Neofolk

[VORACLE]

I started on my neofolk journey with Rome's "Flowers From Exile" (which is one of the best records I've ever heard period, genre be damned) as well as "Armageddon Gigolo" by Spiritual Front (plus their INCREDIBLE split with ORE "Satyriasis" which, like the Rome album, is one of the best records I've ever heard period).

Really love OTWATM's "Nighttime Nightrhymes" a lot as well. Dark, chthonic, utterly heathen feeling.

Sad to say I've sort of lost track of the scene the past few years. I don't really know who's who and what's what.

[cantle]

I started on my neofolk journey with Rome's "Flowers From Exile" (which is one of the best records I've ever heard period, genre be damned) as well as "Armageddon Gigolo" by Spiritual Front (plus their INCREDIBLE split with ORE "Satyriasis" which, like the Rome album, is one of the best records I've ever heard period).

Agreed- all three of those are classics.

[post-morten]

TMLHBAC were great, better than Der Blutharsch IMO, unfortunately the releases are sold at horrendous prices these days. I have all the CDs (doubles of a A New Soldier... and Rest..., both up for trade for similar stuff...), but not the vinyls which now seem unobtainable due to the pricetags. All the vinyl tracks are found on the Rest On Your Arms Reversed compilation anyway, so that's okay.

I'm with you on TMLHBAC, they eclipsed pretty much everyone else from that scene. I was fortunate to see them three times - great memories! Especially one occasion in the courtyard of the fortress in Mainz, with the moon literally hiding beneath the clouds above. Magic! Also lucky to have been able to pick up all their 7" and 10" releases, as well as Alzbeth's book of lyrics with a personal dedication. Wonder what she's been up to lately? I remember her talking about some new solo project after the split with Albin, but that sadly never seemed to have materialized.

[Phenol]

TMLHBAC were great, better than Der Blutharsch IMO, unfortunately the releases are sold at horrendous prices these days. I have all the CDs (doubles of a A New Soldier... and Rest..., both up for trade for similar stuff...), but not the vinyls which now seem unobtainable due to the pricetags. All the vinyl tracks are found on the Rest On Your Arms Reversed compilation anyway, so that's okay.

I'm with you on TMLHBAC, they eclipsed pretty much everyone else from that scene. I was fortunate to see them three times - great memories! Especially one occasion in the courtyard of the fortress in Mainz, with the moon literally hiding beneath the clouds above. Magic! Also lucky to have been able to pick up all their 7" and 10" releases, as well as Alzbeth's book of lyrics with a personal dedication. Wonder what she's been up to lately? I remember her talking about some new solo project after the split with Albin, but that sadly never seemed to have materialized.

I'm very envious! I never got to see TMLHBAC live, but I have that unofficial box with a live DVD in it and it looks like I missed out. I saw Der Blutharsch a few times though. First in 1999 (I think it was) and again in 2001 before When "All Else Fails" came out. Great gigs, both of them. I think Alzbeth just kind of left like so many have done before. Maybe it's best, since she left a near perfect legacy.

I listened to "New Radical" by Krępulec yesterday and liked it a lot. Once again I find I like it more now than I did when it came out, so I'm clearly ready to embrace that style if new projects were to surface. Any new projects that might scratch that itch?