Forndom - Moþir (2024), Neofolk/Ritual Ambient (D4) Options

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*Artist: Forndom

*Album: Moþir

*Year: 2024
*Genre: Neofolk/Ritual Ambient
*Country: Sweden (IMG:https://metalarea.org/forum/style_images/flags/Sweden.png)
*Format: mp3@CBR320kbps
*Size: 102MB

Tracklist:
1. Tunridor 05:09
2. Urd 03:59
3. Moderstårar 07:06
4. Disar 06:03
5. Jord (Instrumental) 03:16
6. Rán (Instrumental) 04:09
7. Den Kärlek Som Vi Gav 06:48
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Total playing time: 36:30

Extended info

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In the music of Forndom, the past breathes with a vitality that transcends time. “Moþir” is as complex as the deities it portrays, weaving together themes of fertility and loyalty, love and betrayal, light and shadow. It is an exploration of divine ambiguity, where the nurturing embrace of a mother can just as easily turn into the cold hand of inevitability.

Here, Ludvig Swärd strips away the modern trappings of synthesisers, embracing a purely acoustic sound. The music feels as though it has been carved from the very earth, born from instruments fashioned by hand and played with reverence for the ancient.

Recorded and mixed by Swärd himself, “Moþir” features the talents of Thomas von Wachenfeldt (Bards of Skaði), whose violin conjures both light and darkness; Janne Posti (Häxkapell, Sons of Crom), whose choral tones add a numinous depth; and Draugurinn, whose haunting presence lingers like a spirit from a forgotten age.

Forndom’s latest offering is a meditation on the eternal cycle of life, death, and rebirth, seen through the lens of ancient Scandinavian spirituality. Ludvig Swärd continues to stand at the crossroads of the past and present, offering a glimpse into the heart of ancient wisdom through the eyes of a modern seeker.

Swärd commented:

Like my previous albums, this one follows the cycle of life, beginning in darkness and chaos and ending in a grand crescendo, followed by silence. I hope that listeners will absorb not only the notes but also the silence before, between, and after them. For it is in that silence, after all, where we find the true mother – the unknown that awaits us all.
credits
released December 6, 2024

Album Contributors:

Ludvig Swärd – Vocals and additional instruments
Uppsala Temple Orchestra – Strings, brass, and woodwinds
Janne Posti – Choir
Thomas von Wachenfeldt – Violin soloist
Egil Swärd – Percussion
Gullan Swärd – Alto soloist
Disa Åman – Screams on “Tunridor”

Album Credits:

Ludvig Swärd - Songwriting, production & photography
Sol Rydius – Artwork
Thomas Väänänen – Layout
Tore Stjerna - Mastering

Technical info

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Input File: 1. Tunridor.mp3
Channels : 2
Sample Rate : 44100
Precision : 16-bit
Duration : 00:05:09.23 = 13637087 samples = 23192.3 CDDA sectors
File Size : 12.4M
Bit Rate : 320k
Sample Encoding: MPEG audio (layer I, II or III)
Comments :
Title=Tunridor
Artist=Forndom
Album=Moir
Tracknumber=1
Year=2024
Genre=Neofolk/Ritual Ambient

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