Amalie Bruun has always paved her own path, challenging underground preconceptions of heavy metal ever since the release of her debut Myrkur EP in 2014. Her first two full-length studio albums, 2015’s M and 2017’s Mareridt, recast black metal in the most personal yet expansive of terms, their blending of Amalie’s Danish folk roots with tempestuous internal struggles breathing new life into a subgenre whose followers can be rigidly possessive. With the release of her new album, Folkesange, Amalie Bruun has set out to journey into the very heart of the Scandinavian culture that marked her childhood. Folkesange relinquishes black metal for a refined yet far-reaching evocation of traditional folk, combining songs ancient and new to sublimely resonant effect. After the nightmare-induced visions that wrought themselves throughout Mareridt, Folkesange offers an emotional sanctuary, a means to reconnect to something permanent and nature-aligned. It’s an awareness that’s become deeply bound to the album’s organic, regenerative spirit, from the opening track Ella’s heartbeat, frame-drum percussion and crystalline vocals that become the grounding for a rapt, richly textured awakening, to the gentle carousel of the closing Vinter, with its nostalgia-steeped connotations of seasonal, snowfall-bewitched awe. Storytelling, rites of passage, and the invocation of a continuity that passes through time and generation are all part of folk music’s tapestry, and Folkesange taps into all these currents in their most essential form. In part a purist’s approach to the genre, free from over-interpretation and fusion, the use of traditional instruments throughout, such as nyckelharpa, lyre, and mandola offer a deeper, more tactile connection to their source, an unbroken line of communication back to the past. But the album is no museum piece; it resonates in the here and now, aided by the spacious production of Heilung member and musical collaborator Christopher Juul. Cinematic yet intimate, Folkesange exists in a state of boundless reverie, bourne by string-led drones, cyclical, elegiac rhythms and Amalie’s frictionless voice, all carrier signals for deep-rooted, ancestral memories, and associations felt on an elemental level. It’s a binding of the otherworldly and the earthy that echoes the the subject matter of many of the tales themselves. Written by Amalie, Leaves Of Yggdrasil’s medieval cadences bind tragic love story and mythology, full of both fairytale wonder and deeply human foible. Tor i Helheim, its dreamily persistent rhythm redolent of both innocence and encroachment, is based on a poem from the Icelandic Eddas, relating a journey into the underworld of Hel where the sparse nature of the accompaniment becomes the medium that carries you along in its thrall. An immersive experience in its own right, but also belonging to a wider, pagan folk-based renaissance that has attracted a devoted following worldwide, Folkesange answers a need that has become ever more pressing in turbulent times. A zeroing in on a resonance that is both intrinsic and enduring, it’s a rediscovery of personal grounding, and an experience that reaches beyond culture to remind us of a shared, deeply rooted inheritance. A tuning fork that binds the personal and the universal, Folkesange is a reminder that the most transcendent experiences are those closest to home. (Words by Jonathan Selzer)
My son was born in December shortly after I purchased my copy of Folkesange. I played this song for him in the hospital on the night he was born to put him to sleep. Always takes me back…and reduces me to tears.
Playing this on repeat for my grandpa right now in the hospital. I want him to have this music with him when he passes over to the other side to join grandma. Hail!
Happy Jule and enjoy your holiday! Yule is a traditional holiday holding roots in various northern European traditions, particularly that of the pre-Christian Germanic peoples. When the days grew colder and the nights grew longer, people of ancient times would light candles and gather round fires to lure back the sun.
Getting high from the beauty and coziness of this. Love the raw beauty of the massive cliffs and mountains harmonizing with the etherealness of the water and mist.
The Jule Cat is a monster from Icelandic folklore, a huge and vicious cat said to lurk about the snowy countryside during Christmastime and eat people who have not received any new clothes to wear before Christmas Eve. The Jule Cat has become associated with other figures from Icelandic folklore as the house pet of the giantess Grýla and her sons, the Jule Lads. The threat of being eaten by the Jule Cat was used by farmers as an incentive for their workers to finish processing the autumn wool before Christmas. northern European
Listening to this I have many images that cross my mind. I wish I could make a video to go along with this beautiful song but I don't have the budget for it...😣 All of this album is amazingly beautiful, enchanting...I hope one day I can turn this on for my future kids to listen to...
