WUODAN’S WUNDE RELEASE DEBUT ‘ES GLIMMT EMPOR AUS EWGER NACHT’ – OUT NOW
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| The debut LP from Austrian black-metal project is out now via Altare Productions |
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- “There is some impressive continuity available to the listening experience, some decent ear-worming synth progressions to get stuck in mind, and plenty of notably layered moments” – Grizzly Butts(75/100)
- “Steeped in nordic mythology, this is an enthralling and mysterious world…” – BackSeatMafia
- “The structures are so strong and mesmerizing that digging through the foggy mist is surely rewarding” – Veil Of Sound
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| Focusing listeners on the feelings of nostalgia through one big experience – understanding music created with the spirit of myth, textures of lo-fi soundscapes and elements of early/medieval music . “Wuodan’s Wunde came through those channels: The aural aesthetics first, then melodic and harmonic work of Black Metal, Dunegon Synth and Early Music, and last but not least, the underlying conceptual work, the myth and poetry” – explains the musician. |
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| “The release is called “Es glimmt empor aus ewger Nacht”, German for “It glows upwards from eternal night” –describes the artist referring to the popular Nibelungen myth. Putting bits and pieces from german poetry alongside with the texts of ancient myths, Wuodan’s Wunde managed to create the whole world inside of five compositions featured on the LP – a world of old wisdom and doom-laden prophecies. |
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| Coming from Austrian black-metal scene, Wuodan’s Wunde describes his relations to the genre as ‘possession’ saying: ‘It has always been the genre I felt most closely’. The newest release also became the experiment for musician. Stepping from traditional methods of works and exploring different work-ethics. |
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| “I composed the music on the keyboard, like I would compose film music. Film music is another strong musical influence for me, and I think this is why Wuodan’s Wunde is not reclutant to create a tangible and consistent imagery” – refers the artist talking about the process from a standpoint of sound-design. |
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| “The 1924 movie by Fritz Lang on the Nibelungen myth played a vital role in setting the visual tone of the project” – marks Wuodan’s Wunde, also stressing that Lang’s historic works has passed through the prism and ethos of black-metal and dungeon synth. |
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| “The deliberate unsteady, organic wavering, the warm micro-shifting of pitch, put through cold distortion and otherworldly lo-fi transformation into something both strange and familiar”. |
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| Courtesy of Wuodan’s Wunde. |
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| With the base of synth sounds and various authentic instruments united with Lo-Fi processing and analogue synthesizers, Wuodan’s Wunde united two polarities adding the necessary depth and harmony. And stepping away from dogmatic black-metal exploring medieval magic. |
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| “I hope to paint a picture with this eclectic approach and eccentric reflection of my influences, enough for the listener to connect his/her own dreams and visions to my grainy, noisy imperfect soundscapes. Instead of making up line-ups, artist names etc.” – musician stresses: “I choose to tell my story in this way and keep info about the personnel in secrecy.” |
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