This song is written by Sol Abyssorum. It is inspired by the darkest days of the year and devoted to Slavic goddess of winter and death. Belarusian lyrics will be translated to English and published here soon.

Kali tuman paciahniecca ź imšar
I ciemra prahłynie chałodny doł,
Pryjdzie jana, źviarnuŭšy bieły tvar
Da kamianieŭ, raślinaŭ i žyvioł.
Jana adzienie sonca ŭ łancuhi,
Ciažar niabiosaŭ schilić da ziamli,
Kab jaje dzieci pasiarod tuhi
Spradviečča podych adčuvać mahli.

Jaje dałoni prymuć uradžaj
Z źmiarćviełych ptušak i zasochłych travaŭ,
Jaje ślady - maŭklivaja miaža,
Što adsiače śviniec ad sierabra,
Śplacie lasoŭ sivyja vałasy,
Sa skryžavańniaŭ vietru naŭzdahon
Jana uźnimie ŭ nieba hałasy,
U ich rospač, błasłavieńnie j praklion.

U pavietry čornym zory zadryžać,
I zachłynucca ŭ horle reštki słoŭ.
Jana pryjšła adžyŭšaje zabrać
I bieh suśvietu raspačać nanoŭ.

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Калi туман пацягнецца з iмшар
I цемра праглыне халодны дол,
Прыйдзе яна, звярнуўшы белы твар
Да камянеў, раслінаў і жывёл.
Яна адзене сонца ў ланцугі,
Цяжар нябёсаў схіліць да зямлі,
Каб яе дзецi пасярод тугі
Спрадвечча подых адчуваць маглі.

Яе далонi прымуць ураджай
З змярцвелых птушак i засохлых траў,
Яе сляды - маўклiвая мяжа,
Што адсячэ свiнец ад серабра,
Спляце лясоў сівыя валасы,
Са скрыжаванняў ветру наўздагон
Яна узнiме ў неба галасы,
У iх роспач, блаславенне i праклён.

У паветры чорным зоры задрыжаць,
I захлынуцца ў горле рэшткi слоў.
Яна прыйшла аджыўшае забраць
I бег сусвету распачаць наноў.

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When the fog comes from the blackwaters
And darkness swallows the cold valley,
She will come, turning her pale white face
To stones, plants and animals.
She will put the sun in chains,
Bow the weight of heaven to the ground,
So that her children in the midst of sorrows
May feel the breath of ancient times.

Her hands will take the harvest
Of lifeless birds and withered herbs,
Her trace is a silent frontier,
Separating lead from silver.
Weaving the gray hair of the forests,
From crossroads, in pursuit of the wind
She will raise the voices to the sky,
They are full of despair, blessing and curse.

The stars will tremble in the black air
And the remnants of words will choke in the throat.
She came to take away the obsolete
And start the spin of the world anew.

Nanoŭ

My attempt at electronic folk. Probably done before by people better at it than I am! But fun all the same!

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Atomize

It is non-ritual Belarusian folk song, very popular and connected to "girls and marriage" topic. Lyrics tells the story about a girl that was dancing and lost her keys. She promises to marry anyone who finds it. The keys were found by an old man who asks her to marry him, but the girl refuses and says that it's better to lose the keys forever than to marry an old man.

Marriages between young girls and old men were quite often in our past, and it was not fun. But the ambiguously colored text gives the performer opportunity to choose his own intonation, from humorous to dramatic. I tried to choose serious and even dark tone.

Ja skakała-plasała prociŭ novaha dvara
Oj, loli, kalina, loli, jahada maja
Paciarała klučy z šaŭkovaha pojasa
Oj, loli, kalina, loli, jahada maja
Chto maje klučy znajdzieć, za taho zamuž pajdu
Oj, loli, kalina, loli, jahada maja
Stary ranieńka išoŭ, maje klučyki znajšoŭ
Oj, loli, kalina, loli, jahada maja
Oj ty dzieuka-dziavica, ci ty pojdzieš za mianie?
Oj, loli, kalina, loli, jahada maja
Ci ty pojdzieš za mianie - addam klučyki tvaje
Oj, loli, kalina, loli, jahada maja
Prapadajcie klučy, jak za staraha jdučy
Oj, loli, kalina, loli, jahada maja

***

Я скакала-плясала процiў новага двара
Ой, лёлi, калiна, лёлi, ягада мая
Пацярала ключы з шаўковага пояса
Ой, лёлi, калiна, лёлi, ягада мая
Хто мае ключы знайдзець, за таго замуж пайду
Ой, лёлi, калiна, лёлi, ягада мая
Стары раненька iшоў, мае ключыкі знайшоў
Ой, лёлi, калiна, лёлi, ягада мая
Ой ты дзеука-дзявіца, цi ты пойдзеш за мяне?
Ой, лёлi, калiна, лёлi, ягада мая
Цi ты пойдзеш за мяне - аддам ключыкi твае
Ой, лёлi, калiна, лёлi, ягада мая
Прападайце ключы, як за старaга йдучы
Ой, лёлi, калiна, лёлi, ягада мая

