"Il ritorno del combo a tre anni di distanza da “The Garden Of The Hesperides” è una delle notizie più liete di questo inizio d’’anno; scriverne in una giornata di fredda nebbia padana, guardare gli sc(...)"
"Never Fragile" Digipak CDEP 2002, Equilibrium Music
10.00EUR • approx. 14.5USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
A superb combination between technological artifacts and melodic song writing, augmented by spellbinding female vocals, somewhere between The Gathering, Cocteau Twins and Dead Can Dance.
A superb combination between technological artefacts and melodic
song writing, augmented by spellbinding female vocals.
Aenima's debut, "Revolutions", caused quite an impression
on both press and fans, who were unanimous in their praise
when it came to live shows as well. The band have been compared in the past
to the likes of Cocteau Twins, The Gathering, The
Third and the Mortal, Faith and the Muse or Dead Can
Dance, and now "Never Fragile" brings forth a sharper
side of Aenima, properly seasoned after outstanding live appearances
in notorious international festivals such as the M'era Luna Festival,
in Germany. Although they have hardly dropped the ethereal moods of
their debut album, Aenima have improved their recipe which
bridges the gap between a clever use of technological artefacts and
conventional rock compositions with a skilled use of melody, groove
and ambience.
"Forlorn" opens in a mournful, dirge-like manner,
and gradually climbs to its zenith, with the female vocals voice rising
from lament to crystal clear soprano tones. Drums and bass provide
an escort in her grievous march, clad with a veil of twinkling guitars
and subtle keyboard undertones, as opposed to the heavier posture
found in "At the Edge of a Cliff" with its hard,
distorted, guitars.
"The Light", perhaps the disc's most easily memorable
track, has been used as the closing track for the band's set at the
M'era Luna performances and shows Aenima's brighter face, with
an approach that seems to draw some Pop sensitivities to their dark
rock, which acquires a more introspective and melancholic tone again
for "Lilith".
Last but not least, "Rapture"
begins in a rather celestial mood, and leads Aenima through
a slightly more synthetic path to close up "Never Fragile".
This CDEP comes in full colour colour digipak, with varnished cover.
A bombastic yet soothing Neo-Classical masterpiece, crowned by the beautiful voice of Annmari Thim (of Arcana), narrating tales sprung out of religious texts and beliefs over a lush cinematic background. Digipak CD, complete with a 12-page booklet.
Equilibrium Music proudly welcomes Angelic Foe, a project by Annmari Thim, the Swedish singer, composer and lyricist also known for her work with Arcana (as their lead-singer from 2001 to 2014), as well as several guest appearances in numerous other projects.
“Mother of Abominations”, Angelic Foe’s second album, follows the critically acclaimed debut “Oppressed by the Heavens”, released on Prikosnovénie in 2012. Written by Annmari and video games sound designer Samuel Lidström, the final mixing and mastering for “Mother of Abominations” has been handled by Peter Bjärgo (Arcana, Sophia) and is now finally presented in a gorgeous Digipak CD, complete with a 12-page booklet.
The album’s nine tracks fabricate a dramatic and melodious invitation to worlds of mysticism, haunted by otherworldly creatures. Angelic Foe’s new creation evidently bears a dimmer mood when compared to its predecessor, as the acoustic instrumentation prominent on the debut album gives way to a heavier and deeper symphonic canvas, largely based on rich orchestral arrangements, broad choral textures and vibrant percussion.
This bombastic yet soothing Neo-Classical masterpiece is ultimately crowned by the beautiful voice of Annmari, which drifts from a soft and forgiving allure into a strong commanding tone as it narrates tales sprung out of religious texts and beliefs over the lush cinematic background. Let “Mother of Abominations” lead you on this enticing passage to the unearthly!
01. Daughter of Comfort (06:42)
02. The Get (04:32)
03. All Her Princes Are Gone (06:05)
04. Shapes Without Shadows (04:59)
05. Pestilence and Smither (03:43)
06. Bewitching Lilith (04:30)
07. Workers of Harm (06:56)
08. The Judgement (05:23)
09. Enemies of God (07:22)
last update: 2016-06-13
Arditi (Sweden)
"Standards of Triumph" 12" Gatefold LP 2006, Equilibrium Music
sold out
Tapping further into the darker tones of Militaristic Neo-Classical ambiance, Arditi present their strongest effort so far, with their ever effective use of crushing orchestrations and evocative speeches. Heavy vinyl, lim.500 copies, w/A2 poster.
Spearheaded by H. Möller and M. Björkman, Arditi's first recordings came to light in 1997, inspired by the Italian Futurist Movement of the early 20th century.
Given both members' involvement in other projects (such as Puissance or Algaion), it was not until 2002 that the first Arditi output would come to be released - the limited edition 7" EP "Unity of Blood" (Svartvintras Productions, 2002) earned the project excellent criticism which served as motivation for the preparation of a few other efforts put out during the following years, among which their debut album, "Marching On To Victory" (Svartvintras Productions, 2003), the split CD "United in Blood" (Neuropa, 2004), shared with the Swedish Toroidh, and most recently "Spirit of Sacrifice" (Blooddawn, 2005).
The project's recent alliance with Equilibrium Music resulted in the release of the daunting appetizer 7" EP, wherein Arditi presented two brand new and exclusive tracks in a limited edition of 500 copies, and paved the way for the "Standards of Triumph", a new full-length opus now available in both Digipak CD and limited edition heavy vinyl via Equilibrium Music.
Boasting the unique personality of this Swedish combo, "Standards of Triumph" taps further into the darker tones of Militaristic Neo-Classical ambiance that has become the band's trademark, resulting in their strongest effort so far - ever effective in their use of crushing orchestrations and evocative speeches, Arditi hereby drags the listener around muddy trenches, leaving aside overly pompous festive marches or alcohol fueled merry bunker songs which seem to have become the norm as of late, and casting an hypnotizing veil over the turmoil of warfare-inspired Industrial soundscapes.
Also released in Digipak CD. Both formats are also available in Boxset edition (lim. 100 copies).
01. Standards of Triumph
02. Ploughshares into Swords
03. Deathmarch
04. Legionaries
05. The Absolute Essence
06. That Day of Infamy
07. Blood, all Blood
08. Veer and Perish
09. The Sinking Ship
last update: 2017-06-16
Arditi (Sweden)
"Standards of Triumph" 12" LP/7" in Woodbox 2006, Equilibrium Music
sold out
Boxset edition lim. to 50 copies, containing the vinyl version of "Standards of Triumph" in Gatefold LP, the "Destiny of Iron" 7", an Arditi 135cm x 90cm Standard, a A2 poster and postcards in a wooden box, with laser-engraved Arditi logo.
Standards of Triumph:
01. Standards of Triumph
02. Ploughshares into Swords
03. Deathmarch
04. Legionaries
05. The Absolute Essence
06. That Day of Infamy
07. Blood, all Blood
08. Veer and Perish
09. The Sinking ShipDestiny of Iron:
01. Destiny of Iron
02. Struggle for Victory
last update: 2006-10-26
Arditi (Sweden)
"Destiny of Iron" 7" EP 2006, Equilibrium Music
sold out
"Destiny of Iron" presents 2 new tracks by Arditi, exclusive to this release, in their unique brand of obscure and suffocating Militaristic ambiance. Limited edition of 500 copies, pressed in high-quality heavy vinyl.
"Standards of Triumph" DigiCD/7" in Woodbox 2006, Equilibrium Music
sold out
Boxset edition lim. to 50 copies, containing the CD version of "Standards of Triumph" in Digipak format, the "Destiny of Iron" 7", an Arditi 135cm x 90cm Standard, a A2 poster and postcards in a wooden box, with laser-engraved Arditi logo.
Standards of Triumph:
01. Standards of Triumph
02. Ploughshares into Swords
03. Deathmarch
04. Legionaries
05. The Absolute Essence
06. That Day of Infamy
07. Blood, all Blood
08. Veer and Perish
09. The Sinking ShipDestiny of Iron:
01. Destiny of Iron
02. Struggle for Victory
last update: 2006-10-23
Arditi (Sweden)
"Standards of Triumph" Digipak CD 2006, Equilibrium Music
Tapping further into the darker tones of Militaristic Neo-Classical ambiance, Arditi present their strongest effort so far, with their ever effective use of crushing orchestrations and evocative speeches.
Spearheaded by H. Möller and M. Björkman, Arditi's first recordings came to light in 1997, inspired by the Italian Futurist Movement of the early 20th century.
Given both members' involvement in other projects (such as Puissance or Algaion), it was not until 2002 that the first Arditi output would come to be released - the limited edition 7" EP "Unity of Blood" (Svartvintras Productions, 2002) earned the project excellent criticism which served as motivation for the preparation of a few other efforts put out during the following years, among which their debut album, "Marching On To Victory" (Svartvintras Productions, 2003), the split CD "United in Blood" (Neuropa, 2004), shared with the Swedish Toroidh, and most recently "Spirit of Sacrifice" (Blooddawn, 2005).
The project's recent alliance with Equilibrium Music resulted in the release of the daunting appetizer 7" EP, wherein Arditi presented two brand new and exclusive tracks in a limited edition of 500 copies, and paved the way for the "Standards of Triumph", a new full-length opus now available in both Digipak CD and limited edition heavy vinyl via Equilibrium Music.
Boasting the unique personality of this Swedish combo, "Standards of Triumph" taps further into the darker tones of Militaristic Neo-Classical ambiance that has become the band's trademark, resulting in their strongest effort so far - ever effective in their use of crushing orchestrations and evocative speeches, Arditi hereby drags the listener around muddy trenches, leaving aside overly pompous festive marches or alcohol fueled merry bunker songs which seem to have become the norm as of late, and casting an hypnotizing veil over the turmoil of warfare-inspired Industrial soundscapes.
Also released in 12" Gatefold LP (lim. 500 copies). Both formats are also available in Boxset edition (lim. 100 copies).
01. Standards of Triumph
02. Ploughshares into Swords
03. Deathmarch
04. Legionaries
05. The Absolute Essence
06. That Day of Infamy
07. Blood, all Blood
08. Veer and Perish
09. The Sinking Ship
last update: 2021-02-15
Arditi (Sweden)
"Marching on to Victory" Digipak CD 2007, Equilibrium Music
Originally released in a 1000 copies limited edition in 2003, this was Arditi's first full-length album, now made available again with 2 extra tracks in deluxe Digipak.
The original release of "Marching on to Victory" dates back to 2003,
with a small pressing of 1000 copies on the obscure Swedish label Svartvintras.
