Svederna - Svedjeland - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

From prolific Sweden - the european Mecca for 70's golden age inspired Revival Rock, whose main ambassadors are the likes of Graveyard, Asteroid, Siena Root, Witchcraft, Hällas, Horisont, Hypnos, Svvamp, Three Seasons, MaidaVale, Agusa, Ball, Captain Crimson, Topplock, Abramis Brama and Svartanatt - comes the new record from the Jordskred collective titled 'Det Stora Hela'. This second long play from the nordic band based in the port town of Sundsvall boasts an airy, envolving, eloquent and majestic seventies inspired Prog Rock that promptly grips, absorbs and conquers us. Their immensely harmonious, charming, refined and sumptuous sonority leaves the listener relaxed and transfixed in an unshakeable state of ecstasy and fascination which carries from the first to the last track. Roughly 30 minutes tempered with disarming tenacity and spellbinding lubricity which mollifies and overtakes us with promtply intensity. Composing this luxurious nectar of revivalist essence are two altered guitars which greaten each other in faustian, captivating, dazzling and showy riffs, and then lose each other in admirable, marvelling, touching and venerable solos thought out and executed with impressing dexterity and precision, a dilligent bass with powerful, hipnotic, flowy and whispery lines which shadows and enphasizes every guitar digression, an intemperate voice, devilish and coated in native language which wobbles and kicks between the instrumental sagacity, as well as exceptionally jazzy drums with a sparkling, polished, delicate and stimulating touch which tick-tacks with ease, efficienty and preciseness all the flavored sound primacy that this 'Det Stora Hela' radiates. Album Tracks 1. Ur Vägen 2. De Sista Som BÄR 3. Det Stora Hela 4. Djävlar I Min SJÄL 5. Svärdet 6. Den Som SÅR Vinden 7. Döden DÖ

Reissue of this 2011 album. A that was critically acclaimed when it came and it is most likely one of the more mesmerizing atmospheric metal albums from Sweden up to this date. It's time to once again set out for a journey through the rural Swedish landscape and experience the dreamy and driving force that is Svitjod. The artwork has been upgraded Album Tracks 1. Dighra DÖDH 2. Häxsabbat (Crimen Laesae Divinae Maiestatis) 3. Midnattens Glimrande Stillhet 4. Begraven 5. Vinterriket 6. Storm 7. Vansinnets Hemvist 8. Blodörnshämnd 9. Dauðaferð 10. Svitjod

Following their first album for Linn (Dvorák Legends Op. 59, Czech Suite Op. 39), the WDR Sinfonieorchester and Cristian Macelaru pursue the same folk vein with two orchestral works by Béla Bartók. Based on a rather childish tale (prince, princess, fairies, and of course a happy ending!), the music of the ballet The Wooden Prince - recorded in full here - has all the ingredients of a masterpiece masterful scoring for large forces, use of musical themes, an effortless amalgam of folk and late-Romantic elements. Composed in 1923 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the merging of the towns of Buda and Pest - alongside commissions by Ernö Dohnányi and Zoltán Kodály - the century-old Dance Suite is a six-movement work that has become one of Bartók's best known compositions. Born in Timi?oara, a short distance from Hungaria, Macelaru can boast an unparalleled understanding of Bartók, as evident here. Album Tracks 1. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~Introduction 2. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~First Dance. Dance of the princess in teh forest 3. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~The prince sets off and falls in love 4. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~Second Dance. Dance of the trees 5. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~Third Dance. Dance of the waves 6. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~ The prince has an idea 7. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~Fourth Dance. Dance of the princess with the wooden prince 8. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~The prince despairs 9. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~The prince is restored 10. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~Return of the princess - Fifth Dance 11. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~The wooden prince falls to the ground - The radiant prince appears - Sixth Dance 12. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~Seventh Dance - The despair of the princess 13. Wooden Prince, Op. 13 Sz. 60~The happy end 14. Dance Suite, Sz. 77~Moderato 15. Dance Suite, Sz. 7