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Topic: Apocalyptic folk

	New Wyrd Folk Artists 2004 Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		However from the emerging UK underground artists who appreciated folk music were starting to emerge, informed by interests in the evolution of society, spiritual development, the gothic and sometimes magical exploration.
		This is often called 'folk noir' or even 'fl folk' (especially as many of the musicians were previously involved in the fl metal area of music).
		Folk music was still a long way from the mainstream but these first formative developments and a revival of interest in artists such as Nick Drake would sow the seeds for the growth to follow.
	www.theunbrokencircle.co.uk /artist_new_wyrd_2.htm (1513 words)

	Psych folk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Psych folk or Psychedelic folk is a music genre that originated in the 1960s through the blending of folk music and psychedelic rock or pop.
		Psych folk generally favors acoustic instrumentation although it often incorporates other instrumentation.
		Rex are all prominent early examples of psych folk bands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Psych_folk (545 words)

	shows : january 29, 2005 : 'Experimental Folk' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		However, it cannot be denied that contemporary artists are using the influences of the folk tradition in new ways.
		There have been a number of attempts to give this phenomenon a name—"freak-folk," "free-folk," "apocalyptic folk," "experimental Americana," etc. While all of the artists on this playlist live in America, the last term seems inappropriate, because many of these artists are inspired by world folk traditions as well.
		And while those who study folk music for a living would probably take exeption to my use of the term "experimental folk," I feel that these artists give a good picture of a trend within contemporary music.
	students.washington.edu /thyme/experimental/shows/show012905.html (582 words)

	13th Congress of the International Society for Folk Narrative Research - July 2001 - Abstracts
		One characteristic of the epoch is a special type of apocalyptic folk narrative.
		The source of apocalyptic talk is usually not in the motifs of Christian apocrypha, which are compared with real events in order to presage the coming of the apocalypse, but in the construction of the events themselves as signs of the end of the world.
		Thus, the apocalyptic expectations of twentieth-century Russian peasants are mainly connected with processes of acculturation, i.e.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~folklife/Abstracts/pantchenko.htm (332 words)

	Compulsion Review of Changes/Andrew King MCD
		At the behest of Michael Moynihan (of Blood Axis) the vintage tapes were dusted down and digitized unearthing folk music whose themes and sentiments predated "apocalyptic folk" by over two decades.
		And while they've sought influence from the British folk groups their output is characterised by a darker strain - their first shows were at coffeehouses operated by the notorious British cult The Process Church of the Final Judgement.
		On this Terra Fria release the elder statesmen of the "apocalyptic folk" genre deliver two fine examples of the heroic and the apocalyptic.
	www.nmia.com /~thermite/reviews/compulsion.html (918 words)

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		His encyclopaedia knowledge of European folk and progressive rock is a powerful tool for imbuing material multiple dimensions.
		Kindred spirits in baring souls, and evocative simplicity, and both making a new and ancient kind of folk music, but Hopkins' is a bit more inclined to play with samples and sound textures than he is a guitar, but both meet and mix as well.
		A highly evocative songwriter, Hopkins employs an intensely deconstructed folk aesthetic to inhabit the lives of characters lost to themselves and lives lost to the world.
	psychedelicfolk.homestead.com /files/Tinsel.txt (3140 words)

	Neo-Folk review page
		When one can hear all details and the listener is not tired, the dark aspects don’t take him too much down, and the varied arrangements (glockenspiel, flute, acoustic guitars, accordion with some cello, bass percussion,.) work more in a (German) romantic way though with a still slightly dark sense of beauty.
		The group was founded in a post-Industrial fashion, was influenced by the so called Apocalyptic folk which came to existence then, but at the same time kept its close inspiration from traditionals and medieval folk.
		Furhtermore there also is a clear ‘acid folk’ direction or touch (the label notes speaks of psychedelic moments).
	psychedelicfolk.homestead.com /acidfolkreview14.html (2468 words)

