This is mainly occult-inspired instrumental music - sacral with hints of great dark temple halls, demons, mystical rites and churches. Instruments like piano, farfisa organ, dark ritualistic drums, harps and various string instruments were used and this sound will appeal to followers of Arcana and the medieval / neo-symphonic genres. Abnocto is Simon Kölle (Musterion, Za Frūmi) and Simon Heath (Atrium Carceri, Za Frūmi). Recorded 60 meters below the centre of Stockholm in a long forgotten chamber among the tunnels.
DRONOLAN'S TOWER - 'Legends Of Kitholan: Vol 1: Tales Of The Long Forgotten' CD (Dronolan's Tower Music)
64 minutes of full-blown orchestral, medieval, Fantasy Adventure music, recorded with a professional Hollywood orchestra! Epic quests, glorious battles, and mysterious ruins await the listener, as do moments of serene pastoral beauty and medieval pageantry. A must-have for fans of the music which accompanies the Medieval Fantasy film / game genres. If you loved the score to Lord Of The Rings, you'll adore this! Stunning production, as to be expected. Highly recommended!
Nosferamor unveils the Vampyric shroud of darkness, mysticism, love and pain. Behold the encounter of a mortal man and an undead beauty, folding into a heartbreaking love story. Feel the shivers of a passion of such depth, that the burden of immortality is but a small sacrifice. "Nosferamor" combines melancholic church music with female voices and film-like passages. Recommended for fans of classical / ethereal music with heavenly voices (Autumn Tears, Ordo Funebris, Ataraxia etc). Presented in a nice digipak.
Belgian act Encryption return with an enchanting ethereal and Dark Ambient album, filled with heavenly female vocals. The Legend of the secret society of Ordo Libidis put to music. A dark tale from the times of burning witches during the Inquisition, rituals, the Occult and magick. Those into Arcana, early Mortiis or yet darker ambient atmospheres, with a touch of medieval music and a slight addition of neo-classical ingredients, can't go wrong with this CD. Presented in a nice digipak.
The first official DVD from Belgian ethereal / dark ambient / medieval act Encryption features good quality live versions of songs from the album Nosferamor, but also some older tracks performed on stage. The DVD also includes two professionally made video clips for the tracks Requiem and Dominus Dea, various bonus material (including the making of the videos and behind the curtain footage) and galleries!
PAL, Region 0 (will play in all European DVD players).
UK 14£
Europe 15£
World 16£
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LOST KINGDOM - 'As The New Dawn Awakes' CD (Waerloga)
Debut album from this Swedish duo (brothers Daniel and Mikael Tjernberg). The music is neoclassical and leans towards Strauss but also Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Wagner, Verdi, Brahms, Dvorįk, Tjajkovskij and Mahler. But it is not only classical music in the romantic style. Its also hints of modernism like the masters Stravinsky, Francis Poulenc and Arthur Honegger. Yet with their own style and touch of course. The biggest inspiration for the album is nature.
UK 11.50£
Europe 12.50£
World 13.50£
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VA - 'A Tribute To Uglakh' CD (Waerloga)
International compilation of fantasy and medieval music inspired by the great warrior and Orc leader Uglakh. 20 tracks and 74 minutes of music from: Abnocto, Alvskugga, Atrium Carceri, Autumn Tears, Balaghan, Cryo, Encryption, Musterion, OverCoat, Patrice Deceuninck, Rising Shadows, Sagor & Swing, The Soil Bleeds Black, Unto Ashes, Vagrant's Steps, Volstoj, Vox Vulgaris, Vurpa and Za Frūmi (2 tracks).