The legacy that one half of the project brought from his work with Puissance
was fairly evident, yet the focus on his work as Arditi was not so much
beautifuly orchestrated narrations of the apocalypse, but far grimmer depictions
of the past centuries world conflicts. Field recordings and blurry speeches were
incorporated into Arditi's compositions, adding a rather disturbing tone
to the predominant military snare-drums, obscure symphonic arrangements and hypnotic
soundscapes. The suffocating combination between martial classical arrangements
and somber atmospheres would set Arditi's debut album as one of the bleakest
releases on the Militaristic Neo-Classical movement that was starting to flourish
at the time. "Marching on to Victory" is now made available again, in
a deluxe Digipak release featuring 2 bonus tracks.
01. Determination
02. Sturm V
03. Unity Of Blood
04. Marching On To Victory
05. Bless Our Arms
06. Sun Of Predappio
07. Holy Order
08. Militant Struggle Bonus Tracks:
09. Sturm V (2006)
10. Divina Patria
last update: 2011-11-20
Arditi (Sweden)
"Omne Ensis Impera - Black Vinyl" 12" LP 2008, Equilibrium Music
sold out
Vinyl version of the latest Arditi full-length release. Pressed in 180gr. heavy vinyl, the LP version holds a slightly modified mix of the album, provided by Nordvargr of Mz.412 / Toroidh. Black vinyl, limited to 300 copies.
01. Omne Ensis Impera
02. Der Angriff geht weiter
03. Decisive War
04. Perserverance Is All
05. Profound Truths
06. Sons of God
07. Onwards!
08. Cladem Nescimus
09. Endkampf
16.00EUR • approx. 23.2USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Vinyl version of the latest Arditi full-length release. Pressed in 180gr. heavy vinyl, the LP version holds a slightly modified mix of the album, provided by Nordvargr of Mz.412 / Toroidh. Grey vinyl, limited to 200 copies.
01. Omne Ensis Impera
02. Der Angriff geht weiter
03. Decisive War
04. Perserverance Is All
05. Profound Truths
06. Sons of God
07. Onwards!
08. Cladem Nescimus
09. Endkampf
last update: 2017-09-29
Arditi (Sweden)
"Omne Ensis Impera - Collector's Edition" CD + LP + Shirt Boxset 2008, Equilibrium Music
64.00EUR • approx. 92.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Laser-engraved wooden boxset containing "Omne..." on Digipak CD and grey vinyl LP, 1x black short-sleeve shirt (embroidered in gray, with the hammershield motif on chest-pocket and ARDITI logo on the left sleeve), postcards and certificate. Lim. 100x.
01. Omne Ensis Impera
02. Der Angriff geht weiter
03. Decisive War
04. Perserverance Is All
05. Profound Truths
06. Sons of God
07. Onwards!
08. Cladem Nescimus
09. Endkampf
last update: 2015-03-19
Arditi (Sweden)
"Omne Ensis Impera - Collector's Edition - Size XL" CD + LP + Shirt Boxset 2008, Equilibrium Music
75.00EUR • approx. 108.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Final copies of this boxset. Certificate NOT included!
01. Omne Ensis Impera
02. Der Angriff geht weiter
03. Decisive War
04. Perserverance Is All
05. Profound Truths
06. Sons of God
07. Onwards!
08. Cladem Nescimus
09. Endkampf
last update: 2021-09-30
Arditi (Sweden)
"Omne Ensis Impera - Collector's Edition - Size L" CD + LP + Shirt Boxset 2008, Equilibrium Music
75.00EUR • approx. 108.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Final copies of this boxset. Certificate NOT included!
01. Omne Ensis Impera
02. Der Angriff geht weiter
03. Decisive War
04. Perserverance Is All
05. Profound Truths
06. Sons of God
07. Onwards!
08. Cladem Nescimus
09. Endkampf
last update: 2022-02-04
Arditi (Sweden)
"Omne Ensis Impera" Digipak CD 2008, Equilibrium Music
13.00EUR • approx. 18.9USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
“Omne Ensis Impera” introduces an additional strength to Arditi’s compositions - epic orchestral loops and thunderous percussions are granted a more prominent role, stirring the damp and suffocating ambiance that the duo have always produced so well.
"We sing the praise of war. Not for
the way it makes people die, but for the way it makes people come alive."
The highly anticipated new album by the Swedish duo is finally upon
us, under the title "Omne Ensis Impera". The sense
of determination that echoes through their music and which has brought
them to the forefront of Martial / Industrial Neo-Classical scene has
stayed untouched, evoking the sense of duty and commitment that Italy's
WWI elite storm troops, from which the name Arditi originated,
were known for.
"Omne Ensis Impera" introduces an additional strength
to Arditi's compositions - epic orchestral loops and thunderous
percussions are granted a more prominent role, stirring the damp and
suffocating ambiance that the duo have always produced so well with
their use of ominous synths, obscure speeches and mesmerizing narrations.
Similarly, shades of the Italian Futuristic movement of the early XXth
century, which served as inspiration in the early days of the project,
remain imprinted in Arditi's work - "Omne Ensis Impera"
could well be a modern interpretation of the Futurist's goal of glorifying
warfare to an artistic expression beyond its inherent violence and intrinsic
sense of heroism.
"Omne Ensis Impera" has been mastered by Kamrat Nordvargr
of Mz.412 and Toroidh, an old ally of the band. Nordvargr
has also contributed with additional arrangements on a couple of tracks,
and prepared a slightly modified track list, which will feature on the
vinyl version of the album that will follow soon, together with a limited
edition box set. The CD version is presented in a deluxe glossy Digipak,
with embossed artwork.
01. Omne Ensis Impera
02. Der Angriff geht weiter
03. Decisive War
04. Perserverance Is All
05. Profound Truths
06. Sons of God
07. Onwards!
08. Cladem Nescimus
09. Endkampf
last update: 2020-10-23
Arditi (Sweden)
"Leading the Iron Resistance - Black Vinyl" 12" LP 2011, Equilibrium Music
sold out
Arditi return, emphasizing an Industrial side on their Classical-themed militaristic sound-sculpturing, in a work that raises a warning flag against the false freedom of our age! Heavy 12" 180gr. black vinyl, silver on black cover, lim. 250 copies.
01. Leading the Iron Resistance
02. False Mask of Freedom
03. Volunteers
04. Military Virtue
05. Fahnen Ewigkeit
06. Arming for War
07. Forging a New Man
08. We the Unity, You the Mass
09. A Giant Bleeds
last update: 2018-03-30
Arditi (Sweden)
"Leading the Iron Resistance - Marbled Vinyl" 12" LP 2011, Equilibrium Music
sold out
Arditi return, emphasizing an Industrial side on their Classical-themed militaristic sound-sculpturing, and raise a warning flag against the false freedom of our age! Heavy 12" 180gr. black/grey marbled vinyl, with silver on green cover, lim. 250 copies.
01. Leading the Iron Resistance
02. False Mask of Freedom
03. Volunteers
04. Military Virtue
05. Fahnen Ewigkeit
06. Arming for War
07. Forging a New Man
08. We the Unity, You the Mass
09. A Giant Bleeds
last update: 2018-04-05
Arditi (Sweden)
"Spirit of Sacrifice - Black Vinyl" 12" LP 2011, Equilibrium Music
sold out
Unavailable for some years, "Spirit of Sacrifice" is now given a proper re-issue, and for the first time also on collector's vinyl with one bonus track! Heavy 12" 180gr. black vinyl, lim. 250 hand-numbered copies.
01. Palinginesis
02. Religion of the Blood
03. Spirit of Sacrifice
04. Nicht Mehr Schande
05. Our Misfortune
06. The Measures of Our Age
07. Blood Firmament
08. Sieg Durch Zwecksetzung
09. Exeunt
10. Destiny of a God (bonus track!)
last update: 2019-07-02
Arditi (Sweden)
"Spirit of Sacrifice - Marbled Vinyl" 12" LP 2011, Equilibrium Music
16.00EUR • approx. 23.2USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Unavailable for some years, "Spirit of Sacrifice" is now given a proper re-issue, and for the first time also on collector's vinyl with one bonus track! Heavy 12" 180gr. grey/red marble vinyl, lim. 250 hand-numbered copies.
01. Palinginesis
02. Religion of the Blood
03. Spirit of Sacrifice
04. Nicht Mehr Schande
05. Our Misfortune
06. The Measures of Our Age
07. Blood Firmament
08. Sieg Durch Zwecksetzung
09. Exeunt
10. Destiny of a God (bonus track!)
last update: 2020-12-23
Arditi (Sweden)
"One Will - Black Vinyl" 7" EP 2011, Equilibrium Music
9.00EUR • approx. 13.1USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
A complement to "Leading the Iron Resistance", reinforcing a sense of leadership through unity that permeates Arditi's latest body of work. Two exclusive tracks, in heavy 7" black vinyl with silver print on black cover, lim. 250 hand-numbered copies.
"One Will - Marbled Vinyl" 7" EP 2011, Equilibrium Music
10.50EUR • approx. 15.2USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
A complement to "Leading the Iron Resistance", reinforcing a sense of leadership through unity that permeates Arditi's latest body of work. 2 exclusive tracks, in heavy 7" grey/black marbled vinyl with silver on green cover, lim. 250 hand-numbered copies.
Arditi return, emphasizing an Industrial side on their Classical-themed militaristic sound-sculpturing. A work that raises a warning flag against the false freedom of our age, inspiring new ways of resistance through Unity. Digipak w/silver hot-foil.
01. Leading the Iron Resistance
02. False Mask of Freedom
03. Volunteers
04. Military Virtue
05. Fahnen Ewigkeit
06. Arming for War
07. Forging a New Man
08. We the Unity, You the Mass
09. A Giant Bleeds
last update: 2011-06-02
Arditi (Sweden)
"Spirit of Sacrifice" Digipak CD 2011, Equilibrium Music
Unavailable for some years, "Spirit of Sacrifice" is now given a proper re-issue, with revised artwork, complete with spot-varnish. Features classic Arditi anthems such as "Religion of the Blood", "Palingenesis" or "Nicht Mehr Schande" and one bonustrack.
01. Palinginesis
02. Religion of the Blood
03. Spirit of Sacrifice
04. Nicht Mehr Schande
05. Our Misfortune
06. The Measures of Our Age
07. Blood Firmament
08. Sieg Durch Zwecksetzung
09. Exeunt
10. Destiny of a God (bonus track!)
last update: 2013-02-10
Arditi (Sweden)
"Imposing Elitism - Black Vinyl" 12" LP 2015, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
What was once cold hard stone has now turned into raw steel! The awe-inspiring figure that is Arditi has never been stronger or more relentless, and continues to cast an ever-harsher tone to their Martial Neo-Classical Industrial. Lim. 250 copies.
