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Bandcamp removed these works in April 2023, removed all of Bandcamp from GH Records without any explanation, 12 years of music removed. To everyone who purchased the physical or digital edition, thank you very much for your support.
Vàli – Skogslandskap (Vinyl, LP)
Label: Auerbach Tonträger – AB 059 LP
Format: Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Repress, Dark Green
Country: Germany
Released: 23 Sep 2022
Style: Acoustic, Neofolk
Vàli is one of the best-kept secrets among lovers of nature-related acoustic music. The Norwegian one-man project’s debut album, «Forlatt,» was already released back in 2004 in a limited edition that was quickly sold out. Word got out rapidly among connoisseurs of the genre that this was an album that was a match for genre classics such as «Kveldssanger» by Ulver or «Where At Night The Wood Grouse Plays» by Empyrium. It took six years until their next sign of life: two songs on the 2010 compilation «Whom The Moon A Nightsong Sings.» Now, finally, their eagerly anticipated sophomore «Skogslandskap» (english: «Wooded Landscape») is ready for release. In the world of Vàli, time seems to go by much slower than in ours.
This impression is confirmed when listening to «Skogslandskap» which seamlessly picks up where «Forlatt» left off, enchanting you with its timeless simplicity and elegance. Fragile compositions for acoustic guitars are still very much at the centre of Vàli’s music. These are augmented by yearning string arrangements, pastoral flute melodies, and accentuated piano sounds. Each of these tone colours is used in a pointed and appropriate manner to take the album’s basic idea into account: «Skogslandskap» is conceived as a journey through a Norwegian wood in the autumn, beginning at dusk and ending at dawn, a journey revealing the peace and beauty of virgin nature.
In Bolskan a conceptual work by Kazeria & Aphlar
Label: Gradual Hate Records GH 129 CD
Format: CD, EP, Limited Edition , Digifile
Country: Spain
Released: 2016
Style: Martial, Neoclassic, Dark Folk
Kazeria, the well known Martial / Neoclassical act from Argentina, presents its latest work: “In Bolskan”; an epic journey evoking the ancient past of northern Aragón, in the Kingdom of Spain. During a recent travel to that region, Kazeria conceived the album to express its impressions on archaic traditions and the great symbolic heritage found there.
The album was composed by the fruitful collaboration between Kazeria and Aphlar, a rustic and energetic neofolk act, also from Buenos Aires.
The tracks deliver a sophisticated blend of ritual ambient; martial percussions (taken live from the traditional drummers of Huesca; the town once named Bolskan…) and a strong neofolk approach, due to Aphlar´s guitars and voice. These elements create an evocative atmosphere, dealing with pre-christian and medieval times.
To those familiar to the these styles and bands like Of The Wand and The Moon, Nebelung, Falkenstein, Raison D´etre, Apoptose or Ain Soph, they will find in “In Bolskan” a conceptual and very interesting album.
Kazeria, el conocido proyecto Martial / Neoclásico procedente de Argentina, presenta su último trabajo: “In Bolskan”; un viaje épico que evoca el pasado antiguo de la zona norte de Aragón, en el Reino de España. Durante un reciente viaje a esa región, Kazeria concibió el disco para expresar sus impresiones sobre las tradiciones arcaicas y la gran herencia simbólica encontradas allí.
El álbum fue compuesto por la fructífera colaboración entre Kazeria y Aphlar, un rústico y enérgico proyecto neofolk de Buenos Aires.
Las pistas ofrecen una sofisticada mezcla de ambient/ritual; percusiones marciales (tomadas en vivo de los tradicionales tamborileros de Huesca; la ciudad alguna vez llamada Bolskan…) y un fuerte enfoque neofolk debido a las guitarras y voz de Aphlar. Estos elementos crean una atmósfera evocadora, que trata de los tiempos pre-cristianos y medievales.
Para aquellos que están familiarizados con los estilos y bandas como Of The Wand and The Moon, Nebelung, Falkenstein, Raison D’être, Apoptose o Ain Soph, encontrarán en “In Bolskan” un álbum conceptual muy interesante.
Common Eider, King Eider – Égrégore
Label: Cold Spring – CSR271CD
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: 14 Jun 2019
Style: Dark Ambient, Drone, Experimental
Égrégore is a ritual collaboration between B.S.s. (Common Eider, King Eider) and Arexis (La Breiche, Coume Ouarnede, Stille Volk)… and all of the spirits of the Pyrenees present during those Dark Moon Rituals, wishing to speak.
Born under May’s New Dark Moon in 2018, born in secrecy, in darkness, in Ritual. Born in a tiny cabin in the Pyrenees of France… Rituals documented late into the night and early morning hours. Voices captured whispering, wailing, lashing out. Bells ring to both banish and invoke. Recorded live using electronics, rocks, antler, branches and voice. Four offerings given as gifts to the black air… the burnt soil… Gifts to the Spirits living in those forests and mountains of the Pyrenees. Dark moon folk magic…
Housed in a beautiful matte-laminate gatefold ecopak, with visuals prepared by Kevin Gan Yuen (Sutekh Hexen).
