One of the most-awaited debut full-length album in the neofolk scene was certainly this one by Forseti, who had risen to notoriety thanks to the wonderful 10" "Jenzig" and the collaboration on Death In June's shameful "All Pigs Must Die".

Unfortunately, "Windzeit" didn't quite match the very high expectations created in the meantime. It's undoubtedly a good neofolk album, melancholic and atmospheric to the right extent, but it sounds like tons of other releases that saw the light before and in contemporary. Andreas Ritter's voice, so sweet and charming on "Jenzig", is here cold and dull, without emotion, just like the music, technically perfect but unable to evoke the magic and ancient atmospheres experienced on the 10" vinyl (with the only exception of the excellent "Sturmgeweiht", the only song worth of Forseti's fame). Douglas P.'s appearance in the closing (and not particularly interesting) "Black Jena" and the luxurious package are not enough to make this album a milestone of the genre.

"Windzeit" will be loved by those neofolk aficionados who buy everything without any critical approach, but from Forseti I would have expected something at least as memorable as "Jenzig".