A new dawn rises as the broken ground trembles under the resounding echoes of an army… “Imposing Elitism” marks a turning point – what was once cold hard stone has now turned into raw steel! The awe-inspiring figure that is Arditi has never been stronger or more relentless, and continues to cast an ever-harsher tone to their Martial Neo-Classical Industrial on their sixth full-length release. By reaching further into Man’s collecting past to harvest memories of a golden age of heroes, Arditi tap into the source of ancient blood that will fuel the impending march to the new Era.
Originally available as a small-run cassette, of which the 222 copies pressed quickly sold out, “Imposing Elitism” is now finally available on CD (presented in Digipak format) and LP (available both on black or golden 180 gr. vinyl, with matching covers, each limited to 250 hand-numbered copies and including download code).
01. Imposing Elitism (05:26)
02. Heroic Age (06:08)
03. Templets Heliga Härd (04:45)
04. Order of the Black Sun (04:32)
05. The Earth Shall Tremble Under the Tramp of our Feet (05:28)
06. Sturm auf die Zukunft (03:10)
07. Dawn of a New Mythos (04:55)
08. Förfäders Dygder (05:44)
09. Ashes Scattered in a River (02:20)
last update: 2022-02-01
Arditi (Sweden)
"Imposing Elitism - Gold Vinyl" 12" LP 2015, Equilibrium Music
sold out
What was once cold hard stone has now turned into raw steel! The awe-inspiring figure that is Arditi has never been stronger or more relentless, and continues to cast an ever-harsher tone to their Martial Neo-Classical Industrial. Lim. 250 copies.
A new dawn rises as the broken ground trembles under the resounding echoes of an army… “Imposing Elitism” marks a turning point – what was once cold hard stone has now turned into raw steel! The awe-inspiring figure that is Arditi has never been stronger or more relentless, and continues to cast an ever-harsher tone to their Martial Neo-Classical Industrial on their sixth full-length release. By reaching further into Man’s collecting past to harvest memories of a golden age of heroes, Arditi tap into the source of ancient blood that will fuel the impending march to the new Era.
Originally available as a small-run cassette, of which the 222 copies pressed quickly sold out, “Imposing Elitism” is now finally available on CD (presented in Digipak format) and LP (available both on black or golden 180 gr. vinyl, with matching covers, each limited to 250 hand-numbered copies and including download code).
01. Imposing Elitism (05:26)
02. Heroic Age (06:08)
03. Templets Heliga Härd (04:45)
04. Order of the Black Sun (04:32)
05. The Earth Shall Tremble Under the Tramp of our Feet (05:28)
06. Sturm auf die Zukunft (03:10)
07. Dawn of a New Mythos (04:55)
08. Förfäders Dygder (05:44)
09. Ashes Scattered in a River (02:20)
last update: 2018-04-09
Arditi (Sweden)
"Imposing Elitism" Digipak CD 2015, Equilibrium Music
What was once cold hard stone has now turned into raw steel! The awe-inspiring figure that is Arditi has never been stronger or more relentless, and continues to cast an ever-harsher tone to their Martial Neo-Classical Industrial.
A new dawn rises as the broken ground trembles under the resounding echoes of an army… “Imposing Elitism” marks a turning point – what was once cold hard stone has now turned into raw steel! The awe-inspiring figure that is Arditi has never been stronger or more relentless, and continues to cast an ever-harsher tone to their Martial Neo-Classical Industrial on their sixth full-length release. By reaching further into Man’s collecting past to harvest memories of a golden age of heroes, Arditi tap into the source of ancient blood that will fuel the impending march to the new Era.
Originally available as a small-run cassette, of which the 222 copies pressed quickly sold out, “Imposing Elitism” is now finally available on CD (presented in Digipak format) and LP (available both on black or golden 180 gr. vinyl, with matching covers, each limited to 250 hand-numbered copies and including download code).
01. Imposing Elitism (05:26)
02. Heroic Age (06:08)
03. Templets Heliga Härd (04:45)
04. Order of the Black Sun (04:32)
05. The Earth Shall Tremble Under the Tramp of our Feet (05:28)
06. Sturm auf die Zukunft (03:10)
07. Dawn of a New Mythos (04:55)
08. Förfäders Dygder (05:44)
09. Ashes Scattered in a River (02:20)
last update: 2016-06-13
Arditi (Sweden)
"Blitzshield - Gold" Pin 2017, Equilibrium Music
5.00EUR • approx. 7.3USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
22x22mm enamel pin. “Imposing Elitism” Blitzshield cover motif. Embossed and shaped golden enamel pin with butterfly clasp. (5.00EUR)
last update: 2020-01-23
Arditi (Sweden)
"Blitzshield - Silver" Pin 2017, Equilibrium Music
sold out
22x22mm enamel pin. “Imposing Elitism” Blitzshield cover motif. Embossed and shaped silver enamel pin with butterfly clasp.
last update: 2019-01-29
Arditi (Sweden)
"Hammershield - Golden" Pin 2017, Equilibrium Music
Chest print of the “Standards of Triumph” cover motif on front. Hammershield artwork and La disciplina è arma di vittoria text on the back. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight T Lady-Fit Classic Olive 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
Chest print of the “Standards of Triumph” cover motif on front. Hammershield artwork and La disciplina è arma di vittoria text on the back. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight T Lady-Fit Classic Olive 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
Chest print of the “Standards of Triumph” cover motif on front. Hammershield artwork and La disciplina è arma di vittoria text on the back. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight T Classic Olive 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
Chest print of the “Standards of Triumph” cover motif on front. Hammershield artwork and La disciplina è arma di vittoria text on the back. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight T Classic Olive 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
Chest print of the “Standards of Triumph” cover motif on front. Hammershield artwork and La disciplina è arma di vittoria text on the back. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight Fitted T Classic Olive 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
"Standards of Triumph - size M" T-Shirt 2019, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Chest print of the “Standards of Triumph” cover motif on front. Hammershield artwork and La disciplina è arma di vittoria text on the back. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight Fitted T Classic Olive 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
last update: 2022-05-10
Arditi (Sweden)
"Standards of Triumph - size L" T-Shirt 2019, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Chest print of the “Standards of Triumph” cover motif on front. Hammershield artwork and La disciplina è arma di vittoria text on the back. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight Fitted T Classic Olive 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
last update: 2022-02-01
Arditi (Sweden)
"Standards of Triumph - size XL" T-Shirt 2019, Equilibrium Music
Chest print of the “Standards of Triumph” cover motif on front. Hammershield artwork and La disciplina è arma di vittoria text on the back. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight Fitted T Classic Olive 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
Black print on graphite heather T-shirt. New version of this classic design, with new lettering and an eroded look on the print. Printed on Gildan Heavy Cotton 100% cotton 185g/m² T-shirts.
Black print on graphite heather T-shirt. New version of this classic design, with new lettering and an eroded look on the print. Printed on Gildan Heavy Cotton 100% cotton 185g/m² T-shirts.
"Religion of the Blood - New Design, Black on Grey - size S" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Black print on graphite heather T-shirt. New version of this classic design, with new lettering and an eroded look on the print. Printed on Gildan Soft Style Ring Spun 100% cotton 153gsm T-shirts.
last update: 2022-08-22
Arditi (Sweden)
"Religion of the Blood - New Design, Black on Grey - size XL" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Black print on graphite heather T-shirt. New version of this classic design, with new lettering and an eroded look on the print. Printed on Gildan Soft Style Ring Spun 100% cotton 153gsm T-shirts.
last update: 2023-01-12
Arditi (Sweden)
"Religion of the Blood - New Design, Black on Grey - size XXL" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Black print on graphite heather T-shirt. New version of this classic design, with new lettering and an eroded look on the print. Printed on Gildan Soft Style Ring Spun 100% cotton 153gsm T-shirts.
last update: 2023-10-04
Arditi (Sweden)
"Religion of the Blood - New Design, Black on Grey - size XXXL" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
Black print on dark heather T-shirt. New version of this classic design, with new lettering and an eroded look on the print. Printed on Gildan Soft Style Ring Spun 100% cotton 153gsm T-shirts.
"Religion of the Blood - New Design, Black on Grey - size L" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Black print on graphite heather T-shirt. New version of this classic design, with new lettering and an eroded look on the print. Printed on Gildan Soft Style Ring Spun 100% cotton 153gsm T-shirts.
last update: 2022-07-14
Arditi (Sweden)
"March of the Gods - Black on Grey - size S" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Black print on graphite heather T-shirt. Arditi commemorative crest. Printed on Gildan Soft Style Ring Spun 100% cotton 153gsm T-shirts.
last update: 2022-03-16
Arditi (Sweden)
"March of the Gods - Black on Grey - size XL" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
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Black print on graphite heather T-shirt. Arditi commemorative crest. Printed on Gildan Soft Style Ring Spun 100% cotton 153gsm T-shirts.
last update: 2023-11-23
Arditi (Sweden)
"March of the Gods - Black on Grey - size M" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Black print on graphite heather T-shirt. Arditi commemorative crest. Printed on Gildan Soft Style Ring Spun 100% cotton 153gsm T-shirts.
last update: 2020-12-30
Arditi (Sweden)
"March of the Gods - Black on Grey - size L" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Black print on graphite heather T-shirt. Arditi commemorative crest. Printed on Gildan Soft Style Ring Spun 100% cotton 153gsm T-shirts.
last update: 2022-08-22
Arditi (Sweden)
"March of the Gods - Black on Grey - size XXL" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
"Religion of the Blood - New Design, Black on Grey - size M" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Black print on graphite heather T-shirt. New version of this classic design, with new lettering and an eroded look on the print. Printed on Gildan Soft Style Ring Spun 100% cotton 153gsm T-shirts.
last update: 2021-05-23
Arditi / Signa Inferre (Sweden / Germany)
"Statues... / Invictis... - Collector's Pack" 10" + 2x T-shirts Set 2009, Equilibrium Music
sold out
Collector's edition of this split release featuring 3 unreleased tracks by each band. Lim. 50 copies, in grey vinyl. Includes Arditi and Signa Inferre t-shirts, with 10" cover motif and logo-sleeve print, available in size S.
