The EP Animent is a combined work of Mìchèal, previously of Broken Bird, Vicente Ribeiro of We Know a Place, and Vanessa Coelho. This was a deliberate attempt to minimise the use of words to allow the spirit and imagination of the audience to run with the imagery it contains.

It's an essentially soul journey into the four corners of the world, definitely elemental from the Forests Heart Skogarhjarta to the west influenced Vestrid.  Sudor is a calling to the shores of the South & the warning of not being aware As we Sleep contained in Svo Vid Sofum. Definitely cinematic music. Inspiring.

Animent

Skogarhjarta

Skogarharta

Sudor

"Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold" - W.B. Yeats

Theses are the opening lines of Yeats profound work. Although written after the First World War it is as true today as it was then. 

Changes are coming, the institutions we know are crumbling. 
What have we let loose?

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This track is part of my new EP, "Revelation".

I am never sure if we choose the art we like or if it chooses us. "The Second Coming" by the poet W.B. Yeats has always been significant since I heard it at college. Maybe because of having grown up in Ireland as the son of a Royal Navy Commander during the times of the troubles there, or whether it was deeper than that, as it spoke to my soul. 

I'm certain that we are in a time of change like no other now and as I look around it's pretty much all I can see, from Pandora's hand touching the last remaining spirit of hope as all the evils are set free in the world to the potential of a new beginning. I am certain that whatever comes next it is because we choose to create it. 

For 6 months I buried myself in my studio and went travelling. literally and metaphorically. I met a very lovely witch in Devon who is convinced that in the making of this collection of music I was actually at the scenes of what I was describing. 

This is certainly true of the title track Revelation. The execution of the Bab in Tabriz seems to be the start of the old order giving way, sped up during the world wars and now... 
 with our technology and abilities to make wonderful things we still fight over land, ideas, and throw rocks at each other. 

Personally I'm sick of all of it. This EP, this collection is my response.My Guernica, if you like.

It was fitting then to meet with Anastasia, a musical artist and vocalist also troubled by what is happening. I heard her voice and in it I could hear hope. As beautiful, simple and elegant as it is, this fragile emotion that she holds so well was put to music in Innocence Reborn.

Of course things can never be the same again... innocence on its own isn't enough, You can't do anything with it but it can speak to our higher sense of self and I hope I have described at least in part some of my journey in this regard.

I didn't want this EP to be pleasant or easy listening. I wanted to grab the listeners attention and not let go. It feels important.

When recording it, the visual images were there, as if I had really journeyed somewhere, so I hope I have brought something back.

Revelation

The Fall

"And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,   
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?" - W.B. Yeats

Maybe this change is inevitable? 
Maybe we need hope more than ever?

---

This track is part of my new EP, "Revelation". 

I am never sure if we choose the art we like or if it chooses us. "The Second Coming" by the poet W.B. Yeats has always been significant since I heard it at college. Maybe because of having grown up in Ireland as the son of a Royal Navy Commander during the times of the troubles there, or whether it was deeper than that, as it spoke to my soul. 

I'm certain that we are in a time of change like no other now and as I look around it's pretty much all I can see, from Pandora's hand touching the last remaining spirit of hope as all the evils are set free in the world to the potential of a new beginning. I am certain that whatever comes next it is because we choose to create it. 

For 6 months I buried myself in my studio and went travelling. literally and metaphorically. I met a very lovely witch in Devon who is convinced that in the making of this collection of music I was actually at the scenes of what I was describing. 

This is certainly true of the title track Revelation. The execution of the Bab in Tabriz seems to be the start of the old order giving way, sped up during the world wars and now... 
 with our technology and abilities to make wonderful things we still fight over land, ideas, and throw rocks at each other. 

Personally I'm sick of all of it. This EP, this collection is my response.My Guernica, if you like.

It was fitting then to meet with Anastasia, a musical artist and vocalist also troubled by what is happening. I heard her voice and in it I could hear hope. As beautiful, simple and elegant as it is, this fragile emotion that she holds so well was put to music in Innocence Reborn.

Of course things can never be the same again... innocence on its own isn't enough, You can't do anything with it but it can speak to our higher sense of self and I hope I have described at least in part some of my journey in this regard.

I didn't want this EP to be pleasant or easy listening. I wanted to grab the listeners attention and not let go. It feels important.