Estaba buscando música nueva para mi mente, y entre mis tantas suscripciones, lo primero que encontré interesate fue este video... Me llamo la atención la imagen que tenía de fondo. Amazing
@Danny Dircio "Stealing" is natural for musicians. E.g. it would be natural for a tribe to use certain scales and rhythms or have certain songs that are passed from generation to generation. It's weird today that many artists just think about money and try to prevent others from playing their songs. I would consider it an honor if I wrote a piece that others thought was good and wanted to play themselves.
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Amalie Bruun has always paved her own path, challenging underground preconceptions of heavy metal ever since the release of her debut Myrkur EP in 2014. Her first two full-length studio albums, 2015’s M and 2017’s Mareridt, recast black metal in the most personal yet expansive of terms, their blending of Amalie’s Danish folk roots with tempestuous internal struggles breathing new life into a subgenre whose followers can be rigidly possessive.
With the release of her new album, Folkesange, Amalie Bruun has set out to journey into the very heart of the Scandinavian culture that marked her childhood. Folkesange relinquishes black metal for a refined yet far-reaching evocation of traditional folk, combining songs ancient and new to sublimely resonant effect.
After the nightmare-induced visions that wrought themselves throughout Mareridt, Folkesange offers an emotional sanctuary, a means to reconnect to something permanent and nature-aligned. It’s an awareness that’s become deeply bound to the album’s organic, regenerative spirit, from the opening track Ella’s heartbeat, frame-drum percussion and crystalline vocals that become the grounding for a rapt, richly textured awakening, to the gentle carousel of the closing Vinter, with its nostalgia-steeped connotations of seasonal, snowfall-bewitched awe.
Storytelling, rites of passage, and the invocation of a continuity that passes through time and generation are all part of folk music’s tapestry, and Folkesange taps into all these currents in their most essential form. In part a purist’s approach to the genre, free from over-interpretation and fusion, the use of traditional instruments throughout, such as nyckelharpa, lyre, and mandola offer a deeper, more tactile connection to their source, an unbroken line of communication back to the past.
But the album is no museum piece; it resonates in the here and now, aided by the spacious production of Heilung member and musical collaborator Christopher Juul. Cinematic yet intimate, Folkesange exists in a state of boundless reverie, bourne by string-led drones, cyclical, elegiac rhythms and Amalie’s frictionless voice, all carrier signals for deep-rooted, ancestral memories, and associations felt on an elemental level.
It’s a binding of the otherworldly and the earthy that echoes the the subject matter of many of the tales themselves. Written by Amalie, Leaves Of Yggdrasil’s medieval cadences bind tragic love story and mythology, full of both fairytale wonder and deeply human foible. Tor i Helheim, its dreamily persistent rhythm redolent of both innocence and encroachment, is based on a poem from the Icelandic Eddas, relating a journey into the underworld of Hel where the sparse nature of the accompaniment becomes the medium that carries you along in its thrall.
An immersive experience in its own right, but also belonging to a wider, pagan folk-based renaissance that has attracted a devoted following worldwide, Folkesange answers a need that has become ever more pressing in turbulent times. A zeroing in on a resonance that is both intrinsic and enduring, it’s a rediscovery of personal grounding, and an experience that reaches beyond culture to remind us of a shared, deeply rooted inheritance. A tuning fork that binds the personal and the universal, Folkesange is a reminder that the most transcendent experiences are those closest to home.
(Words by Jonathan Selzer)
My son was born in December shortly after I purchased my copy of Folkesange. I played this song for him in the hospital on the night he was born to put him to sleep. Always takes me back…and reduces me to tears.
Your comment reduced me to tears, it's the most beautiful thing, and it's happy, thank you 💙
Playing this on repeat for my grandpa right now in the hospital.
I want him to have this music with him when he passes over to the other side to join grandma.
Hail!
🤍
Happy Jule and enjoy your holiday! Yule is a traditional holiday holding roots in various northern European traditions, particularly that of the pre-Christian Germanic peoples. When the days grew colder and the nights grew longer, people of ancient times would light candles and gather round fires to lure back the sun.
I didn't mind her black metal stuff, but this is amazing. I love folk music.
This is clearly a 10/10 album with its fascinating music and Myrcur's enchanting voice. 💎💙
The worst thing about this song is that it's too damn short
I received the word Vinter on Saturday in my meditation time and decided to Google it and ran into this music. It is absolutely Divine.
Getting high from the beauty and coziness of this. Love the raw beauty of the massive cliffs and mountains harmonizing with the etherealness of the water and mist.