Arditi - Statues of Gods:
A1. Introit
A2. Statues of Gods
A3. BaragiSigna Inferre - Invictis Victi Victuri:
B1. Into the Realm of Hades
B2. Resist or Serve
B3. Deconstructo Creativae
last update: 2016-08-19
Arditi / Signa Inferre (Sweden / Germany)
"Statues of Gods / Invictis Victi Victuri - Black Vinyl" 10" EP 2009, Equilibrium Music
sold out
Split release featuring 3 unreleased tracks by each band, which serves not only to present new material by Arditi but also to introduce German Neo-Classical / Martial Industrial newcomers Signa Inferre. Limited 300 copies, in black vinyl.
A limited edition split release, featuring 3 unreleased and exclusive tracks by
each band, which serves not only to present new material by Arditi but
also to introduce German newcomers Signa Inferre, the finest offspring
in the latest crop of Neo-Classical / Martial Industrial music.
For "Statues of Gods", Arditi tap into ancient Nordic
traditions and incorporate them in their militaristic anthems. The characteristically
oppressive soundscapes, pounding percussions and powerful orchestrations are represented
in new shades, as elements of Nordic folk music shape Arditi's pieces into
slow-motion medieval dances and ceremonial tributes to times past. The 3 tracks
on this release should not be considered an indication for the direction that
the new album will follow, however, and have been gathered here exactly due to
the fact that they would not really fit a typical Arditi release.
"Invictis Victi Victuri" is the first release by Signa Inferre.
Although the project has only recently surfaced, the maturity displayed in their
pieces should quickly earn them a favorable position in the Neo-Classical / Martial
Industrial scene. Leaving behind the typical insipid blending of samples lifted
from Classical music recordings and looped ad nauseam, Signa Inferre's
work develops in fluid and continuous progression, giving birth to fully accomplished
epic scores brimming with martial beauty. This is only a small taste of what's
to come, as Signa Inferre prepare their full length debut for Equilibrium
Music, due in early 2010.
Black vinyl, with silver on black cover. Limited to 300 copies.
Arditi - Statues of Gods:
A1. Introit
A2. Statues of Gods
A3. BaragiSigna Inferre - Invictis Victi Victuri:
B1. Into the Realm of Hades
B2. Resist or Serve
B3. Deconstructo Creativae
last update: 2016-08-09
Arditi / Signa Inferre (Sweden / Germany)
"Statues of Gods / Invictis Victi Victuri - Grey Vinyl" 10" EP 2009, Equilibrium Music
sold out
Split release featuring 3 unreleased tracks by each band, which serves not only to present new material by Arditi but also to introduce German Neo-Classical / Martial Industrial newcomers Signa Inferre. Limited 150 copies, in grey vinyl.
Much like an alchemic transmutation of lead into gold, Àrnica’s new offering shapes Ur-Folk into Ritual music, distilled under the scorching sun of Iberia. Gold-colored CD on spot-varnished Digipak.
A Wolf’s head shape is tearing apart the mist. Howlings in the distance bring silence to an end, the throbbing of blood now resounding in wardrums.
For well over 10 years, Àrnica have been patiently carving their niche in the Neo-Folk scene. The genre's free form aesthetics have served as a perfect starting ground, yet were quickly subdued by Àrnica's own vision as they delved into Iberian lore and tradition to find both a wealth of musical references and the spiritual elements that would shape them into a unique entity.
Well acquainted with the Post-Industrial school of experimentation and sound manipulation, Àrnica were quick to make good use of its tools and techniques. Loops, samples and field-recordings merge seamlessly into traditional acoustic instrumentation, adding fine details and rural textures to their vivid portrayal of a world forgotten. This primal legacy to which Àrnica are devoted further manifests through the savage drumming, the warhorns and the battle cries, as sound ultimately transforms into a mesmerizing ritual.
Following numerous live appearances, which have brought Àrnica to share the stage with bands like Wardruna, Death In June, Blood Axis or Tyr, the band now join Equilibrium Music for their third full-lenght album, one which successfully captures the raw archaic energy of their shows into recorded form.
Much like an alchemic transmutation of lead into gold, Àrnica’s new offering shapes Ur-Folk into Ritual music, distilled under the scorching sun of Iberia to bring one of the most menacing and intense releases ever related to the genre. The album speaks of an old ruler that inspired his kin to fight back against those who sought to take their ground, back in an age forlorn where man and beast were as one. Now, more than pay mere tribute, Àrnica call upon Cabeza de Lobo to lead the Wild Men once again, in a much needed return to wilderness.
"Cabeza de Lobo" is available on CD (gold disc on spot-varnished Digipak) and vinyl (limited edition 12” + 7” set, on heavy gold-colored vinyl, featuring collaborations with Trepaneringsritualen and Apokalypse Projekt). Each version holds a different tracklist. A limited edition boxset is also available.
01. ¡Leukade! ¡Leukade! ¡Leukade! (04:43)
02. Gira La Rueca (04:01)
03. Dioses Ocultos (04:45)
04. Rueda Dextrógira (03:54)
05. Nieve En Llamas (04:57)
06. Eburos (03:32)
07. Cabeza De Lobo (06:18)
08. Rueda Levógira (04:40)
09. La Tésera Se Ha Quebrado (05:11)
10. Ataan (05:21)
last update: 2017-12-12
Àrnica (Spain)
"Portal - size M" Girly Shirt 2019, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Gold / black chest print on black heather T-shirt, with the "Cabeza de Lobo" wolf / portal motif. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight T Lady-Fit Black Heather 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
last update: 2023-09-01
Àrnica (Spain)
"Portal - size S" Girly Shirt 2019, Equilibrium Music
Gold / black chest print on black heather T-shirt, with the "Cabeza de Lobo" wolf / portal motif. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight T Lady-Fit Black Heather 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
Gold / black chest print on black heather T-shirt, with the "Cabeza de Lobo" wolf / portal motif. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight Fitted T Black Heather 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
Gold / black chest print on black heather T-shirt, with the "Cabeza de Lobo" wolf / portal motif. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight Fitted T Black Heather 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
Gold / black chest print on black heather T-shirt, with the "Cabeza de Lobo" wolf / portal motif. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight Fitted T Black Heather 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
Gold / black chest print on black heather T-shirt, with the "Cabeza de Lobo" wolf / portal motif. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight Fitted T Black Heather 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
Four years after their homonymous debut, the Italian ensemble finally completes their second album, a masterpiece which not only embodies the romantic backdrop of early 1900’s glamour but that also flirts with a slightly naïve Folk spirit occasionally.
01. 5 Steps...
02. Maria and the Violin's String
03. Sweet Autumn (part II)
04. Lullaby
05. Il Mostro
06. All'Imbrunire
07. Last Kiss
08. Elizabeth
09. For Each and Every Child
10. Tango para Mi Padre y Marialuna
11. Lady
12. Shining Silver Skies
13. Rose and Air
14. Ultimo Carillon
last update: 2014-01-04
Ataraxia / Autunna et sa Rose (Italy)
"Odos Eis Ouranon - La Via Verso il Cielo" Digipak 2x CD 2005, Equilibrium Music
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Following a very special acoustic performance that brought them together, both artists agreed to release the songs especially arranged for this unique occasion. Featuring exclusive material, this is an essential release for those into Neo-Classical music.
Autunna et sa Rose have used material from their first 3 albums, hereby interpreted on piano and cello, and featuring soprano vocals and poetic recitation. Saverio, the group's mastermind, and his companions bring to life dramatic pieces that push the typically softer tones of Neo-Classical music into a more demanding ground dominated by Contemporary Classical music. Interpretations of compositions by Ataraxia and Tuxedomoon were also part of the concert recorded in Rovigo that evening and included in this release.
Borrowing an ancient Wiepking and Co. piano, Ataraxia rearranged a collection of their finest tracks that would fit an entirely acoustic format, revisiting them in a warmer and more intimate form. This selection covers not only tracks from most of their releases, but also titles from the sold-out EPs "Orlando" and "Des Paroles Blanches", as well as two previously unreleased songs and material never before issued on CD.
"Odos Eis Ouranon - La Via Verso Il Cielo" will be released on a deluxe limited
edition double CD Digipak, complete with booklets which will include linear notes by both artists, lyrics and exclusive photography and artwork. An essential release for older fans of these two legendary Italian formations, which will also serve as a perfect introduction to
newer fans.
CD I: Ataraxia - Strange Lights:
01. Strange Lights
02. Shelmerdine
03. Bonthrop
04. Tu es la Force du Silence
05. Ophélie
06. Faust in una sala maledetta
07. Seas of the Moon
08. Les Tisseuses Lunaires
09. Veules Les Roses
10. Fuga Trionfale
11. Oduarpa
12. Medusa
CD II: Autunna et sa Rose - Logos:
01. L'Art et la Mort
02. Caresses aux Coeurs
03. Gentiane Percluse
04. La Morte di Virginia
05. Slow Rain
06. Rose Jaune de Novembre
07. Verganglichkeit
08. Landschaft der Vergangenheit
09. Canzona
10. Egypt
11. Temps Fumé
Original soundtrack comissioned by the National Theatre of Northern Greece. The score sees traits common to Dark Ambient or Neo-Classical discreetly introduced into Daemonia Nymphe's ethereal World Music for this aural backdrop to Shakespeare's classic.
“Fair is foul and foul is fair” Shakespeare wrote in Macbeth and amongst those words someone might read the ambiguity of human nature, as mistakes can be beautiful capturing the soul. Beautiful catastrophe can be charming and hypnotising. Like the music and sound landscape that Daemonia Nymphe created for this production. A hedonistic downfall dominates the universe of Macbeth where the isolated mountains of Scotland, the rain, the fog, the battles and the sudden storms, the moon, the howling and the screams, the witches, the trumpets and the drums become the haunting soundtrack of Macbeth. Every tune tells a different story that was hand in hand with the action and the striking images of the show. This soundtrack is a trip to the unknown and unrecognisable collective subconscious, a strange dream, a journey to the undiscovered... I would suggest you listen and you feel with all your senses.” -- Anastasia Revi
Well known for their compositions and improvisations performed with reproductions of ancient Greek instruments manufactured by Nikolaos Brass, the ethereal essence that dominates Daemonia Nymphe‘s pieces allows them to reach beyond the scope of World Music and forge their own idyllic liaison with Greece’s cultural heritage.
Given their project’s unique artistic concept, an invitation for Spyros Giasafakis and Evi Stergiou to create soundtrack work would inevitably surface. Although they had already been involved in similar projects in the past, the opportunity to compose and record a full score ultimately came to fruition with a commission from the National Theatre of Northern Greece to create an original soundtrack for their theatre production of “Macbeth”. The play was directed by Anastasia Revi and performed at the Theatre of the Society for Macedonian Studies in Thessaloniki, Greece, between 15/01/2016 and 27/03/2016.