Ja Skakała

Ian Campbell – harmonium, percussion, effects
Sol Abyssorum – vocals, synthesizer, effects, tagelharpa

Mixed by Ian Campbell
Mastered by Nathaniel Ritter

This is a non-ritual, lyric Belarusian folk song, that was recorded by U.Rahovich in the village of Dubrova, Svetlagorsky district, Gomel region, and included in the book "Wreath of Belarusian folk songs". The lyrics tells how the girl is poetically speaking to the early rising and late setting sun, and asking her mother not to be angry at her for meeting the guest that she loves.

Oj, ty sonca, jasna soniejka
Čaho ranieńka ty ŭschodziła

Čaho pozna zakaciłasia
Oj, na mianie maci ŭsio braniłasia

Nie branisia, maci rodnaja,
Byŭ u mianie luby hościčak

Byŭ u mianie luby hościčak
Luby hościk, rodny bracičak

Ja ž da jaho ŭsio pravodziła
Dy za tyja lasy ciomnyja

Dy za tyja lasy ciomnyja
Dy za sadziki višniovyja

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Ой, ты сонца, ясна сонейка
Чаго раненька ты ўсходзiла

Чаго позна закацiлася
Ой, на мяне мацi ўсё бранiлася

Не бранiся, мацi родная,
Быў у мяне любы госцiчак

Быў у мяне любы госцiчак
Любы госцiк, родны брацiчак

Я ж да яго ўсё праводзiла
Ды за тыя лясы цёмныя

Ды за тыя лясы цёмныя
Ды за садзiкi вiшнёвыя

Crooked Mouth & Sol Abyssorum - Oj, Ty Sonca

Modern Romans (The Call cover)

The text of this song was created from the two Belarusian traditional spells against thunderstorm. One of them ("Piarun-Piarunie") was used at the time of harvest. Authentic performance of it can be found in the short film "Movement of the Earth" - "Рух Зямлi" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Sj5_hQ6mo). It is probably one of the few texts, preserved through direct folk tradition, that contains an appeal to pagan deity (Piarun), not to his Christian substitutes. Another part is based on the spell from the book of Polesian spells, recorded near Homel in 1982. It was used in case of meeting thunderstorm while traveling.

Piarun Piarunie
Pamažy Boža
Chmaru adahnaci
Dy za tyja lasy ciomnyja
Piarun Piarunie

Piarun Piarunie
Pamažy Boža
Chmaru adahnaci
Dy za lasy ciomny
Dy za lasy ciomny
Za hory vysoki
Pamažy Boža
Chmaru adahnaci

Idzi hraza
U čystaje pole
Tam sam Haspodź
Ciabie dažydaje
Załatyja klučy
Vynimaje
Siarebranyja zamki
Admykaje

Piarun Piarunie
Pamažy Boža
Chmaru adahnaci
Dy za lasy ciomny
Dy za lasy ciomny
Za hory vysoki
Pamažy Boža
Chmaru adahnaci

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Пярун Пяруне
Памажы Божа
Хмару адагнацi
Ды за тыя лясы цёмныя
Пярун Пяруне

Пярун Пяруне
Памажы Божа
Хмару адагнацi
Ды за лясы цёмны
Ды за лясы цёмны
За горы высокi
Памажы Божа
Хмару адагнацi

Iдзi граза
У чыстае поле
Там сам Гасподзь
Цябе дажыдае
Залатыя ключы
Вынiмае
Сярэбраныя замкi
Адмыкае

Пярун Пяруне
Памажы Божа
Хмару адагнацi
Ды за лясы цёмны
Ды за лясы цёмны
За горы высокi
Памажы Божа
Хмару адагнацi

Chmara

This song is a part of ancient spring/early summer ritual coming from south of Belarus and north-eastern part of Ukraine. "The Burial of the Arrow" involves singing, dancing and the burial of a specific object, coin, doll or simply some metal object (may vary from one village to another, as well as lyrics and melody of the songs). As per words of the latest bearers of this tradition, it is done with the aim of causing rain and making the land fertile. It has pagan origins and, according to some theories, in the ancient times was performed in honor of Piarun. Per some sources, "arrow" in ancient times meant lightning. This ritual survived both Christian and Soviet times and is held in many places till today. "Burial of the Arrow" is included in the List of Intangible Historical and Cultural Values ​​of Belarus.

