Ahnstern, 2009
Portuguese neofolk in the same thematic vein as Sangre Cavallum, only with more of a focus on the culture of the mysterious mid-Atlantic islands of the Azores. Professional in instrumentation and composition, with a healthy does of atmospheric sonics and samples. My understanding of Portuguese is nil but this is generally of a less martial feel than other neofolk, more of a solo personal approach, as well as a bit more focused on themes of Christianization than is the norm. The album is not overly conceptual and is filled with many moments of purely beautiful classically-informed music.
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3 comments:
Nice blog!
I've put a link back in mine
Cheers,
Margot
http://moonmusick.blogspot.com/
By the way, The Joy of Nature's trilogy is completed with part 3 - "Anitya" - released by Rage in Eden. Review here:
http://hexmagazine.com/music-reviews/review-anitya-the-joy-of-nature/
And artist's page here:
http://thejoyofnature.blogspot.com/p/news.html
hey thanks for the heads up, I haven't listened to this kind of stuff in a long while but I still find this project fascinating and will go check it out right now!
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