the sacred Fire is accompanied by ancient songs, dances and stories, which date back to the early Middle Ages. This includes sutartines - unique archaic polyphonic songs and lyrical songs accompanied by kankles (zither), violin, panpipes and drums. The Rite of Fire has been carried out at a number of European music festivals. The exhaustive album booklet provides you descriptions of the group, the Ritual, meanings of the songs and lyrics both in Lithuanian and English translations.
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STROPS - 'Likuma Burts' CD (Dangus / Sturm)
The solid full-length release from this Latvian Industrial group, which has a unique sounding atmosphere and concept. "Likuma Burts" ("Letter of the Law") penetrates one's mind with massive layers of noisy industrial in combination with metallic percussion and ambient fever. The dramatic martial opus shines with a distinct Strops (Bee-hive) peal, - transcendent, anxious and snug. Latvian speaking barricade industrial documentaries air strong anti-consumerist concept, a hint of despise towards globalisation and philistinism, a resistant message about the forgotten price of freedom paid again only 16 years ago. Ltd x 500 copies in a special 6-panel digipak.
Double CD compilation featuring great artists from Lithuania and beyond to celebrate the 12th Menuo Juodaragis (MJR) festival. The first disc features the most well-known acts from Lithuania: Atalyja, Donis, Driezhas, Girnu Giesmes, Kulgrinda, Lauxna Lauksna, Liberte, Pievos, Rasa Basom, Spanxti, Trolis & Giberlingers, Vilkduja, Wejdas, Zalvarinis and Zpoan Vtenz. The 2nd disc features non-Lithuanian acts: Allerseelen, Baobabs, Dandelion Wine, Enu Kaleidoskopes, Forgotten Sunrise, Hybryds, Of The Wand And The Moon, Rose Rovine E Amanti, Sieben, Svarrogh, The Moon And The Nightspirit, Theodor Bastard, Virre+ and Von Thronstahl. Like the event, this compilation is rather colourful and diverse, presenting mostly exclusive, special and unreleased recordings from 30 bands and projects in the Dark Ambient, Neoclassical, Medieval, Dark Folk and Neofolk genres. Presented in a 6-panel digipak.
