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Post by Almenning on Apr 12, 2018 18:41:50 GMT -5
Proscriptor - The Venus Bellona. I've been meaning to post this album for a while as some sort of curiosity but a quick googling just to check if I had the project's name right suddenly joined the pieces of a much bigger puzzle. A friend of mine bought this CD many years ago and we really didn't know what to think of it back then. I only remembered a weird alignment of Celtic instrumentals, a lot of electronic experimentation, Rozz Williams styled vocals and a A Flock Of Seagulls cover. Turns out the guy is THE Proscriptor of Absu. Not long ago when for the first time I was reading interviews with Bard of Cernunnos Woods he mentioned being friends with Absu, making an intro for one of their albums, mentioning the name Proscriptor a few times and a few other things that didn't really ring any bells until now. Suddenly now I realised Cernunnos Woods had an album released by Cruel Moon International, the same CMI sub label who released The Venus Bellona and a couple of albums I own like Ataraxia and The Soil Bleeds Black; Dark Age Productions, which unfortunately I didn't know of before I found about DS, released No Festival Of Light, The Soil Bleeds Black and Proscriptor; Proscriptor auditioned for Slayer; where will this end? The Venus Bellona was of interest to me just because of the memory I had of how weird it sounded and the couple of folk instrumentals, but it was fun listening to it again after all these years under a different light. You can find the full album on YT but this track is really cool: dungeonsnake A thread on traditional Folk would be really nice and I would love to learn more about it. Maybe you could share some of your favourites. |
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Post by Almenning on Apr 13, 2018 16:25:52 GMT -5
Strength Through Joy. "Dominions Behind the Sun" is by far their best track and forever a dark folk staple.
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Post by nahadoth on Apr 13, 2018 23:11:06 GMT -5
Definitely some interesting overlap. I know a lot of trad players of Scandinavian styles who have various opinions about neofolk, but often agree that it feels too over-arranged compared to traditional styles.
And of course there are super virtuosic bands like Vasen which have more complex arrangements but which sort of happen spontaneously because the guys in the band have been playing together for 25 years and just sort of have a chemistry.
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Post by Almenning on Apr 17, 2018 4:54:32 GMT -5
"Seeker" or "Seeker's Prayer" is a bewitching hymn to Odin originally conjured by Fire+Ice. Two different versions available, the first sang by Freya Aswynn (w/ Simon Norris on backing vocals) and a later sang by Ian Read himself. Blood Axis also covered it on Blót with beautiful new arrangements. Another noteworthy version was performed by Luftwaffe & Awen for the Aural Apocalypse podcast (as far as I know).
Fire+Ice (Hollow Ways)
Fire+Ice (Seasons Of Ice / The Pact: Flying In The Face…)
Blood Axis (Blót: Sacrifice In Sweden)
Luftwaffe & Awen (unreleased?)
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Post by Almenning on Apr 22, 2018 15:45:41 GMT -5
Once again not Neofolk but related. In 2003 A Challenge Of Honour and Sturmpercht joined forces and contributed with two tracks to a compilation curated by Henryk Vogel (Darkwood) entitled Secret Lords and released on his own label Heidenvolk. These two tracks are sample based and its the source of the samples that I want to share and ask your opinion. I believe "Des Kreuzheers Schwerer Stahl" features a sample from LOTR - The Fellowship of the Ring and "Der kalte Baum" features a sample from Gladiator. The Gladiator sample is indisputable but I was never too sure about the LOTR one. Even if it isn't exactly a sample from the movie it must have been based on one. The sequence from LOTR takes place in Isengard right after The Pass of Caradhras when the crows are delivering information to Saruman about the Fellowship. I've never listened to the movie's soundtrack but every time I watch this passage the "Des Kreuzheers Schwerer Stahl" track comes to my mind. Here's the evidence, let me know what you think:
A Challenge Of Honour & Sturmpercht — "Des Kreuzheers Schwerer Stahl"
LOTR — The Fellowship of the Ring (starts at 1:21)
A Challenge Of Honour & Sturmpercht — Der kalte Baum
Gladiator — Earth
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Post by Almenning on Apr 27, 2018 7:02:57 GMT -5
Twelve Thousand Days – In The Garden Of Wild Stars. Prog influenced folk project by Martyn Bates and Alan Trench. It's the only album I've ever listened by them but I quite recommend it. Couldn't find any other tracks but this one reminded me how great this album is. As a side note Alan Trench used to run the sadly missed World Serpent Distribution and is one of DIJ's three little piggies  . He also plays in Orchis among other projects. I might post some Orchis soon if I find it. Martyn Bates has a huge discography but he's mostly known as the singer of Eyeless In Gaza. His voice is an acquired taste but it fits perfectly in Twelve Thousand Days. |
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Post by Almenning on May 2, 2018 8:06:11 GMT -5
Does anyone know what song is this? I've been trying to figure it out for years.
