Mars – Blood Is The Food Of The GodsLabel: LichterklangFormat: CD, Limited Edition 250Country: GermanyReleased: 13 Jun 2014Style: Neofolk MARS, a pagan brotherhood founded in 2011 (by :Golgatha: members), present their third release after the folk-debut ‘Sons of Cain’ and the powerful vinyl-e.p. ‘Sacrifice’.Inspired by American pagan folk and apocalyptic philosophy the sound of MARS is dominated by purely acoustic arrangements using guitars, various percussions and two male voices.Their drum-driven hymns tell of the persisting powers of nature, of the ancient breath of the gods and of the Eternal Cyclic Law of life.This is no simple escapism into dreamy realms, it’s a multifaceted journey into the subconscious parts of the…
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Larrnakh – Now Will You Believe?
Larrnakh – Now Will You Believe?Label: Steinklang Industries – SKD 27Format: CD, Album, DigipakCountry: EuropeReleased: 2010Style: Industrial, Ambient, Experimental, Neofolk Great NeoFolk album featuring (ex)members of CAWATANA, STURMAST and SCIVIAS!“Now will you believe?” is a brilliant mix of classical guitar-based NeoFolk with electronic elements, varied and assembled with droning Ritual/Dark-Ambient tracks.The mix of two completely different styles in music makes this album to a outstanding new “crossover”.Dark and sometimes frightening soundscapes with samples, trumpets and haunting drums are compiled with beautiful harps, piano, violin and narrating vocals, rounded by fine NeoClassical elements. Tracklist :
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Joy Before The Storm – Silence Ever After
Joy Before The Storm – Silence Ever AfterLabel: Atemporal– AT-005Format: Vinyl, LP, Remastered, Reissue, Limited EditionCountry: SpainReleased: 2014Style: Synth-pop, Minimal Joy Before the Storm formed in Madison (Wisconsin) in 1984 by Matt Anderson (Voice and Synths) , Kevin Kaulson (Synths) and Dan Mckay (Drum Programming-Rhythm Box), Silence Ever After was written, recorded and mixed during the summer of 1984. Synths: Arp Solus, Roland SH09, Korg KR-55B and Roland CR78.Recorded and Mixed at High Noon Studios.Originally released by Neptune records in 1985.Producers, Matt Anderson and Dan MckayPhotos by Gerard Ryan, Winter 2013-14, Ithaca, New York.Remastered by Mariano Lozano-p at SND Studios
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T.V. Sovietica – Maquetas Y Demos 1983-1984
T.V. Sovietica – Maquetas Y Demos 1983-1984 Label: Atemporal – AT-006Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo Country: SpainReleased: 2014Style: Minimal, Synth-pop T.V. Sovietica was an exploratory sound project from Valencia (Spain) developed in 1983 in the postpunk era of the early 80’s which built on the work of “Neonada y Atentados”.From these beginnings evolved a brief, dark and unsettled trajectory based on sound effects inspired by electronic German music with influences from the artistic vanguard analogy (Satie, “Musique Concrete” and minimalism) The darkest, most introspective postpunk, radicalising with its’ experimentation, moving towards “industrial”, “anti-music” styles.The essence of its’ sound combines the use of guitars and electric bass with electronic…