	Unto Ashes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The band is at its best and most distinctive when they jam with their impressive arsenal of medieval and Arabic instruments (a few of their toys include the Persian saz, dulcimers, hurdy-gurdies, tambouras and tablas).
		It is rarer still to find an American band that is proficient at crafting the kind of apocalyptic folk, neo-classical, ethno-medieval-goth that would fit in well with World Serpent's roster of bands.
		Through the years, they have continuously refined their music to the point of finding a true balance between the tradition of their roots, the contemporarity of their creativity, the intellectual depths of their lyrics and the sensibility of their melodies.
	www.untoashes.com /eiw_rev.html (1763 words)

	:: Unto :: Ashes - Moon Oppose Moon Reviews, cont'd :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hurdy-gurdy, dulcimer, and harp intertwine with natural grace among harpsichord, piano, guitar, percussion, and goth enhanced synth - the latter proving that the influence of the modern gothic genre is nearly as significant to this album as the classical and folk aspects.
		Put this album in your CD player, close your eyes, and prepare to be taken away to another time and place, a shadowed world of haunted loves and broken dreams, ancient evil tempered with infinite tenderness.
		The group displays a staggeringly talented grasp of their wide array of instruments and compositional skills, which is rare for the pagan-gothic or classically slanted goth groups who show no more than rudimentary ability.
	www.untoashes.com /reviews/moon.html (996 words)

	Opus // Music Reviews // Nature And Organisation - A Dozen Summers Against The World
		Ever since I was introduced to Current 93 and The Revolutionary Army Of The Infant Jesus a few years ago, I've been intrigued by the whole "apocalyptic folk" genre.
		This track, for the most part, is excellent (one thing I've noticed about "apocalyptic folk" artists is their love for overly dramatic band names and album and song titles - go figure).
		David Tibet (Current 93 - one of the godfathers of the whole "apocalyptic folk" thing) recites some poetry over a shortwave radio set which seems to revolve around the phrases "A dozen winters of loneliness" and "A dozen summers against the world." The instrumentation consists of guitars, strings, and tubular bells.
	www.opuszine.com /blog/entry.html?ID=1455 (461 words)

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		Often moody, melodic, and beautiful, this subgenre was dubbed "apocalyptic folk" and remains indigenous primarily to the World Serpent crowd.
		It is an ambitious, sprawling double-length folk album with a variety of moods, styles, and instrumentation, more guests than on any other C93 record, and top-notch songwriting and vocal performances.
		And because Cashmore seems to have become the primary guitarist for Current 93 in recent years, the subtle differences in sound and execution on this album and its subsequent EP from Current 93 records are hardly noticeable.
	www.uwm.edu /People/kflasch/fhtagn/c93_guide.html (4501 words)

	Metal Invader ( Dornenreich - Hexenwind ) Review.
		"Hexenwind" sounds very much like a post apocalyptic folk album, that's presented by a fl metal band.
		Think of a marriage between EMPYRIUM and a folky DEATH IN JUNE, with hints of SOL INVICTUS and OF THE WAND AND THE MOON.
		DORNENREICH give us an almost acoustic album, with Spanish guitar influences, that instead of the industrial sickness or claustrophobic emptiness that's usually present on the apocalyptic folk releases, we get a thin and very subtle fl metal ferocity and gothic beauty.
	www.metal-invader.com /db/reviews-2666.html (234 words)

	Current 93 in Moscow :: lashtal.com :: Thelemic News and Culture
		Current 93, an "apocalyptic folk" band from Britain, plays two concerts at Ikra this weekend.
		Tibet, however, said he dislikes folk music and resists being grouped with it.
		"I invented the phrase 'apocalyptic folk' but it was meant as a pun," he said.
	www.lashtal.com /nuke/Article789.phtml (853 words)

	CD Baby: UNTO ASHES: Grave Blessings - from collectedsounds
		Dark folk rubs shoulders with neo-medieval danse macabre and foreboding instrumentals; every track blossoms into a monument of frightening beauty.
		a very good apocalyptic folk cd with the power to take us back to europe's medieval era and foward into the western world's post-apocalyptic dark tribal future.
		unto ashes is apocalyptic folk, neo-folk, medieval music, goth, ect.
	cdbaby.com /cd/untoashes/from/collectedsounds (379 words)

