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Thuringian folklorists Mosaic premiere new track

Today, Thuringian folklorists Mosaic premiere the new track “Nordwaldrauch”. The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated new album, Heimatspuk, set for international release on April 22nd via Eisenwald. After their highly acclaimed avant-garde debut album Secret Ambrosian Fire, released by Eisenwald in 2019, Mosaic return to their black metal roots with Heimatspuk, delivering a primal symbiosis of atmospheric metal, mystical soundscapes, and traditional primal folk elements. Hear Mosaic‘s “Nordwaldrauch” in its entirety here:

The album continues where its predecessor Secret Ambrosian Fire left off. The modern world lies in ruins and has consumed itself. Lyrically, it is permeated by various leitmotifs, such as darkness, sanguine, and forest mysticism – as well as the central elements of earth and air – whose attributes and symbolism characterize the album. 

Reflection, contemplation, inner catharsis, and world escape are driven by heart and soul interwoven with moments of bittersweet melancholy and nostalgia. Once again, it is about old Thuringian traditions, poetry, and customs; about ghosts and demons; about the devil; and about the simple man who must not lose himself in the wild world. Likewise, it is about the power of nature as the ultimate shelter; about winter customs and ghostly witches. In addition, the album is strongly inspired by the works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Georg Heym, Georg Trakl, and many other regional Thuringian poets. Dark primal folk melodies, sung in the regional dialect, lead up to wild atmospheric black metal anthems. 

Unlike previous Mosaic releases, there are no guest appearances on this album. The album was written and recorded entirely by Martin van Valkenstijn at his House of Inkantation in Gotha, with musical assistance from Danijel Zambo (Walden, Skognatt) and mastered by Markus Stock (Empyrium, Sun of the Sleepless) at Klangschmiede Studio E in Mellrichstadt. 

Also see & hear the previously revealed video for “Wir Sind Geister” HERE at Eisenwald‘s official YouTube channel. Preorder info can be found HERE. Aforementioned cover art and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Mosaic (Germany)’s Heimatspuk
1. Wir sind Geister
2. Die alte Straße
3. Teufelsberg
4. Hullefraansnacht
5. Blutnelke
6. Der Köhlerknecht
7. Nordwaldrauch
8. Heilstatt
9. Unterhulz Zoubar
10. Tief verschneit die ganze Welt (bonus track CD/tape/digital) 

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MOSAIC stream new special 15th anniversary collection for EISENWALD

Today, Supreme Thuringian Folklore shapeshifters Mosaic stream the entirety of their brand-new special collection titled Harvest: Songs of Autumnal Landscapes and Melancholy. Recently released via Eisenwald on CD format, hear Mosaic‘s Harvest: Songs of Autumnal Landscapes and Melancholy in its entirety here:
2020 marks the 15th year since the conception and birth of Mosaic, the evocative, enigmatic brainchild of Martin van Valkenstijn.

Harvest: Songs of Autumnal Landscapes and Melancholy spans the first 10 years of Mosaic. It is a collection of early material, containing the very first Mosaic recordings which have been released previously only on very small runs of cassette tapes. To complete the autumnal feast, the orignal Samhain Celebration song cycle was added, which complements the early material and advances it to a full-length duration.
Harvest is an ode to Valkenstijn’s beloved Thuringian homelands. It takes us on a journey through misty woods and foggy nights, when the golden sunlight of late summer must give in to the autumnal cold that starts rising from the ground, when the warmth of summer must yield to the chilling breeze that heralds the end of the year, when the light must give in to the dark. Valkenstijn’s unique recitations of poems by Georg Trakl, Joseph Eichendorff, Max Dauthendey and more, together with his own original writings, evoke the scents of a fire crackling in the chill morning air, of mossy woods that lure the melancholic mind ever deeper into their enchanted depths.

Starting off as a delicate blend of the finest neofolkloristic/classical soundscapes – think Empyrium, Sturmpercht, or Rome –Harvest eventually erupts into outbursts of furious black metal in the vein of Germany’s éminence grise Lunar Aurora.

The recordings were thoroughly reinvigorated without losing their original appeal by Valkenstijn in May MMXX at his House of Inkantation.

This album will be released on all digital channels and CD jewelcase with a complete new layout and artwork based on historic photographs from Thuringia. A two-sided 24x24cm poster and a slipcase with the original artwork will also included.

Order/save link can be found HERE.
Further ordering info can be found at Eisenwald‘s North American webstore HERE.
Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Mosaic’s Harvest: Songs of Autumnal Landscapes and Melancholy
1. Feuerspuk & Tannenreben
2. Dunkler Herbst
3. Schwarze Erde
4. Haimat
5. Golden Sunset
6. Autumn Winds
7. Inkantation: O Sun King!
8. Samhain
9. Der letzte Atem
10. Olden Hair (Blood is King Pt. I)
11. Inkantation: O Blood King! (Blood is King Pt. II)
12. As The Fields Call From Graves (Blood is King Pt. III)
13. The Commandment
14. Bittersweet Odour
15. Geleit zum Wyntar
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