Jak pušču strału pa usiamu siału
Och i oj, luli, pa usiamu siału

Oj, laci, strała, da j uzdoŭž siała
Och i oj, luli, da j uzdoŭž siała
Nie čapaj, strała, dobra mołajca
Och i oj, luli, dobra mołajca

Pa tym mołajcu płakać niekamu
Och i oj, luli, płakać niekamu
Mamka starańka, siastra maleńka
Och i oj, luli, siastra maleńka

Žana mołada, dzietki drobnyja
Och i oj, luli, dzietki drobnyja
Tam dzie mać płača, tam raka ciače
Och i oj, luli, tam raka ciače

Dzie siastra płača, tam kryničańka
Och i oj, luli, tam kryničańka
Dzie žana płača, tam rasy niama
Och i oj, luli, tam rasy niama

__________________

Як пушчу стралу па усяму сялу
Ох і ой, люлі, па усяму сялу

Ой, ляці, страла, да й уздоўж сяла
Ох і ой, люлі, да й уздоўж сяла
Не чапай страла добра молайца
Ох і ой, люлі, добра молайца

Па тым молайцу плакаць некаму
Ох і ой, люлі, плакаць некаму
Мамка старанька, сястра маленька
Ох і ой, люлі, сястра маленька

Жана молада, дзеткі дробныя
Ох і ой, люлі, дзеткі дробныя
Там дзе маць плача, там рака цячэ
Ох і ой, люлі, там рака цячэ

Дзе сястра плача, там крынічанька
Ох і ой, люлі, там крынічанька
Дзе жана плача, там расы няма
Ох і ой, люлі, там расы няма

Strała

The lost Planet

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Infinite Love is a fuzzy, psychedelic art pop song that eschews the language of trad love songs in favor of a more practical take. The newest track from Dan Graul explores notions of what love and support look like from a real world perspective, in a long standing relationship. Dan sought to ask the question “how can I best support my partner through tough times?” The answer that came was “be there - for better, for worse.” It can be easy to mislead yourself into thinking that you can make someone happy or be the answer to all of their problems, when the reality is that each of us is responsible for our own contentment. Each of us is on our own journey and perhaps the best we can do is be present and steadfast to those we love. Real love is not like the movies or pop music, it’s a journey of constant change and mutual reinvestment in one another.

Infinite Love

A vow carried on the wind. Faelen walks the edge of legend and loss—her voice echoing through memory, sacrifice, and the silence between arrows. This is her confession, her farewell, her myth reborn.

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I make sound.  I write songs, play instruments, DJ, and produce.  I will be posting tracks from many projects here, from electronica to indie pop to world music, so if it all doesn't make sense at first, just go with it..

FYI - Some of these tracks are works in progress, with a mix number attached.  In most cases, the mixes will be updated over time, so check the old tracks periodically to see if any have been changed out for new, improved versions.  Any track without mix numbers is a final mix.

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Dan Graul is an artist from Los Angeles, CA. Ever seeking artistic collaboration, Dan plays many roles - musician, writer, theatre artist, filmmaker, storyteller, witch... He preaches the importance of telling/listening to stories; and works to help others find their own artistic outlet, to let their voices be heard. Dan is a believer in the concept of Tribe and seeks to empower those around him through his music, projects and through working with others collaboratively. Dan founded psychedelic folk band Northern Strangers with his wife, Rebecca.  The band has played some wild shows including a sold out night at The Roxy on the Sunset Strip, where the band played Pink Floyd's The Wall synced up live onstage with a projeciton Alice In Wonderland. A big highlight for the band was recording 2015's "Where The River Goes" with Long Beach music guru Antoine Arvizu at The Compound Studio. Dan and David LeBarron make up the storytelling witch rock duo Half Tongue Tribe. The pair released their debut EP "All Acts of Joy" at the Spring Equinox of 2020. Dan is set to release his debut solo record "Make America Love Again" in October 2020. The first single "The Serpent" is out 10/2/20, along with a music video for the track. The socio-politically charged track speaks to the worship of money and the selfishness that plague our society. The track sums up that our future can be anything we want it to be, but we must choose to actively participate in the creation of that future and "fight for what's right."

Middle aged geezer who has lived in London since Elizabethan times. Understand how to edit and mix, as well as an interest in music theory and a bit of guitar/bass/keyboards. Doing this very much for the fun of it and not really interested in copying anybody else. Love "hybrid" music and sound (or sound design) - meaning I love crossing different genres. Into LoFi and Electronic Folk right now...

Hardwave / Wave Music Artist

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Hey everyone! As a writer, I'm all about telling stories with words. But my favorite way to do it is through music. What you hear is a reflection of that—two halves of a whole. There's Randomly Green, which blends acoustic sounds with electronic beats, and Darkly Random, my more electronic, slightly mysterious side. I really hope you connect with what you hear! If you do, drop a like and a follow. It helps so much!

Sol Abyssorum is a one-woman project dedicated to reconceptualizing of ethnic ritual music through the scratched lens of postindustrial music culture.

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