The challenge of producing an aural backdrop to Shakespeare’s classic finds Daemonia Nymphe introducing discreet traits common to Dark Ambient or Neo-Classical in their music to more adequately portray the idiosyncrasies inherent to the play. While employing their trademark combination of traditional archaic instrumentation and dreamlike female vocals, Daemonia Nymphe also expand their palette to include brass instrumentation, orchestral percussion or Scottish bagpipes, resorting to a myriad of guest musicians for these recordings. The complete work brings together mesmerising lullabies sung in whispers and hushed voices, epic interludes driven by bombastic trumpets, battle passages paced to martial drumming, enticing dances set to exotic rhythms, or even the odd Medieval jig heard during Macbeth’s coronation. However, even while perfectly mimicking and expanding upon each of “Macbeth”’s dramatic moments, the score also successfully stands as one of Daemonia Nymphe’s most complex and mysterious albums to date.
“Macbeth” is released in beautiful full colour Digipak CD. The physical release includes two additional short pieces as bonus tracks and features original artwork by Spyridon created especially for this release.
01. Macbeth's Triumph (3:59)
02. Witches' Lullaby (5:25)
03. Never Shall Sun That Morrow See (5:14)
04. The Fallacious Glance (3:29)
05. A Dagger of the Mind (6:08)
06. Suspicion (4:00)
07. Macbeth's Coronation (3:37)
08. Into the Woods (4:35)
09. The Dinner (3:50)
10. Hecate's Wrath (3:18)
11. Lady Macduff's Lament (3:21)
12. The Battle in Bernham Forest (5:39)
13. Malcolm's Victory (2:11) Bonus tracks (CD exclusives):
14. The Letter / Hypnovasia (4:33)
last update: 2019-02-11
Deleyaman (France)
"Fourth, Part One" Digipak CD 2009, Equilibrium Music
Deleyaman translate a sense of timeless spirituality into a contemporary and universal language. Hardly classifiable into a single genre, “Fourth, Part One” combines Darkwave with ethnic and ethereal elements.
01. Book Of Change
02. Stay On
03. Roses
04. Aravod Luys
05. Be Still
06. Temples
07. Somehow
08. Jardin
09. Fill My Heart
10. Traffic Lights
11. Arev Tibav
last update: 2009-07-08
Deleyaman (France)
"Fourth, Part Two" Digipak CD 2011, Equilibrium Music
Deleyaman's singular style, blending Darkwave and Alternative Folk, collects and re-invents elements of different genres like Post-Rock or Shoegaze into an artistic vision which feeds from literature, ethnic-tinged experimentation and ethereal music.
01. Change Things
02. Three Islands
03. Let the Wind Blow
04. Brahma
05. Sunset
06. Somewhere
07. Owl
08. Sweet Space
09. North Winds
10. September Song
11. Perhaps
Ethereal Neo-Classical compositions, exquisitely weaved out of acoustic guitars, violin and bass guitar, and blissfully adorned by sweet female vocals. Somewhere between Amber Asylum or B.t.f.a.b.g. and Tenhi or Empyrium...
Ethereal Neo-Classical compositions, exquisitely weaved out of acoustic guitars, violin and bass guitar, and blissfully adorned by sweet female vocals.
Names such as Black Tape For A Blue Girl, Amber Asylum or, especially for Portuguese listeners, Madredeus, and, on a slightly different tone, Empyrium and Tenhi, will come to mind now and then, but the varied background of the various members involved with Dwelling not only allows them to produce a very distinct blend, but also provides a solid launch pad for incursions into territories often neglected in the genre.
Therefore, not only will one find the sweet and blissful melancholia of opener “A Gaze of Innocence” or the sad, rather tragic tones, of “Dear Blossom”, but also a discreetly progressive, somewhat Jazzistic in tone, approach to the material which shows off more clearly on the slightly hallucinatory “Trivial Yet Profound”.
“A Dança (Tecendo o Feitiço)”, sung in their mother-tongue, sees the band feeding off slightly on their Portuguese roots, evidencing a taste of Fado in their recipe, whereas the closing instrumental “Rain” allows the musicians to engage in a healthy dwell free from Catarina’s guidance.
Last but not least, the recording process has provided a rich and clear sound, appropriately registering the elaborate string interplay provided by Nuno Roberto and Helder Dias, which, along with Jaime Ferreira’s deep bass lines, set the foundations for Sílvia Freitas’ searing violin melodies and Catarina Raposo’s warm and comforting voice.
The disc includes five tracks, finely crafted by talented and experienced musicians, which display a refreshing approach to the genre, by combining not only sweet melancholia, but also an elaborate musicianship and excellent melodies, along with remarkable female vocals. This is a fully acoustic recording - no keyboards or samplers used - and comes in exquisitely packaged full colour digipak. The band will be opening for Ataraxia in Lisbon, on the 31st October 2001 (Please consult the news page for additional info on this event).
Special offer: two albums by this Portuguese band at a special price! Ethereal Neo-Classical compositions, inspired by the essence of Portuguese Fado, brought to life by acoustic string instruments and voice. Both in beautiful full colour digipaks.
Moments
Digipak MCD 2001
01. A Gaze of Innocence
02. Dear Blossom
03. Trivial Yet Profound
04. A Dança (Tecendo o Feitiço)
05. Rain (Instrumental)Humana
Digipak CD 2003
01. Silêncio Intemporal
02. Tecelões da Nova Realidade
03. The Wheel
04. Lingering Stupor
05. Chasing The Rainbow’s End
06. Remember Virtue
07. O Cinzel do Tempo
08. As the Storm Chants
09. The Reality That Remains
The band's first full length release, recorded during winter 2003. Ethereal Neo-Classical compositions, inspired by the essence of Portuguese Fado, brought to life by acoustic string instruments and voice. Presented in beautiful full colour digipak.
01. Silêncio Intemporal
02. Tecelões da Nova Realidade
03. The Wheel
04. Lingering Stupor
05. Chasing The Rainbow’s End
06. Remember Virtue
07. O Cinzel do Tempo
08. As the Storm Chants
09. The Reality That Remains
last update: 2004-01-01
Dwelling (Portugal)
"Ainda É Noite" Digipak CD 2007, Equilibrium Music
Dwelling present their second opus, where nostalgia and romanticism often turn into decadent bohemian extravaganza, as the taste of Fado acquires a more progressive aroma, and Classical overtones flirt with Jazzy grooves throughout the album.
01. Vigília
02. Acordar
03. Ainda é Noite
04. Sou Eu!
05. Forget Me Not
06. Some Love, Please?
07. Da Minha Ausência
08. Enthralled
09. Fujo de Mi
10. What If...?
11. Opus DCXVI
last update: 2007-06-25
Hexperos (Italy)
"The Garden of the Hesperides" Digipak CD 2007, Equilibrium Music
13.00EUR • approx. 18.9USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Debut album by Hexperos, a new project by soprano Alessandra Santovito, founding member of Gothica. Dark Neo-Classical chamber music, which easily deserves a place alongside the best works from acts such as Arcana, Ophelia’s Dream or Sopor Aeternus.
"The Garden of the Hesperides" is the debut album by Hexperos, the new Gothic/Neo-Classical project by the soprano Alessandra Santovito, founding member of Gothica.
The exotic Mediterranean fragrance of sensual percussion patterns, together with the low rumble of Francesco's double bass and the soft keyboard pads enriched by the work of violinists Domenico Mancini and Alessandro Pensa, set the appropriate nocturnal atmosphere for Alessandra's soaring voice to cast its spell - although Hexperos often brings to mind her past in Gothica, it is also obvious that her work has now reached a more mature stage.
Instrumentation and arrangements are often minimal throughout the songs, but skillfully mastered to balance grandiose dramatic moments against delicate passages, sparsely colored with a discreet Celtic tone that finds its way into some of tracks much through the contribution of harpist Francesca Romana Di Nicola.
This seemingly ethereal touch is nevertheless ineffective in dispelling the predominantly somber quality of the album. In fact, much of the mood that "The Garden of the Hesperides" evokes can be compared to what one may find in Classical chamber music, yet it has been quite a few years since such ambiance has been so impressively comprised into a Gothic Neo-Classical album, and so perfectly used to display such mysterious sensuality and romance. A remarkable debut, which easily deserves a place alongside the best works from acts such as Arcana, Ophelia's Dream or Sopor Aeternus. Presented in spot UV-varnished Digipak.
01. Walking Roots
02. Hesperos
03. The Garden of the Hesperides
04. The Magnificence of the night
05. Rime Glitters in the Sun
06. The Warm Whisper of the Wind
07. Artemisia
08. The Call of the Ibis
09. Ritual
10. Loto Nero
11. Nana
12. Winter Rhymes
13. Ave Maria
14. Walking Roots II
last update: 2011-09-30
Hexperos (Italy)
"The Veil of Queen Mab" Digipak CD 2010, Equilibrium Music
In this partially conceptual work, Hexperos once again combine classical and contemporary approaches to chamber music, incorporating Celtic, Mediterranean, Medieval and Baroque elements in a meticulously crafted and varied opus.
Following their debut “The Garden of the Hesperides”,
successfully welcomed by fans and press alike, Hexperos return
with "The Veil of Queen Mab", whose title is inspired
by Nicaraguan writer and poet Rubén Darío. The new album pays homage
to the queen of fairies and dreams, a creation of the Anglo-Saxon mythology, probably
with roots in Celtic legends, referred in works by numerous artists, from Shakespeare
or Percy Shelley to Gustave Doré.
In this partially conceptual work, Hexperos once again combine
classical and contemporary approaches to chamber music, incorporating Celtic,
Mediterranean, Medieval and Baroque elements in a meticulously crafted and varied
opus, shaped into perfection over the past 3 years. Its orchestral arrangements
come together to form a rich setting for the haunting soprano of Alessandra Santovito,
highlighted in the dramatic crescendos found in Queen Mab, or on the
majestic Moon Spell and Summatem Deam, with Latin verses from
Apuleius’ (c.125 – c.180) Metamorphoseon (Liber Undecimus).
The darker shades of Hexperos appear in Le Lacrime di Proserpina,
an homage to Alda Merini, or Diadem of the Night (an early Gothica song which
is hereby revisited), both instant classics in the Gothic Neo-Classical genre
with their overwhelmingly blissful melancholy. On the other hand, tracks like
Summoning of the Artists, Time of Spirit, or El Velo Azul,
with dreamy medieval textures and trickling harp, offer a more soothing side to
the album.