Thank you for this song. It brought me peace and some warm into my heart in these quarantine days when i feel so agitated. Greetings from 🇧🇷🇧🇷
It reminds me the music by Agnes Obel. What would be a masterpiece to mix this two amazing artists !
Magical. Sounds like a song by Danny Elfman for an early Tim Burton's christmas movie.
Thought exactly the same.
thank you !
I literally just sent almost that exact message to someone
This is beyond beautiful. Those melodies are out of this world.
This song made me cry
In the beginning I get Edward Scissorhands vibes
Absolutely!
Came here to check if I was the only one ^^
I was just about to say the same!
Yeah, this?! :)
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@@Annefors That's totally it ^^
I watched sleepy hollow the other day and wondered if it was in that film
a fairytale - song ♥
One word:
Peace
Beautiful 🖤🔥👌😌
Absolutely beautiful so divine it sends me tingles all over ❤❤❤
Not what I expected to hear from a Relapse release, but I certainly enjoyed it.
This is so beautiful ❤️
Не передать словами , мало говоря , но это потрясающе 😌🙌✨🙏
Eu escuto essa música todos os dias, várias vezes, e ela tem um poder de retirar todas as minhas angústias. Obrigada por essa bela música!!
This music reconciles the spirit
Angels....
Amazing 💕💕
My heart froze
Someone made another Ice Dance!
Aww it sounds really cute ❄
Amazing! I got gooseflesh in a good meaning.
Aah, Christmas dinner. Served with gravy or cranberry sauce?
@@black_platypus lmao
pretty Burton-ish, beautiful
It reminds me of something I can't remember
The Jule Cat is a monster from Icelandic folklore, a huge and vicious cat said to lurk about the snowy countryside during Christmastime and eat people who have not received any new clothes to wear before Christmas Eve. The Jule Cat has become associated with other figures from Icelandic folklore as the house pet of the giantess Grýla and her sons, the Jule Lads. The threat of being eaten by the Jule Cat was used by farmers as an incentive for their workers to finish processing the autumn wool before Christmas. northern European
Fascinante el album 10/10.
Jonna Jinton brought me here 💖😊
Beautiful!
Your next sad Christmas movie presented by... Myrkur!
it feels like i heard it in some movie or looks similar
Listening to this I have many images that cross my mind. I wish I could make a video to go along with this beautiful song but I don't have the budget for it...😣 All of this album is amazingly beautiful, enchanting...I hope one day I can turn this on for my future kids to listen to...
Isin't it a movie soundtrack? I'm almost sure i've heard it somewhere else before.
Ikr? Do you think you heard in it a kids movie also or another type of movie?
Edward scissorhand
The beginning of this song reminds me of "The Polar Express".
YESSSSSSSS !!!!! finally m not the only one !
reverend riff A lot of the instrumental reminds me of the beginning of the movie Up. Makes it a lot more emotional, honestly.
My first thought was "Up."
And the Amityville horror..
🎼🎵🎶🎶🎵❤️😌
Hopefully, one day I do not have to experience the real meaning of this song...
this is disneys up all over again. married life is the song name
Yeah it's very similar
This song would fit perfectly in a Chrono Trigger game.
Estaba buscando música nueva para mi mente, y entre mis tantas suscripciones, lo primero que encontré interesate fue este video... Me llamo la atención la imagen que tenía de fondo. Amazing
Har Agnes Obel en finger med i denne sang? smukt
Is there sheet music (with piano + voice) available for this piece? :)
Minds me of the intro song to final fantasy X
The intro sounds really similar to clair de line by claude debussy
With this song i remember Liszt :)
This reminds me of Coraline omg
Yes!!
Why does this sound so incredibly familiar?
@Danny Dircio "Stealing" is natural for musicians. E.g. it would be natural for a tribe to use certain scales and rhythms or have certain songs that are passed from generation to generation. It's weird today that many artists just think about money and try to prevent others from playing their songs. I would consider it an honor if I wrote a piece that others thought was good and wanted to play themselves.
One part of the melody reminds music from the Rafaello TV commercial from the 00s. At least the one which was broadcaster in Russia...
To me it sounds like Edward scissorhands mixed with Claire de lune
This song it seems to me very similar with Anathema track - Closer.
Reminds me a bit of Donnie Darko.
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0:43 💚🔥💃🔥
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Why does this somehow remindse of lord of the rings, the hobbit and Cinderella at the fsame time FFFFSKGSJEB
Reminds me of this Laibach song, probably because it's also in the same key:
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