When recording it, the visual images were there, as if I had really journeyed somewhere, so I hope I have brought something back.

Bethlehem

So here we are again, tainted by the memories of the past but with a new if fragile hope. Can we make the world a better place, more free? Or do things need to deteriorate more?

Do we need to wait until Iceland turns green before we, us, create a better reality? Where is our hope? Where is yours?

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This track is part of my new EP, "Revelation" showcasing the beautiful voice of Anastasia Urban.

I am never sure if we choose the art we like or if it chooses us. "The Second Coming" by the poet W.B. Yeats has always been significant since I heard it at college. Maybe because of having grown up in Ireland as the son of a Royal Navy Commander during the times of the troubles there, or whether it was deeper than that, as it spoke to my soul. 

I'm certain that we are in a time of change like no other now and as I look around it's pretty much all I can see, from Pandora's hand touching the last remaining spirit of hope as all the evils are set free in the world to the potential of a new beginning. I am certain that whatever comes next it is because we choose to create it. 

For 6 months I buried myself in my studio and went travelling. literally and metaphorically. I met a very lovely witch in Devon who is convinced that in the making of this collection of music I was actually at the scenes of what I was describing. 

This is certainly true of the title track Revelation. The execution of the Bab in Tabriz seems to be the start of the old order giving way, sped up during the world wars and now... 
 with our technology and abilities to make wonderful things we still fight over land, ideas, and throw rocks at each other. 

Personally I'm sick of all of it. This EP, this collection is my response.My Guernica, if you like.

It was fitting then to meet with Anastasia, a musical artist and vocalist also troubled by what is happening. I heard her voice and in it I could hear hope. As beautiful, simple and elegant as it is, this fragile emotion that she holds so well was put to music in Innocence Reborn.

Of course things can never be the same again... innocence on its own isn't enough, You can't do anything with it but it can speak to our higher sense of self and I hope I have described at least in part some of my journey in this regard.

I didn't want this EP to be pleasant or easy listening. I wanted to grab the listeners attention and not let go. It feels important.

When recording it, the visual images were there, as if I had really journeyed somewhere, so I hope I have brought something back.

Innocence Reborn

So, the Little mister in all of us has been doing it again, showing off to his friends and not getting very far. The power lies within our hands and it's about time we recognised that. Don't you think?

Hey, little Mister,
You don’t like my sister,
And my brother stands so tall.
Hey, little Mister,
The words you keep saying
Are going nowhere at all.
Hey, little Mister, Willhelm Reich saw you—
As small as the smallest of us,
Yet cloaked in illusion, you’re a living delusion
With nowhere to go. You’re bust
You think you can lead us down to distraction,
Hoping to keep us amused,
But we see through your knowing—
Your truth is showing,
And there’s nothing there to be proud of
You see, we are rising, the force that we’re hiding
Is giving you one last chance.
Set the scene right, step into the light,
And bow your head to our dance.
‘Cause, little Mister, my sister is singing,
Proud as she raises her song.
Calling my brother, who stands even taller,
With hands that circle us all.

Hey Little Mister

Hey, where are you drifting,
Quiet river child?
Under willow shadows shifting,
You wander for a while.

Three hours since we faded,
Four more till the dawn-
We’re tracing the same old circles
Long after night has gone.

Once I stood tall as the hillside,
Now I’m small as the dew-
But small is enough for this moment,
To sit here beside you.

I like how silence settles,
How time can fold away-
We share a little sunlight
Before it slips to grey.

So, wherever you’re heading,
No need to explain-
We’ll meet again by this river,
When the wheel turns round again


River Child

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Animent is a fusion of Nordic folk with neoclassical & industrial sounds using Norse instruments & voice. This music resonates and builds itself within the mind of each listener to create sonic landscapes that we can all share.

Shamanic percussion, tagelharpas, spirited melodies and deep throated sounds create emotive land scapes full of passion, desire and hope.

Inspired by the tonal voices of the tagelharpa, a vision began to fuse elements of neoclassical, industrial and spiritual influences. Not tied to only Nordic roots Animent's music is drawn from the sounds of the Middle east, Africa, and the far east.

Animent's music is a timely reminder that we live on one planet and share one human experience.

Skogarharta

Animent

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