On A Reason to Live, voluptuous violin lines and sensual percussions
mix with lulling vocals in a mysterious piece, followed by Nocturne,
a perfectly titled somber epic that would find a comfortable place in a Nyman
or Glass score and which underlines Hexperos’ talent in
taking Gothic Neo-Classical a step closer to cinematographic soundtracks. Finally,
and as they had already done on their previous record, the band pays tribute to
Manuel de Falla’s legacy on Asturiana, which features a
guest appearance by Riccardo Prencipe of Corde Oblique on classical
guitar.
Pressed on gold disc and housed in a matt-varnished Digipak with gold foil print,
“The Veil of Queen Mab” will be released on September
20th and comes with a 16-page booklet beautifully illustrated with visuals by
Polish artist Malgorzata Maj, of Sarachmet Photography & Illustration.
01. The Fairy Appears (1:58)
02. Queen Mab (3:51)
03. El Velo Azul (3:13)
04. Moon Spell (2:43)
05. Summatem Deam (3:58)
06. Diadem of the Night (4:26)
07. Summoning of the Artists (3:16)
08. A Reason to Live (4:06)
09. Nocturne (2:34)
10. Le Lacrime di Proserpina (2:19)
11. A Forest (4:17)
12. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1:11)
13. Time of Spirit (5:01)
14. Asturiana (2:13)
last update: 2011-03-29
Íon (Ireland)
"Madre, Protégenos" Digipak CD 2006, Equilibrium Music
Named after the Gaelic word for 'pure', Íon seems to illude strict categorization, and even the apparently all-encompassing definition of World Music falls short in defining the ethereal moods that "Madre, Protégenos" comes to reveal.
Duncan Patterson's career traces back to the early 90's, when he began
his musical incursions as a member of Anathema, a group that would pioneer
and remain as forerunners of the unique Doom Metal genre throughout that decade.
Patterson would later also become involved with Antimatter, a project
which would find him developing his long-standing talent for emotional and atmospheric
song-writing into new formats, and which he quit in late 2004 as the early sketches
of what would later grow into Íon were drafted.
One can arguably class Íon as Patterson's most personal creation
to date - a creation which he has fathered on his own, and one through which he
taps deeper into his spiritual identity and heritage. This musical entity which
Patterson has named after the Gaelic word for 'pure' - a word which accurately
pins down the project's mindset - seems to elude strict categorization, and even
the apparently all-encompassing definition of World Music falls short in defining
the ethereal moods that "Madre, Protégenos", Íon's debut album,
comes to reveal.
Though fairly minimalist in its overall approach, the album's true wealth stems
from its various layered soundscapes and the introspective ambiance that they
recreate. These provide the lighter toned and dreamier elements of the album with
an ominous and melancholic shade - much like a sense of hopeful longing for piece
of mind haunted by memories and nostalgia. Having Irish mysticism and an exotic
Mediterranean backdrop as its essential cornerstones, the project has slowly evolved
into an international venture, stretching over continents and oceans. "Madre,
Protégenos" collects a rich array of influences that come to shape into a
unique multi-textured body of work, based around smooth acoustic instrumentation
(where acoustic guitar and various percussions take a leading role, alongside
occasional harp, flute or viola arrangements), discreet keyboard elements, and
remarkable voices.
The patterns that fuse into "Madre, Protégenos" come not only from the
varied instrumentation that musicians from Greece, Ireland, Mexico or Australia
have added to the recordings. The album's unique diversity is equally produced
by several female singers from Italy, Greece and Mexico who contributed to the
album. Their appearances come to add pieces of each of their country's colours
and dialects to the blissful lead interpretation of Russian muse Emily Saaen,
in an eclectic musical quest which feeds not only on each of its characters ethnic
heritage, but especially on their own spiritual recollections and experiences.
A collection of slow motion mysterious ballads, balancing light and shade, salvation and loss, matching Irish landscapes and Mediterranean sunbathed seashores with its haunting Celtic vibes that thrive and build upon tribal rhythmic patterns.
Nordic Ritual Folk. Crafted by weaving ritual elements into traditional folk, Leidungr‘s mesmerizing work is also imbued with an indelible martial aura which reinforces the underlying heroic mood summoned on these recordings.
Nordic Ritual Folk
Nine songs inspired by Nordic traditions and culture, dedicated to lost values.
Nine spells to evoke the old Gods and pay tribute to the warrior spirit of the past.
“De Nio Kraftsångerna” is the long awaited debut album by LEIDUNGR, the latest project by H. Möller (of ARDITI and PUISSANCE), M. Belfagor (of NEFANDUS and OFERMOD) and P. Ståhl.
Crafted by weaving ritual elements into traditional folk, the trinity's mesmerizing work is also imbued with an indelible martial aura which reinforces the underlying heroic mood summoned on these recordings. The potent and evocative combination, which spreads across various genres, often re-creating their common formats, allows LEIDUNGR to carve their unique brand of Nordic Ritual Folk - a term which perfectly defines the genuine atmosphere of this work, now finally available on matt varnished Digipak CD with copper printing, featuring artwork by Freki Wodenswolf, a talented artist known his unique handcrafted creations, made from natural materials as leather, wood, horn, bone and metal.
White / grey chest print on black T-shirt, with the Leidungr logo over sunwheel and runes. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight T Lady-Fit Black 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
White / grey chest print on black T-shirt, with the Leidungr logo over sunwheel and runes. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight T Lady-Fit Black 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
White / grey chest print on black T-shirt, with the Leidungr logo over sunwheel and runes. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight T Black 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
White / grey chest print on black T-shirt, with the Leidungr logo over sunwheel and runes. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight T Black 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
White / grey chest print on black T-shirt, with the Leidungr logo over sunwheel and runes. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight T Black 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
White / grey chest print on black T-shirt, with the Leidungr logo over sunwheel and runes. Printed on Fruit of the Loom Valueweight T Black 100% cotton 165g T-shirts.
A vision of night wrapped in mystery: a night haunted by spectral chants, under the spell of epic, poignant strings and sustained by hypnotic piano pulsations. A neo-classical or post-nocturnal masterpiece!
01. Eveil des Fées
02. Assault
03. La Ronde des Fées
04. Entre Ciel et Fer
05. Devenons Demain I
06. Devenons Demain II
07. Solitude
08. Solarisation
09. La Chambre des Fées
10. Soleils Noirs pour Lune Blanche
11. La Mélodie de la Tête
12. Le Château Enchanté
13. Le Scarabée Bleu
14. Soleils Noirs pour Lune Blanche - Tango
15. Les Eaux Dormantes
16. Alpha du Centaure
last update: 2008-11-03
Les Fragments de la Nuit (France)
"Demain, c'était Hier" Digipak CD 2010, Equilibrium Music
Les Fragments de la Nuit return with their second masterpiece. Lush nocturnal Neo-Classical pieces forming an epic soundtrack that runs from quiet, melancholy-driven moments to stirring, violent passages and eerie moods.
Les Fragments de la Nuit return
with their new album! "Demain, c'était Hier"
perpetuates their timeless musical quest, blending the radiance
of the stars with the dark forces that lurk in the Night.
The French ensemble have kept faithful to their trademark style,
in which pulsing piano chords set the pace for the string-work
woven by the cellist and the three violinists, haunted by female
choirs that surface on occasion. Yet, contrary to its predecessor,
which mostly gathered pieces composed over the years, "Demain,
c'était Hier" was devised as a complete opus,
giving way to longer and more elaborate compositions.
Although challenging in its complexity, "Demain, cétait
Hier" is nevertheless immediately engaging, building
a vibrant soundtrack to a tale of mystery and suspense. The
album holds quiet, melancholy-driven moments - such as those
found on Teletemps or Cyrius B, emphasized by
beautiful violin solos, or the title track's slow motion waltz
- that flow into stirring, violent passages on tracks like Lunistice
or Des Restes Vivaces. Halfway through the record, Allegra
Aeternae offers an epic crescendo, complete with choir,
percussion and French horn, immediately preceding the eerie
Marche Nocturne with its wickedly ceremonial atmosphere.
Such variety is testimony to the band's ability to take Contemporary
/ Neo-Classical music beyond its typical standards, by adding
to this genre other stylistic references, some common to Post-Rock,
Pop or even Metal, and thus bringing together elements that
recall the works of composers like Steve Reich, Philip
Glass or Arvo Pärt with those of formations
such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Balanescu Quartet
or even the sinister cult-band Magma. "Demain,
cétait Hier" discloses a unique musical universe
that takes form in an overpowering nocturnal masterpiece. On
Digipak CD, with illustrations by Aurélien Police.
In the finest Italian Neo-Classical Medieval/Gothic Italian tradition, Lupercalia's second album blends together Eastern and European influences in an alchemical creation produced by top-notch musicianship and a strong soprano voice.
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium” 7", where ORE and TxRxP revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio’s reliquary! Black vinyl in burgundy card stock cover with black foil block printing, lim. 222x.
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” 7", where Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio and Trepaneringsritualen revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio's reliquary. The title of this Ordo Equilibrio classic has always felt perfectly tailored for Equilibrium Music, and we can only return in kind and grant it the equally fitting catalog reference EQM044, as we celebrate the materializing of a long-lasting ambition to cooperate with these key figures of the Post-Industrial / Dark Folk scene.
“Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” originally appeared in the limited “I4I” picture disc 7" (Cold Meat Industry, 1997). Back then Ordo Equilibrio had not yet perished and given way to Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, but there was already growing evidence that the Post-Industrial ambiance of their earlier days would branch out into new territories. With the inclusion of “In The Grassy Fields...” on side B, “I4I” was in part a teaser for the 1998 “Conquest, Love & Self Perseverance” album that followed, yet the side A of the single took the martial facet of Ordo Equilibrio to an zenith which has since remained for the most part unmatched.
The track instantly became a defining hymn for the band, and although its only physical incarnation was confined to a rare 7" and never again made available in any other release, the song still holds its place in Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio's live repertoire to this day. Serving often as the closing encore to their shows, it is met with great acclaim from their devoted audiences, who for the most part join the monumental chorus that underscores the doggedly deterministic theme.
Therefore it grew obvious as time went by that the rendition known on stage, and which had evolved naturally alongside the band's sound, needed to be kept for posterity as well. With this purpose in mind, Tomas Pettersson now delivers to the world its refurbished and definitive version, which emboldens the original militant grandiosity with a polished armor while bringing it closer to ORE's current standards.
