Nest turns their acoustic ambient into a more viscerous direction. Shades of darkness color the atmospheric music that is still grounded on the sound of the Finnish lap harp - the kantele. Originally released on Nest's full length "Trail Of The Unwary".

This melodic tune flirts with the mystic. It is based on the interplay of the kantele and the flute, but it also contains varied song structures, a hefty dose of atmospheric elements and steadfast drumming.

Nest - Moonbow

Syven plays atmospheric, dark, and heavy ambient. The traditional Finnish string instrument - the kantele - is joined by atmospheric synth layering, ritualistic percussion and heavy distortion where appropriate to convey shamanistic and primordial themes. Originally released on Syven's debut full length "Aikaintaite".

Syven - Jäljet

From the album "Baráttan við Myrkrið"
Get the album here:
https://fuimadane.bandcamp.com/album/bar-ttan-vi-myrkri

Join me here:
https://linktr.ee/Fuimadane

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https://discord.gg/AavAjcX

Artwork by Kessi Riliniki.
See her amazing and wonderful art at:
https://linktr.ee/kessireusly

Baráttan við Myrkrið

Renna Upp

/Ableton live 12
/Animoog
/Behringer System 100
/EuroPi Eurorack Module
/Valhalla Supermassive reverb
/Erica Synth S&H

Collapsing with my instability

A unique glimpse into how the kantele was played in Finland in the times of old. Very few, even in Finland, have had a chance to witness the old way where the player played for himself, wrapped in thought, and letting the music take him to uncharted places of inspiration. Time lost all meaning, and nothing could break the connection between the musician and the instrument while his fingers danced on the strings made of horse hair or steel.

The kantele is traditionally an instrument of the lone player, who often dedicated time for playing as night drew close and open flame provided illumination in the corner of a simple wooden dwelling. The other members of the family would take awhile to listen or to tend to their tasks in the household. Children would play, and animals run around nearby, but the concentration of the player remained unbroken until the spell of the music was finally lifted. The player seemed as he was being torn back into this world from somewhere beyond his understanding, like he woke up from a dream.

This is the old way that I, A.T., want to present to you, and I hope I have been able to convey the tradition with the respect it deserves.

Nest - Valkeaa

Heavily inspired by Irish music, Anúna's "Jerusalem" and my own choral background I wrote this piece:

The Flowers In The Wind

A flower painted crimson red
like the blood on the snowy dunes
Placed upon your grave in the meadow
Quiet like the flowers in the wind

My true love had fallen in battle
a sword pierced through the heart
and a gunshot heard by his fellows
a bang in the quiet on the fields.

Lilies in the valley - scent sweet
but their smell won't reach me
For my love had fallen in battle
I remain quiet in the wind.

A handkerchief clenched in his hand
as his comrades took him home
they had told me he fought bravely
my true love in the fields.

I looked at his pale blue face,
and the bloodstains on his clothes
I kissed his forehead and said my goodbyes
Quiet like the flowers in the wind.

// Wrote it quickly, one take recordings.

The Flowers In The Wind

Runaljod-Yggdrasil

Fehu

NYTT LAND 'Oðal' CD (CSR249CD)

Siberian band NYTT LAND presents its new epic musical canvas. Working with the same unchanging 4 band-members, the musicians continue to revive the true magical sound of the Ancient North.

OĐAL...
HERITAGE...
PATH TO THE ROOTS...

Oðal is inspired by the traditional music of the indigenous peoples of Siberia, the Old Icelandic epic and the atmosphere of classic Norwegian black metal.

This time the album was recorded without using samples; all parts of the instruments were performed live. All songs were recorded and mixed in one of the technical quality best Russian studios, "Radio Sibir", which strongly affected the sound quality. All the sounds of nature were recorded in western Siberia and northern Norway.

For the first time the 4-year-old son of Natalia and Anatoly, Yuri Pakhalenko, took part. By this they emphasise the concept of the album - heritage.

As in the previous album, Fimbulvinter (CSR234CD), Oðal features the traditional Siberian overtone singing technique "kargyraa", but the overtone singing by vocalist Natalia Pakhalenko gives a special character to the sound. This is very unique, since this technique is a almost exclusively a male singing practice due to its physicality.

So, it's time to start the path to the roots...

Presented in a 6-panel digipak.

Barcode: 0641871745074

Order CD: http://store.coldspring.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=6943

Order CD+DL: https://coldspring.bandcamp.com/album/odal-csr249cd

Watch Album Teaser: https://youtu.be/Rqmo7SHtYik

Watch 'Norđur / Yule Song': https://youtu.be/EUaBeOqWAH0

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http://www.coldspring.co.uk/discography/csr249cd

Out 26th March 2018

Oðal

NYTT LAND Hávamál

Fourth full length album by Gaetir the Mountainkeeper has been released:
https://gaetirthemountainkeeper.bandcamp.com/album/vetrarlj-s
Through a mythical, archetypal reunion with the distant realms of old North, the sound thunders from the North again. This album blends the past, present and the future - while getting back to the roots and debut album, incorporating heavy vocals sung on old Icelandic and electric guitars, now the lush and powerful Nordic neofolk elements are emerging from the landscape of layered glacial atmospheric, ambiental textures.

Norðanátt

"Winterlight" is a special release that is made of atmospheric, extended and re-edited versions of some moments from my previous album "Vetrarljós". Download full album at: 
https://gaetirthemountainkeeper.bandcamp.com/album/winterlight

Northern Night

Tribal, rhytmic ancestral drums coupled with ethereal and often distant vocals that chant from beautiful forests, plains, caves and seas, are evoking a vision of early proto-Earth when Nature reigned supreme. "Primordial II" is a continuation of the atmosphere from the debut album, but also work for itself, marking the evolution of the prehistoric tribal sound. Full album at: https://paleowolf.bandcamp.com/album/primordial-ii

Protosea

Audiokratik is an independent Finnish label dedicated to releasing music of a specialized nature. We strive to put the same passion into releasing that was put into the art in the first place.

Nest - Moonbow

Audiokratik

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