Folksange Available Now on Relapse Records
 Today Myrkur's Amalie Bruun joins forces with renowned multi-instrumentalist Anna von Hausswolff to reimagine Björk's classic, " All Is Full of Love". Bruun comments, "From our homes in Denmark and Sweden we decided to record a simple, fragile and raw version of Björk's "All Is Full of Love". A song we consider to be one of the most beautiful and encouraging songs, that is a reminder to stay open to receive love even in times like these." Listen and share it here:
Myrkur's latest album Folkesange saw its release earlier this year to high acclaim via Relapse. Just after newfound motherhood, Bruun set out on a journey into the very heart of the Scandinavian culture that marked her own childhood. The album relinquishes black metal for a refined yet far-reaching evocation of traditional folk, combining songs ancient and new to sublimely resonant effect. Through Bruun's crystalline vocals, an array of traditional instruments and storytelling, Folkesange offers listeners an immersive, emotional and transcendent experience that resonates in today's turbulent times.
"Burrowing into a lifelong love of Scandinavia's traditional music and writing her own modern versions, and without sacrificing her intensity." - THE GUARDIAN (FOLK ALBUM OF THE MONTH)
"Ella has the steady, almost ominous tread of her earlier, darker works, and her layers of voice have an almost eerie resonance. The song swells and subsides (she refers to it as "a rebirth-ritual in the sea") before building to an almost orchestral-sounding finale." - WNYC's SOUNDCHECK
"Lush acoustic instruments and a restrained composition give full breadth to Myrkur's voice, and the pristine production is more fitting of new age music than black metal" - CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND
"transcendent... sweeping, hypnotic" - REVOLVER
"Scandinavian heritage has been a very important element of black metal since its beginning, but no musician before Myrkur has translated it so successfully to its music to attain recognition both within the genre and without, and although her work polarized the black metal community intensely in the beginning, ever more people are realizing the unique merit and quality of Myrkur's work" - ULTIMATE GUITAR
"ethereal..." - METAL HAMMER (COVER STORY)
"enchanting, melodic" - LOUDWIRE
"gorgeous...It breaks new ground with its wild, almost lyrical sound, and really transports the listener back to days of old." - EXCLAIM!
"indeed in the trad-folk realm, with a little ethereal dream pop in the mix too" - BROOKLYN VEGAN
"she's the Lana Del Ray of Black Metal" - THE PIT
"Bruun has a way of breathing new life into the past, by taking these old folk songs and reenvisaging them as expansive explorations into the netherworld of black metal" - LINE OF THE BEST FIT
"a gracious, quite accessible offering, one that invites us to other worlds, times, and cultures." - THE PROG MIND |
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