Neofolk

Started by FiEND, July 01, 2018, 02:38:58 AM

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Cranial Blast

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Another newer neofolk project that I wish had yet another tape reissue in a little larger and more obtainable quantities, as I've missed it a couple times now, would be Lightning Under Camouflage. It's another project by William Watts, A.S.K.E. Definitely some very interesting material and also has that more experimental approach to neofolk sound. That one has escaped me a couple times now, which sucks. Hopefully William will yet again reissue it or perhaps another label will in the future.

Bloated Slutbag

Yeah apologies, pulled a Keith and deleted my comment. But on second thought any discussion of Neofolk would probably need to involve notions of identity and/or politics as tied to Europe, what it might mean to be European, et cetera and so forth.

Zelensky has certainly come in for criticism from the start, for not responding aggressively enough to earlier threats, the seemingly politically motivated efforts to sideline Zaluzhnyi, the frequently questioned promotion of Syrskyi. But then to the question of what kind of leader the country would need in wartime. For better or worse, media savvy has long been the thing.
Someone weaker than you should beat you and brag
And take you for a drag

Theodore

I deleted mine too. It was a knee-jerk response. I can't stand this guy.

Hm, don't know. Discussions about these subjects lead to an endless mess when many people are involved, like in a forum. Boss doesn't want this. I think he is right.
"ἀθάνατοι θνητοί, θνητοὶ ἀθάνατοι, ζῶντες τὸν ἐκείνων θάνατον, τὸν δὲ ἐκείνων βίον τεθνεῶτες"

Bloated Slutbag

But as it seems I can't leave well enough alone, the question of the future of Europe lingers. As in, per the (previously linked now deleted) Fridman-Zelensky interview, Ukraine supposedly boasts 980,000 active troops (more recent article gives the number at 880,000), with Poland the next largest at approx 400K and France at 200K (plus nukes). Should Ukraine fall (and be hoovered into the Putin war machine) I would not think it unfair to ask what might become of Europe.

[OT The above comments brought into focus via the recent WCN interview with Chris/BISAD and the question of whether the noise community can survive global-level demographic shifts. The conclusion between the two was positive but...]

Out of guilt I here offer that The Gray Field Recordings finally returned from the dead (circa 2023) to issue She Sleeps To The Sound Of Knives, sounding I'd venture like Coil might if they were trying to do Neofolk with a convincing stand-in for Rose.
Someone weaker than you should beat you and brag
And take you for a drag