VA - 'Radio Rivendell Compilation Volume 2: The Book Of War' CD (Waerloga / Radio Rivendell)
The collaboration with Radio Rivendell expands even more with this stunning release of epic fantasy music. All but 2 tracks are previously unreleased and written for the project. Fans of neoclassical, dark ambient, orchestral, video game, medieval, fantasy music will enjoy this compilation a lot! Vol. 2 features: A Journey of the Mind, Anabasis, Ataraxia, Dimitrij Volstoj, Dråm, Encryption, Erdenstern, Gargrim The Liar, Lost Kingdom, Markus Holler, Peter Szwach, Sean Beeson, Sibelian, Sully Koba, Unto Ashes, Za Frūmi, Zmei Gorinich. Digipak with booklet.
UK 11.50£
Europe 12.50£
World 13.50£
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VA - 'Radio Rivendell Compilation' CD (Waerloga / Radio Rivendell)
Fans of dark ambient, orchestral, neofolk and fantasy music will enjoy this compilation! You can listen to the album as an instrumental soundtrack to several (non-existent) fantasy films or games (LOTR fans take note!). Features almost all previously unreleased tracks from Abnocto, Balaghan, Dimitrij Volstoj, Erdenstern, Gargim The Liar, Helen Trevillion, Lost Kingdom, Markus Holler, Morgan The Bard, Project Morfeo, RIsing Shadows, Sean Beeson, Sibelian, Tincolindo, Tom W Hall and Wilbert Roget II - many of whom are established game / film soundtrack composers.
ZA FRUMI - 'Barrow Wights' CD (Tom Bombadill's Collectors)
A Za Frūmi collection featuring remastered versions of songs from their first four releases, plus two unreleased, new songs, "Barrow Wights" is the newest conceptual strike from the creativity pool of Swedish duo of Simon Kölle (Musterion, Abnocto) and Simon Heath (Atrium Carceri). Specially made to unravel a story, but amazingly suitable for an exciting audio experience, "Barrow Wights" is dark fantasy ambient music with martial and cinematic aspects, based on the darkest aspects of Tolkien's Middle Earth. Lavishly packed in a 24-page fully illustrated hardcover book, a slipcase rounds up this deluxe edition of 1000 numbered copies. A treat for all followers of Za Frūmi and the Waerloga label. All tracks were remastered in 2007.
UK 12£
Europe 13£
World 14£
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ZA FRUMI - 'Legends - Act 1' CD (Waerloga)
Act 1 in the instrumental 'Legends' series by the duo of Simon Kölle (Musterion, Abnocto) and Simon Heath (Atrium Carceri). This album, filled with medieval, dark orchestral and fantasy atmospheres, tells music from the majestic dwarven wars to the great cleansing lead by the dark order Vasilievich. With the Legends series Za Frūmi take a step away from the dialogue-driven albums in the "Za Frūmi Saga", yet still reminds of the good old days of early Mortiis.
ZA FRUMI - 'Legends - Act 3 - Cults' CD (Waerloga)
This full length CD with 10 Tracks forms Act 3 in the instrumental 'Legends' series from Za Frūmi (Simon Kölle (Musterion, Abnocto) and Simon Heath (Atrium Carceri). This album is inspired by the Cults in the world of Za Frūmi. An outstanding album of murderous, primitive, dark, mystical and breathtaking fantasy music. This album redifines and reinvent the genre of dark ambient and fantasy music. Presented in a digipak.
UK 11.50£
Europe 12.50£
World 13.50£
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ZA FRUMI - 'Shrak Ishi Za Migul' CD (Waerloga)
Za Frūmi is Simon Kölle (Musterion, Abnocto) and Simon Heath (Atrium Carceri). "Gathering In The Mist" is the third chapter in the Za Frūmi saga. This is Dark Ambient / Dark Folk / Fantasy music, with dialog in orcish and the language of the elves. A 20-page booklet contains the manuscript (with a helpful English translation) and the story, including what happened in chapter 1 and 2. More than 20 'actors' helped out creating this unique dark fantasy experience. This CD is a step back to 'Za Shum Ushatar Uglakh' but also a great step forward in production. All that love dark fantasy, orcs, elves (Lord Of The Rings) and atmosphere (early Mortiis etc) should own this highly recomended CD!