	Boing Boing: NYT on Freak Folk
		Yesterday's New York Times had a nice feature on freak folk, a genre of neo-psychedelic music that I've been digging for a while.
		This summer's version of freak folk tends to be darker and more experimental than first-wavers like (Devendra) Banhart and (Joanna) Newsom.
		He appears on three impressive new records this season: "The Sun Awakens," a haunting mix of fingerpicking and feedback by his main creative vehicle, Six Organs of Admittance; "Black Ships Ate the Sky," an "apocalyptic folk" song-cycle by the former industrial rockers Current 93; and "Avatar," a ferocious psych-rock set by Comets on Fire.
	www.boingboing.net /2006/06/19/nyt_on_freak_folk.html (432 words)

	Lanterna Lucis Viriditatis reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"Finally, an American inclusion into the apocalyptic folk genre that does not pale in comparison to its European counterparts, and a recording that Stone Breath should be proud of.
		Acoustic guitar that sounds folk, but not like beatnik or hippy folk, but like the musick that one must have heard at the formation of the American nation.
		Bluegrass sounding Banjos, whistles, flutes, dumbeks, dulcimer, catfish guitar, and harmonium all lend a uniqueness to this recording that stands out amongst the crowd, evoking a time when studios, filters, and electricity were not needed to make finely crafted musick.
	www.somedarkholler.com /Lanterna_reviews.html (269 words)

	Freak Emporium - Buy Rock Music, Psychedelic, Progressive, Blues, Soul, Folk, Cheap Prices
		This, their debut album, is a milestone in British freak rock history, its sound is pure dynamite that will appeal to those looking for psych, hard rock, folk rock and punk without sounding as any of these genres.
		This is 9 songs of twisted beauty straight from the heart, mind and soul of one of the most exciting talents to emerge from the States over the past couple of years.
		Originally recorded in 1971, but unreleased for over 20 years, this was the second album's worth of material from the English folk rock trio.
	www.freakemporium.com (3051 words)

	diddy wah (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This style of storytelling is basically folk but the instrumentation is too rich to be classed as such.
		It's like there is a cosmic imbalance in the universe because not enough folk know about Abner and his one-man-blues-band-minstrel-show.
		He of course pulled out his git-tar and regaled us young white folks with more of his turrible jokes and gut-wrenching blues.
	diddywah.blogspot.com.cob-web.org:8888 (2798 words)

	David Tibet and Current 93 in the Daily Telegraph (UK) :: lashtal.com :: Thelemic News and Culture
		And now it is home to David Tibet, an "apocalyptic Christian" and the man behind Current 93, a 25-year musical project that charts his curious spiritual beliefs.
		Born out of the '80s "industrial" scene that formed around Throbbing Gristle, Current 93 has been described as "apocalyptic folk", a dramatic-sounding genre that began life by accident.
		The album came out of a fevered dream Tibet had four years ago, while living in Walthamstow; to be fair, a place quite likely to inspire apocalyptic visions.
	www.lashtal.com /nuke/Article736.phtml (1044 words)

	www.myspace.com/allerseelen
		The Austrian group Allerseelen have been active and innovative in the industrial and apocalyptic folk genre for many years.
		Each one of these two groups that have been active for many years contributed three exclusive compositions to this CD which was published by the label Der Angriff in Russia.
		The contributions of Changes are again beautiful timeless Folk Noir compositions with the wonderful guitar play by Nicholas Tesluk and the amazing dark voice of Robert Taylor.
	www.myspace.com /allerseelen (2096 words)

	Dogs Blood Rising
		Abstract, Derek Rush, and Princess Coldheart spin mutilated downtempo, drift, glitch, noise, IDM, damnbient, shoegazer, and apocalyptic folk.
		spin damnbient, apocalyptic folk, rhythmic noise, industrial, and gothique.
		Princess Coldheart spins darkwave, apocalyptic folk, experimental industrial, ambient and psychedelic noise.
	www.dogsbloodrising.org /past.php (1321 words)