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Post by Pilgrim's Shadow on Aug 30, 2018 8:52:39 GMT -5
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Post by dungeonsnake on Aug 30, 2018 9:42:57 GMT -5
I've been reading a lot of Evola lately for the first time
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Post by thekeeper on Sept 28, 2018 16:21:25 GMT -5
I've been reading a lot of Evola lately for the first time Which works? I've grazed Revolt a number of times and read a good chunk of Ride the Tiger but I think I've read more about Evola than I've actually read him. Never looked at Men Among the Ruins. I'm not particularly interested in 'traditionalism proper' psycho-politically or in a neoreactionary way, but he's interesting as a figure. |
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Post by dungeonsnake on Sept 29, 2018 11:55:21 GMT -5
Haha, so, I sort of screwed up in my choice of reading. I'd never been exposed to his work before but I am casually curious about some traditionalist ideas. I definitely should have started with "Revolt", but somehow I ordered "Metaphysics of War" by accident and then took it with me on a wildfire assignment. Of course, the prologue openly stated "This is not the best entry point for Evola's ideas..."
It's just a sequence of articles that he wrote for a paper in Italy during Mussolini's reign. They're interesting, but a lot of them refer to ideas that were (evidently) more fully developed in "Revolt" and other works. It was still interesting, but after such an awkward introduction I'm now less inclined to check out his other stuff.
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Post by nahadoth on Oct 5, 2018 21:53:32 GMT -5
Here was my attempt at Neo-folk. With strong Barbarian themes, using only accordion, recorders, tambourine and voice. I hope the storytelling and atmospheres appeal to some of you. delivererfolk.bandcamp.com |
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Post by dungeonsnake on Oct 30, 2018 10:14:07 GMT -5
Listened to it late at night last night whilst profoundly stoned and reading D&D books... Can't say I remember any specifics but I enjoyed it a lot. It's inspiring to see dungeon synthers branching into neo-folk.
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Post by nahadoth on Oct 30, 2018 11:00:38 GMT -5
Listened to it late at night last night whilst profoundly stoned and reading D&D books... Can't say I remember any specifics but I enjoyed it a lot. It's inspiring to see dungeon synthers branching into neo-folk. thanks! I've been occasionally noodling on some of my DS tunes when practicing accordion, and from that, the spark grew into this album pretty organically. I want to revisit this project using some plucked string instruments in addition to the accordion too - I'm not very capable at that stuff, but I have a banjo and acoustic guitar (which needs new strings) that I can at least play simple melodies on. I feel like most neofolk is so often based around guitar that it's hard to keep that feeling without that instrument present. |
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Post by stormcrow on Nov 19, 2018 3:52:37 GMT -5
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. He also plays in Orchis among other projects. I might post some Orchis soon if I find it. Martyn Bates has a huge discography but he's mostly known as the singer of Eyeless In Gaza. His voice is an acquired taste but it fits perfectly in Twelve Thousand Days.
i'm a newbie here, thanks for the approval!