The obscure entity known as Trepaneringsritualen has also been summoned to take part in this celebratory landmark, and challenged to present the piece in its own vision. Loyal to its trademark Death Industrial style, TxRxP's somewhat primitive interpretation, on the other hand, is drenched in a murky sludge whose stench of exhumed corpses engulfs all hope that any notion of rebirth could perhaps surface from this ordeal.
Over twenty years later, “Nature seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” continues to provide a perfect blueprint for a true Martial Industrial anthem, with the potential to unfold into substantially diverging embodiments such as these while keeping its quintessential character. These two new versions are again exclusively committed to 7" vinyl, thus retaining also the original analogue-only availability. Two different editions exist, each limited to 222 handnumbered copies: black vinyl, coming in burgundy card stock cover with black foil block printing, and red / black coloured vinyl, coming in black card stock cover with red foil block printing. Both versions include an insert with lyrics and the vinyls are housed in black innersleeves. The time has come again to 'See the blaze of wielding swords'!
A1. Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance) (04:28)
B1. Trepaneringsritualen - Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance) (6:34)
last update: 2021-02-15
Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio (Sweden)
"/ Trepaneringsritualen - Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance) - Red / Black Marbled Vinyl" 7" EP 2019, Equilibrium Music
sold out
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium” 7", where ORE and TxRxP revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio’s reliquary! Red / black vinyl in black card stock cover with red foil block printing, lim. 222x.
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” 7", where Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio and Trepaneringsritualen revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio's reliquary. The title of this Ordo Equilibrio classic has always felt perfectly tailored for Equilibrium Music, and we can only return in kind and grant it the equally fitting catalog reference EQM044, as we celebrate the materializing of a long-lasting ambition to cooperate with these key figures of the Post-Industrial / Dark Folk scene.
“Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” originally appeared in the limited “I4I” picture disc 7" (Cold Meat Industry, 1997). Back then Ordo Equilibrio had not yet perished and given way to Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, but there was already growing evidence that the Post-Industrial ambiance of their earlier days would branch out into new territories. With the inclusion of “In The Grassy Fields...” on side B, “I4I” was in part a teaser for the 1998 “Conquest, Love & Self Perseverance” album that followed, yet the side A of the single took the martial facet of Ordo Equilibrio to an zenith which has since remained for the most part unmatched.
The track instantly became a defining hymn for the band, and although its only physical incarnation was confined to a rare 7" and never again made available in any other release, the song still holds its place in Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio's live repertoire to this day. Serving often as the closing encore to their shows, it is met with great acclaim from their devoted audiences, who for the most part join the monumental chorus that underscores the doggedly deterministic theme.
Therefore it grew obvious as time went by that the rendition known on stage, and which had evolved naturally alongside the band's sound, needed to be kept for posterity as well. With this purpose in mind, Tomas Pettersson now delivers to the world its refurbished and definitive version, which emboldens the original militant grandiosity with a polished armor while bringing it closer to ORE's current standards.
The obscure entity known as Trepaneringsritualen has also been summoned to take part in this celebratory landmark, and challenged to present the piece in its own vision. Loyal to its trademark Death Industrial style, TxRxP's somewhat primitive interpretation, on the other hand, is drenched in a murky sludge whose stench of exhumed corpses engulfs all hope that any notion of rebirth could perhaps surface from this ordeal.
Over twenty years later, “Nature seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” continues to provide a perfect blueprint for a true Martial Industrial anthem, with the potential to unfold into substantially diverging embodiments such as these while keeping its quintessential character. These two new versions are again exclusively committed to 7" vinyl, thus retaining also the original analogue-only availability. Two different editions exist, each limited to 222 handnumbered copies: black vinyl, coming in burgundy card stock cover with black foil block printing, and red / black coloured vinyl, coming in black card stock cover with red foil block printing. Both versions include an insert with lyrics and the vinyls are housed in black innersleeves. The time has come again to 'See the blaze of wielding swords'!
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium” 7", where ORE and TxRxP revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio’s reliquary! Gold / black vinyl in white card stock cover with gold foil block printing, lim. 222x.
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” 7", where Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio and Trepaneringsritualen revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio's reliquary. The title of this Ordo Equilibrio classic has always felt perfectly tailored for Equilibrium Music, and we can only return in kind and grant it the equally fitting catalog reference EQM044, as we celebrate the materializing of a long-lasting ambition to cooperate with these key figures of the Post-Industrial / Dark Folk scene.
“Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” originally appeared in the limited “I4I” picture disc 7" (Cold Meat Industry, 1997). Back then Ordo Equilibrio had not yet perished and given way to Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, but there was already growing evidence that the Post-Industrial ambiance of their earlier days would branch out into new territories. With the inclusion of “In The Grassy Fields...” on side B, “I4I” was in part a teaser for the 1998 “Conquest, Love & Self Perseverance” album that followed, yet the side A of the single took the martial facet of Ordo Equilibrio to an zenith which has since remained for the most part unmatched.
The track instantly became a defining hymn for the band, and although its only physical incarnation was confined to a rare 7" and never again made available in any other release, the song still holds its place in Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio's live repertoire to this day. Serving often as the closing encore to their shows, it is met with great acclaim from their devoted audiences, who for the most part join the monumental chorus that underscores the doggedly deterministic theme.
Therefore it grew obvious as time went by that the rendition known on stage, and which had evolved naturally alongside the band's sound, needed to be kept for posterity as well. With this purpose in mind, Tomas Pettersson now delivers to the world its refurbished and definitive version, which emboldens the original militant grandiosity with a polished armor while bringing it closer to ORE's current standards.
The obscure entity known as Trepaneringsritualen has also been summoned to take part in this celebratory landmark, and challenged to present the piece in its own vision. Loyal to its trademark Death Industrial style, TxRxP's somewhat primitive interpretation, on the other hand, is drenched in a murky sludge whose stench of exhumed corpses engulfs all hope that any notion of rebirth could perhaps surface from this ordeal.
Over twenty years later, “Nature seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” continues to provide a perfect blueprint for a true Martial Industrial anthem, with the potential to unfold into substantially diverging embodiments such as these while keeping its quintessential character. These two new versions are again exclusively committed to 7" vinyl, thus retaining also the original analogue-only availability. This pressing is limited to 222 handnumbered copies in gold / black marbled vinyl, housed in white card stock cover with gold foil block printing, and complete with an insert with lyrics. The time has come again to 'See the blaze of wielding swords'!
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium” 7", where ORE and TxRxP revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio’s reliquary! Black vinyl in burgundy card stock cover with black foil block printing, lim. 222x.
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” 7", where Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio and Trepaneringsritualen revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio's reliquary. The title of this Ordo Equilibrio classic has always felt perfectly tailored for Equilibrium Music, and we can only return in kind and grant it the equally fitting catalog reference EQM044, as we celebrate the materializing of a long-lasting ambition to cooperate with these key figures of the Post-Industrial / Dark Folk scene.
“Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” originally appeared in the limited “I4I” picture disc 7" (Cold Meat Industry, 1997). Back then Ordo Equilibrio had not yet perished and given way to Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, but there was already growing evidence that the Post-Industrial ambiance of their earlier days would branch out into new territories. With the inclusion of “In The Grassy Fields...” on side B, “I4I” was in part a teaser for the 1998 “Conquest, Love & Self Perseverance” album that followed, yet the side A of the single took the martial facet of Ordo Equilibrio to an zenith which has since remained for the most part unmatched.
The track instantly became a defining hymn for the band, and although its only physical incarnation was confined to a rare 7" and never again made available in any other release, the song still holds its place in Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio's live repertoire to this day. Serving often as the closing encore to their shows, it is met with great acclaim from their devoted audiences, who for the most part join the monumental chorus that underscores the doggedly deterministic theme.
Therefore it grew obvious as time went by that the rendition known on stage, and which had evolved naturally alongside the band's sound, needed to be kept for posterity as well. With this purpose in mind, Tomas Pettersson now delivers to the world its refurbished and definitive version, which emboldens the original militant grandiosity with a polished armor while bringing it closer to ORE's current standards.
The obscure entity known as Trepaneringsritualen has also been summoned to take part in this celebratory landmark, and challenged to present the piece in its own vision. Loyal to its trademark Death Industrial style, TxRxP's somewhat primitive interpretation, on the other hand, is drenched in a murky sludge whose stench of exhumed corpses engulfs all hope that any notion of rebirth could perhaps surface from this ordeal.
Over twenty years later, “Nature seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” continues to provide a perfect blueprint for a true Martial Industrial anthem, with the potential to unfold into substantially diverging embodiments such as these while keeping its quintessential character. These two new versions are again exclusively committed to 7" vinyl, thus retaining also the original analogue-only availability. Two different editions exist, each limited to 222 handnumbered copies: black vinyl, coming in burgundy card stock cover with black foil block printing, and red / black coloured vinyl, coming in black card stock cover with red foil block printing. Both versions include an insert with lyrics and the vinyls are housed in black innersleeves. The time has come again to 'See the blaze of wielding swords'!
A1. Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance) (04:28)
B1. Trepaneringsritualen - Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance) (6:34)
last update: 2021-02-15
Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio / Trepaneringsritualen (Sweden)
"Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance) - Red / Black Marbled Vinyl" 7" EP 2019, Equilibrium Music
sold out
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium” 7", where ORE and TxRxP revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio’s reliquary! Red / black vinyl in black card stock cover with red foil block printing, lim. 222x.
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” 7", where Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio and Trepaneringsritualen revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio's reliquary. The title of this Ordo Equilibrio classic has always felt perfectly tailored for Equilibrium Music, and we can only return in kind and grant it the equally fitting catalog reference EQM044, as we celebrate the materializing of a long-lasting ambition to cooperate with these key figures of the Post-Industrial / Dark Folk scene.
“Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” originally appeared in the limited “I4I” picture disc 7" (Cold Meat Industry, 1997). Back then Ordo Equilibrio had not yet perished and given way to Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, but there was already growing evidence that the Post-Industrial ambiance of their earlier days would branch out into new territories. With the inclusion of “In The Grassy Fields...” on side B, “I4I” was in part a teaser for the 1998 “Conquest, Love & Self Perseverance” album that followed, yet the side A of the single took the martial facet of Ordo Equilibrio to an zenith which has since remained for the most part unmatched.
The track instantly became a defining hymn for the band, and although its only physical incarnation was confined to a rare 7" and never again made available in any other release, the song still holds its place in Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio's live repertoire to this day. Serving often as the closing encore to their shows, it is met with great acclaim from their devoted audiences, who for the most part join the monumental chorus that underscores the doggedly deterministic theme.
