ALLERSEELEN / SANGRE CAVALLUM - 'Barco Do Vinho' CD (Ahnstern)
'Barco do Vinho' were the boats that in the past that brought the barrels of wine from the vineyards in Callaecia (Northern Portugal) on the river Douro to the town of Porto. This CD features four exclusive songs by the Northern-Portuguese group Sangre Cavallum and four exclusive songs by the Austrian group Allerseelen. Ancient and traditional but at the same time brand new avant-garde music, somewhere between apocalyptic folklore and psychedelic rock. Poetical songs about the journey of the wine, from the vineyard to the river. Then a silent darkness, a timeless life inside oak barrels, turning the wine into flavoured blood for a toast between men and nature. Presented in a 6-panel digipak.
'Pátria Granítica' ("Granite Fatherland") is the long awaited new album from northern Portuguese act Sangre Cavallum. Ten powerful songs combining heroic traditional music and beautiful Folk-ballads, sometimes even with a slight avant-garde touch. The artists play a large variety of early traditional instruments, blended with electrical sounds and mesmerising psychedelic arrangements. 'Pátria Granítica' is a pagan journey into the world of stones of their historical homeland Callæcia and its gods, giving voice to the traditional heritage of granite warriors. Sangre Cavallum's debut album 'Barbara Carmina' was released on Michael Moynihan's (Blood Axis) label STORM. Ltd x 400 copies.
UK 12.00£
Europe 15.50£
World 19.00£
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SANGRE CAVALLUM - 'Troadouro - Retrospectiva 1997-2007' 2 x CD (Folcastro)
"Troadouro" is a 10-year retrospective from this Portuguese age, containing 44 unreleased, rare, collectable and early songs. From their debut tape of ritual folklore, “Alborada do Douro”, followed by excerpts of rehearsals, demos, a live song with Michael Moynihan and Annabel Lee of Blood Axis, a home version of 'Wir rufen Deine Wölfe' with Gerhard Hallstatt (Allerseelen) and a lot of exciting unreleased songs in their unique style. This new folklorist and field collector label Folcastro (connected to Sangre Cavallum) researches the area of ethnomusicology and lore along with the new paths of folk music. An expedition to the world of pagan tradition with a contemporary interpretation. A clear co-operation with the Alpen song hunters of Ahnstern / Percht. Released in a 6-panel double digipak.
UK 13.50£
Europe 14.50£
World 15.50£
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STURMPERCHT - 'Geister Im Waldgebirg' CD (Percht)
First full-length album from this Austrian / south Bavarian Alpin-Folk formation on Steinklang's Percht imprint. "Geister im Waldgebirg" is a journey through the deepest central-European forests and mountains with all their strange creatures, fairies, myths and legends. The sounds and lyrics on this album are engrained in old Pagan rites and cults, in hunters-legends and in tales from darkest woods and the people living there. the song styles vary from powerful Martial-Folk hymns, over fragile Folk-ballads, to weird songs about strange people and creepy animals. Features Axel Frank (Werkraum) with his perfect guitar, flute playing and his skillful hands in mixing; Allerseelen, Sangre Cavallum and Waldteufel. This album will be your closest friend in dark and frosty winter nights! 6-panel digipak.
THE JOY OF NATURE - 'The Empty Circle Part II: Rastos De Sangue E Fragmentos Da Tradicao' CD (Ahnstern)
The second part of the trilogy "The Empty Circle" by The Joy of Nature reflects and gathers fragments of the Perennial Tradition. Naturally, it is also about the Spiritual inheritance of the Portuguese ancestors. Musically, it's the most song-orientated The Joy of Nature release until now, with its roots in the folk tradition of rural Portuguese regions, especially the Azores. The album is not just a Folk-album, it also has several amazing psychedelic moments. Features collaborations with R. Coutinho, B. Ardo (Sangre Cavallum), Rui Almeida (Massa Última), Triarca, Mara Neves and M.J. Over an hour of music.
VA - 'Mit Fester Hand - Allerseelenlieder' CD (Ahnstern / Steinklang)
Brilliant new compilation of Allerseelen cover versions by friends of Gerhard Hallstatt (Allerseelen). Features: Allerseelen, Àrnica, Blood Axis & Sangre Cavallum, Cawatana, Der Arbeiter, Der Feuerkreiner, Die Weisse Rose, Ernte, Fanes, Fräkmündt, Haberfeld, Hrefnesholt, Klammheim, Larrnakh, Ô Paradis, Sagittarius, Scivias, Sturmpercht, Svarrogh and Tyr-Kreis. An astounding 88 minutes of Neofolk music in a 6-panel digipak.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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VA - 'Pagan Folk Und Apocalyptic Psychedelia' CD (Ahnstern / Steinklang)
All songs on this 18-track, 80-minute CD sampler are taken from releases on Ahnstern, Heimatfolk, Percht and Vrihaspati. Some albums are not out yet, some songs are shorter versions and a few songs are pre-versions. The Jännerwein song is a exclusive song (version) only for this compilation. Features: A Challenge Of Honour, Allerseelen, Àrnica, Défilé Des Âmes, Falkenstein, Hrossharsgrani, Jahrtahl, Jännerwein, Klammheim, Nebelkorona, Once A Barge, Sangre Cavallum, Sturmpercht, Svarrogh, Tethrippon, The Joy Of Nature, Vinterriket and Werkraum. Card sleeve. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
UK 5£
Europe 6£
World 7£
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VA - 'Wilde Jaeger' 2 x CD (Percht)
"Wilde Jaeger" is a unique compilation of Alpine Folk Music, Pagan Ritual Music and authentic field-recordings from the darkest woods and deepest valleys to the highest peaks of the sacred Central-European Alps, as well as of other pagan and alpine regions in Europe and the USA. A tremendous list of artists have participated here: A Minority Of One, Allerseelen, Elli Riehl, Ernte, Fanes, Foresta Di Ferro, Haberfeld, Hamramr, Heiliges Licht, Hekate, Jägerblut, Jahrtal, Magdalena, SagenToeterRiharcSmilesTrollFerd, Sangre Cavallum, Scivias, Soulsearch, Sturmpercht, Svarrogh, Teatro Satanico, The Joy Of Nature, Thelema, Waldteufel and Werkraum. "Wilde Jaeger" is also the first part of "Men, Masks & Myth", which is a audio-visual project of Sturmpercht and friends, bringing alpine mythology and alpine paganism to a (world)wide audience. "Wilde Jaeger" is accompanied by an astonishing 24-page booklet, housed in a highest-quality 6-sided digipak with cover paintings by Markus Wolff (Waldteufel). Utterly essential!