BJ Nilsen has been recording deep experimental music since the early 90’s with darkness as his best companion. He released legendary stuff for Cold Meat Industry as Morthound, which drifted into his Ash International and Touch works as Hazard and nowadays as BJ Nilsen. He is now focusing on the power of sound and the sound of nature and its effects on humans. London-based percussionist Z’EV is a true legend from the underground. He was one of the key operators of Industrial culture (1978-1984). The atmospheric impact of this collaboration is massive. Their genius is the power of drone and the beauty of trance. They build dark atmospheres that are at the same time disturbing, meditative and enjoyable. Digipak.
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ELIWAGAR - 'Fjellfolk Saga Fra Forntiden' CD (Morningside Records)
Eliwagar's second release "Fjellfolk Saga Fra Forntiden" ("the legend of the mountain-folk from the past time") tells about a legend written by Runahild herself years ago, but songs are also full of metaphors. The music is more rustic pagan folk, taking the listener away into a wooden cabin at the heart of nature, while a snow storm is raging outside, or while a sweet sun raises at the dawn of a spring. Eliwagar's music is meant to give a positive feeling, reminding of a good feast between family and folk or a calm moment near a fire on an enjoyable evening. "Darkness appeals darkness, and despair appeals despair". After every fight, there is a feast! After every storm, the sun rises again! Even the blaze of a candle can brighten all darkness. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak.
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INNER VISION LABORATORY - 'Anywhere Out Of This World' CD (Beast Of Prey)
This new album by the Polish group explores the phenomenon of Ambient music. The project's use of surround sound, its combination of various styles and field recording methods makes it characteristic and easily recognisable. 'Anywere Out Of This World' will take you on an amazing journey into the world created by Inner Vision Laboratory - a journey which will inspire your heart and spirit. This journey resonates with echoing sounds and folk songs invariably connected to Mother Earth. This album has a spirit - the spirit of Earth. Here you will find perfectly arranged and well-balanced ambient compositions, spatial collages underpinned by folklore, which emphasises the album's specific nature. The album should appeal to those who enjoy tranquil, diverse, dark-ambient sounds similar in fashion to Raison D'etre, Desiderii Marginis or Asmorod. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak.
PETER ANDERSSON - 'Music For Film And Exhibition I & Natura Fluxus' 2 x CD + DVD (Infinite Fog Productions)
Peter Andersson presents his sound work for film and exhibition, spanning 1999 to 2006. Peter has been working on several film and exhibition projects, some of these projects never went to final completion but the music was composed in almost all the cases. "Music For Film And Exhibition I" presents a broad spectrum of the sounds and music capabilities of Peter Andersson and those familiar with any of his different music projects (raison d'etre, Necrophorus, Atomine Elektrine, Bocksholm) will enjoy this double album very much. 'Music for Film and Exhibition I" also contains the DVD "Natura Fluxus" - a film by Peter Andersson and Lars Bosma, plus some rare bonuses, like Peter's other films: Autumn Leaves; Mandala; Drifting Wall; Nature Morte. A poetic, existential and suggestive journey dealing with matters like abandonment, desolation, emptiness, inanimation, remembrance and residual energy through places where we can spot traces of presence of mankind. Discover the aesthetic beauty in old factories and ruins: in the perishable and the metamorphoses that follow. Natura Fluxus is an experimental film where concrete, environmental sounds and original scored music blend with visual stunning scenes of rarely seen places. Ltd x 400 copies in a stunning digibook.
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THE JOY OF NATURE - 'The Empty Circle Part I: Swirling Lands Of Disquiet And Catharsis' CD (Ahnstern / Steinklang)
The Joy of Nature is a project from the Azores (a group of 9 islands between Europe and North America, belonging to Portugal). Musically, "The Joy of Nature" is like a serpent - always renewing itself, never resting in one shape, changing form but keeping the same essence. 'Swirling Lands of Disquiet and Catharsis' is the first part of a trilogy entitled 'The Empty Circle'. This first part corresponds to Nigredo. This album is about a world of disquiet, in which a catharsis should be done. To gather the impurities, realise their nature and build something pure from there. The music follows the concept - there are elements of Folk, Ambient, Psychedelic and Experimental music, mixed in a coherent way, creating a unique sound and a breathtaking atmosphere, predominantly acoustic and with dark tones.
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.
THE JOY OF NATURE - 'The Empty Circle Part III: Anitya' CD (War Office Propaganda / Rage In Eden)
Anitya is that which has no existence in the beginning and no existence in the end. Its nature is impermanence. The record was created in two different and very special periods of time and it musically unites both western and eastern sounds. The tracks contained are the musical expression of different kinds of dreams. It consists of folk, experimental, psychedelic and industrial elements and even classical music but sounding, in various places, like ritual music. The structures of the tracks owe as much to classical as to psychedelic music. Digipak.
VA - 'My Dear Freaks 2' CD (Caustic Records / La Defunción)
Second edition in this series, presenting a selection of the best Spanish bands within the genres of the darkest scenes: Dark Folk, Neofolk, Medieval, Post Industrial and a long list of styles that will delight the most demanding ears. Ladies and gentlemen... Step right up. Der Blaue Reiter, Eldar, Fayrierie, Kuu, Las Gueta La Runa, Narsilion, Ô Paradis, Persona, Silent Love Of Death and Trobar De Morte. Also included are two bands from outside Spain's borders: Kutna Hora from Argentina and The Joy Of Nature from Portugal. Presented in a 6-panel digipak.
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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!
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VA - 'Steinklang Industries IV: 2007 - 2008' CD (Steinklang)
Fourth edition of the famous compilation series, bringing together the labels: Steinklang, Ahnstern, Vrihaspati and Heimatfolk! This time we're offered half harsh Industrial / Noise / Electronics and half Folk music! First part: A Minority Of One, Dissecting Table, Flutwacht, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Indigo Larvae, KK Null, Radio Murmansk, Scremola and Teatro Satanico. Second part: A Challenge Of Honour, Défilé Des Âmes, Falkenstein, Jahrtal, Jännerwein, Scivias, Seelenthron, Svarrogh, The Joy Of Nature, Traum'er Leben and Trinithos.
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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!