	Current 93: Black Ships Ate the Sky - Reviewed at Strange Fortune
		Current 93's long awaited return to the world of apocalyptic folk is thee album of Summer '06!
		New-Wierd-American folk guitarist Ben Chasny offers a softer, more earthy style that sounds like it's coming from a cabin in the middle of the woods.
		When Tibet comes up with this title, we figure he has a profound vision to relate, and indeed the lyrics are stirring throughout, from the soft pastoral innocence of the initial tracks to the apocalyptic wailing of the later tracks.
	strangefortune.com /cd.php?id=2759 (2434 words)

	purevolume™ \| Apocalyptic Omen
		West Memphis, AR Apocalyptic Omen hasn't posted a blog yet.
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	www.purevolume.com /apocalypticomen (41 words)

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		Ukrainian darkfolk community and Strawberry World Records present the first ukrainian compilation in the "apocalyptic folk" genre and the related styles.
		In 1998-2001 Alter.Ego magazine and Black Kobzar webzine maintained by Anton Shekhovtsov and Georgiy Charsky (NEKRAINA) had become the first information source on apocalyptic folk music in CIS states.
		Experimental and darkfolk tracks are now broadcast on the air of "Prosto Radio" FM station by Dmitry Vekov, the soundproducer of the cult acoustic/dreampop band FLEUR.
	www.dark-folk.org.ua /about_eng.htm (417 words)

	Projekt: darkwave - 'Empty Into White'
		Like their previous two albums with Projekt, Empty into White is a deeply rewarding blend of hypnotic drums and percussion, mesmerizing female and male vocals and exquisitely played archaic and contemporary instruments, from dulcimers and guitars to keyboards and hurdy-gurdy.
		Some recognizable signposts might be goth or apocalyptic folk, Fire and Ice or Dead Can Dance, but really Unto Ashes charts a territory that is uniquely its own.
		In the realm of Unto Ashes, falling in love and falling into the final darkness of madness or death are one, linked by the same ecstatic obliteration of the self.
	www.projekt.com /product.asp?sku=PRO00147 (2623 words)

	Heathen Harvest - Music News: New Albums and a Book coming from Prophecy Productions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Interpreting all available records, interviews, and secondary sources, the book explains genesis and nature of today's Neofolk bands against a backdrop of their musical predecessors as well as their artistic, aesthetic, and spiritual influences.
		Recent statements by artists, members of the scene, external experts and critics round off the documentary material to present the definitive study of the Neofolk genre.
		'In conjunction with the book, a lavishly designed 4 CD box will be released to musically document the history of Apocalyptic Folk and its predecessors.
	www.heathenharvest.com /article.php?story=20050701121833141 (363 words)

	Akachic Records » Panick and the Silent Folk :: Biography (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Following the breakup of Mna Pson Drui and Psaphonic, a new direction of travel was charted, from water to wood, then into the water of wood.
		An attempt was made to weave the various fantasies and emotive qualities experienced in deep communion with the souls of trees into tapestries of sound, using available technology, toys, broken guitars, found objects and borrowed time.
		All either improvisations performed in smoking mirrors, or repetitions of pre-constructed themes into novel structures in an amorphous apocalyptic folk bath.
	www.akachicrecords.com.cob-web.org:8888 /?page_id=19 (186 words)

	Heathen Harvest - Illuminating the Post Industrial Underground (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sometimes the line between myself and the Red King is razor thin.
		Folks often wonder how much of the performances are "real".
		I like to leave it a bit ambiguous.
	www.heathenharvest.com /index.php (492 words)

	Neofolk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is generally related to Tursa [1] (music label of Tony Wakeford) bands.
		Keenan, David: England's Hidden Reverse - A Secret History of the Esoteric Underground.
		This page was last modified 23:24, 4 December 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Neofolk (917 words)

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