AREA BOMBARDMENT - 'In Hoc Signo Vinces' CD (Lichterklang)
In Hoc Signo Vinces is mainly a Martial album but contains also Dark Ambient and Neoclassical styles and could be compared to Arditi and Blood Axis. The tracks on the album deal with such themes as Irish and European history, philosophy, war, nature, culture and disaffection from the modern world. It's atmosphere is dark yet positive, igniting the flame of determination and unwillingness to succumb to the values of the modern world, harking back to the ancient values of honour and loyalty. The final mastering was made by Axel Frank (Werkraum) while the artwork was created by Haate Kaate (Allerseelen, Svarrogh).
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DER TOD & DAS MADCHEN - 'D-Moll' CD (Lichterklang)
Der Tod & Das Mädchen started out in 2009. Their debut album "d-Moll“ is a musical anthology of long forgotten lyricists, harking back to the death of Goethe. The elegies, all evolving from the 19th century, reveal the sadness and the pain of the loss of close relatives. Melancholy and transience, deathwish and madness, dream and reality crystallise themselves out of these thoughts and build the centre of "d-Moll“. Inspired by componists of the romantic times, the extict poetry is mainly based on the dark and melancholic tunes of a piano. The closing words by the German imperator Wilhelm II. from 1904 build the end of the album, questioning the human arrogance with his words "the world is so big and we are so small, how come that we expect to circle everything around us?". Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak.
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IN SCHERBEN - 'Dort An Jenem Baume...' CD (Lichterklang)
In Scherben's third album is not just the result of their acquired musical maturity, but an affectionate commitment to the concept of "Heimat", which can be experienced in their lyrics and in their musical interpretations of poems by Eichendorff, Nikolaus Lenau and Gottfried Benn. A romantically idealised understanding of 'homeland' and its cultural and social origins is transformed into a groundbreaking declaration of love, dedicated to one's own roots. In Scherben's musical versatility and sparkling instrumentation is far from being restricted to clichés of the genre, but open up new horizons of classically inspired Neofolk, in the tradition of Forseti or Dies Natalis. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak.
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OSEWOUDT - 'Gelag Van Zwartgeklede Kraaien' CD (Lichterklang)
A cold summer night at a cosy campfire that makes us forget the wind, and then... The sun rises behind enigmatic ancient rocks on the sea coast, the sound of drums, from the distance the wind carries an accordion, and then, guitars follow the rhythm, we stand up and start to sing. There is a new hope for Neofolk! The longing for pure, original and fresh folklore is now being answered. Dutch act Osewoudt bring straightforward melodies, martial drums, mellow accordion, strong, male vocals, dreamy and bold acoustic guitars. Their mixture of intense songs, passionate and poetic lyrics, raw and sober song structures, alluring melodies and their devotion to the the sublime, is exactly the kind of Neofolk we have all been waiting for. Artwork by Pitch Black (Anemone Tube). Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak with booklet.
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SPREU & WEIZEN - 'Gott Vergelt's' CD (Lichterklang)
The second full-length album of Munich's Spreu & Weizen is a conceptual album concerned with the fall and second rise of the Roman Empire. As opposed to the aspiring Bavarians' first album, this CD can no longer be classified as purely neoclassical, which is mainly due to two new members who have had a strong impact on the project's sound. Apart from powerful slogans and fiery guitars, we are presented with an enticing melange of melancholic neoclassicism and gloomy Christian folk that has a decent Italian touch. Features collaborations with Von Thronstahl, Art Abscons, Rose Rovine E Amanti and Karma Marata.
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SVALBARD - 'Der Letzte Blick Zurück' CD (Lichterklang)
Svalbard started as a one-man project in 2006 (now a duo), with music based on a mixture of Dark Ambient and Neoclassical influences. The second full-length album entitled from Svalbard sees the band strengthening their song-writing skills and sharpening their individual character. "Der Letzte Blick Zurück" offers the perfect blend of military pop appeal and dark dance hymns, combined with the depth of Russian melancholy and newly gained folkloristic influences. Mastered by Axel Frank (Werkraum, Triarii). Ltd x 450 copies.