Therefore it grew obvious as time went by that the rendition known on stage, and which had evolved naturally alongside the band's sound, needed to be kept for posterity as well. With this purpose in mind, Tomas Pettersson now delivers to the world its refurbished and definitive version, which emboldens the original militant grandiosity with a polished armor while bringing it closer to ORE's current standards.
The obscure entity known as Trepaneringsritualen has also been summoned to take part in this celebratory landmark, and challenged to present the piece in its own vision. Loyal to its trademark Death Industrial style, TxRxP's somewhat primitive interpretation, on the other hand, is drenched in a murky sludge whose stench of exhumed corpses engulfs all hope that any notion of rebirth could perhaps surface from this ordeal.
Over twenty years later, “Nature seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” continues to provide a perfect blueprint for a true Martial Industrial anthem, with the potential to unfold into substantially diverging embodiments such as these while keeping its quintessential character. These two new versions are again exclusively committed to 7" vinyl, thus retaining also the original analogue-only availability. Two different editions exist, each limited to 222 handnumbered copies: black vinyl, coming in burgundy card stock cover with black foil block printing, and red / black coloured vinyl, coming in black card stock cover with red foil block printing. Both versions include an insert with lyrics and the vinyls are housed in black innersleeves. The time has come again to 'See the blaze of wielding swords'!
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium” 7", where ORE and TxRxP revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio’s reliquary! Gold / black vinyl in white card stock cover with gold foil block printing, lim. 222x.
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” 7", where Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio and Trepaneringsritualen revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio's reliquary. The title of this Ordo Equilibrio classic has always felt perfectly tailored for Equilibrium Music, and we can only return in kind and grant it the equally fitting catalog reference EQM044, as we celebrate the materializing of a long-lasting ambition to cooperate with these key figures of the Post-Industrial / Dark Folk scene.
“Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” originally appeared in the limited “I4I” picture disc 7" (Cold Meat Industry, 1997). Back then Ordo Equilibrio had not yet perished and given way to Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, but there was already growing evidence that the Post-Industrial ambiance of their earlier days would branch out into new territories. With the inclusion of “In The Grassy Fields...” on side B, “I4I” was in part a teaser for the 1998 “Conquest, Love & Self Perseverance” album that followed, yet the side A of the single took the martial facet of Ordo Equilibrio to an zenith which has since remained for the most part unmatched.
The track instantly became a defining hymn for the band, and although its only physical incarnation was confined to a rare 7" and never again made available in any other release, the song still holds its place in Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio's live repertoire to this day. Serving often as the closing encore to their shows, it is met with great acclaim from their devoted audiences, who for the most part join the monumental chorus that underscores the doggedly deterministic theme.
Therefore it grew obvious as time went by that the rendition known on stage, and which had evolved naturally alongside the band's sound, needed to be kept for posterity as well. With this purpose in mind, Tomas Pettersson now delivers to the world its refurbished and definitive version, which emboldens the original militant grandiosity with a polished armor while bringing it closer to ORE's current standards.
The obscure entity known as Trepaneringsritualen has also been summoned to take part in this celebratory landmark, and challenged to present the piece in its own vision. Loyal to its trademark Death Industrial style, TxRxP's somewhat primitive interpretation, on the other hand, is drenched in a murky sludge whose stench of exhumed corpses engulfs all hope that any notion of rebirth could perhaps surface from this ordeal.
Over twenty years later, “Nature seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” continues to provide a perfect blueprint for a true Martial Industrial anthem, with the potential to unfold into substantially diverging embodiments such as these while keeping its quintessential character. These two new versions are again exclusively committed to 7" vinyl, thus retaining also the original analogue-only availability. This pressing is limited to 222 handnumbered copies in gold / black marbled vinyl, housed in white card stock cover with gold foil block printing, and complete with an insert with lyrics. The time has come again to 'See the blaze of wielding swords'!
Debut album by the German/Dutch duo who conquered physical distance through proximity of hearts. On the verge of neo-folk, Poets to their Beloved offers a unique atmosphere built on stringed instruments such as acoustic guitars, cello, violin and bass.
The startling debut by Poets to their Beloved, the German/Dutch duo who conquered physical distance through proximity of hearts, is finally ready for release. Under the title "Embrace the Fool", their first opus gathers thirteen songs, written over the four year period that followed since the duo's first meeting in Ireland. Saskia Dommisse and Marcel Schiborr had travelled there to attend a Brendan Perry workshop, where a singular musical connection between both was forged.
On the verge of neo-folk, the album presents a unique atmosphere built on stringed instruments such as acoustic guitars, cello, violin and bass. Although a romantic tone is found throughout most of the disc, the compositions also often possess a ritualistic essence where male and female voices rise webbed to the pulsating percussions. Singing of love, loss, forlorn tales and old rituals, Saskia and Marcel invite us into the bleak forest of their soul, where an uncharacteric sense of optimism shines through the treetops.
Keeping up with the tradition established at Equilibrium Music, "Embrace the Fool" will be released in a beautifully designed Digipak CD format, including a twelve page booklet containing all the lyrics, band photos and release information.
01. Embrace the Fool
02. Love
03. Ecstatic Dance
04. My Moments of Tranquility
05. The Desillusioned Nihilist
06. Ode on Melancholy
07. The Golden Cage of Fateful Emotions
08. Traveller of Stars
09. Your Eyes So Strange to Me
10. Innate
11. I Drowned in You
12. In Your Dreams
13. Soul Friend
last update: 2008-04-08
Puissance (Sweden)
"Let Us Lead" Digipak CD 2005, Equilibrium Music
13.00EUR • approx. 18.9USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Originaly released on CMI in 1996, "Let Us Lead" stills stands as one of the most impressive and groundbreaking releases in the Industrial/Militaristic fusion that has become so popular recently. Finally re-issued on deluxe Digipak with one bonus track.
Carefuly elaborated overwhelming orchestrations brought to Puissance's Industrial structures a disturbing apocalyptic touch, impregnated with somber beauty and bitter, often polemic, spoken-word speeches.
Announced for re-release on various occasions, "Let Us Lead" is finally made available again, with re-mastered sound and an additional bonus track, presented in matte-black deluxe digipak edition, with classy UV spot-varnish finishing.
A release which is sure to be fondly welcomed or remembered in any totalitarian heart, and which we are proud to offer on the 25th of April.
01. Burn The Earth
02. Control
03. To Reap The Bitter Crops Of Hate
04. Behold The Valiant Misanthropist
05. Dance In The Sulphur Garden
06. March Of The Puissant
07. Global Deathrape
08. Whirlpool Of Flames Bonus Track:
09. Warfare
last update: 2017-01-10
Puissance (Sweden)
"Back In Control" Digipak CD 2007, Equilibrium Music
13.00EUR • approx. 18.9USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Puissance's second full-length album, one which has consolidated their status as forerunners in the Industrial/Militaristic scenario, which hereby starts to take on a more Neo-Classical orientation. Deluxe remastered edition with one bonus track.
Following the awe-inspiring debut "Let Us Lead", Puissance would
return a couple of years later to unleash "Back In Control", a cynical
tribute to human evolution and how such evolution inevitably seems to dictate
the end of the World and mankind's own extinction. The impending man-made apocalypse
which Söderlund obsessively narrates is superbly illustrated by epic martial
compositions, to which the pace is set by loud marching drums and Industrial percussion.
A compelling work of art, that would bring Industrial music to a new climax thanks
to the glorious Neo-Classical arrangements that Puissance have
developed for the album.
Originally issued via Cold Meat Industry in a 2000 copies limited edition, this
rare classic is now finally made available again through Equilibrium Music, who
have also recently re-issued the band's debut "Let Us Lead". "Back
In Control" has been re-mastered and enhanced with one bonus track, presented
in a deluxe digipak edition with embossed cover.
01. Actinium
02. Evolution
03. Love Incinerate
04. Bloodwed
05. Command and Conquer
06. Artificial Sun
07. Stagnante And Perish (Resculptured Version)
08. Totalitarian Hearts Bonus Track:
09. Evolution - early version
last update: 2019-01-02
Puissance (Sweden)
"Grace of God" Digipak CD 2007, Equilibrium Music
13.00EUR • approx. 18.9USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
The cogwheels on the Puissance warmachine are back to work, as defiant and innovative as ever. "Grace of God" re-invents the current notion of Martial-Pop, with their own superior combination of sumptuous Neo-Classical and Industrial music.
Three years after "State Collapse", the cogwheels on the Puissance-warmachine
have been fine-tuned and put to work again, in a crushing motion that seems to
be as defiant and innovative as ever. Forerunners in blending post-Industrial
soundscapes with seemingly Wagnerian inspired classical scores, the Swedish duo's
controversial portrayal of human life often tends to raise a mix of conflicting
feelings towards them.
In keeping with such tradition, this return by Puissance serves as a lucid
statement on current world affairs. In Soderlund's own words, ""Grace
of God" is partially meant as a commentary on contemporary events both
social and political. Our goal is to inform yet retain a poetic undertone to frame
our analysis of world politics and objectives. This album focus heavily on the
foreign policy of western civilizations particularly inspired by neoconservatives
and other proponents of economically based genocides in third world countries.
Rather than subscribing to any political agenda, Puissance stands out as
artists against the political and financial motives that have led up to numerous
unresolvable conflicts that are on the verge of plunging us into the third world
war."
Musically, "Grace of God" could well be referred to as a
re-definition of the currently over-abused Martial-Pop term, yet Puissance's own
superior combination of sumptuous Neo-Classical and Industrial elements raises
any potential Pop anthem to an entirely distinct level. More melodic and vocal-oriented
than before, this latest opus also comes to expose a more rhythmic approach that
had been hinted at in previous releases, but which has now morphed into a powerful
and relentless driving force in Söderlund and Möller's compositions.
Compellingly militant as well as beautifully apocalyptic, "Grace of God"
finds Puissance in top form, presenting a fine compendium of all bits and
pieces that the band have been flirting with throughout their career and incorporating
them in a unique style which will again set new standards, as they have been known
to do in previous outputs.
"Grace of God" is available in deluxe Digipak edition, containing
a data track whose contents can be unlocked only via a custom made player made
available here.
Equilibrium Music will also be releasing a re-mastered and re-designed
edition of the band's 1998 album "Back
In Control" at the same time.
Following their overtly confrontational early releases, on their 3rd CD Puissance set to resurrect the ghosts of Cold War and the obsession with all things thermonuclear via a more melodic and refined approach to their Neo-Classical Industrial.
In the year 1999, while mankind sat unnaware of their fate and wondering if the moon would drift away into the far reaches of space as the XXth century came to an end, Puissance would reappear, clad in shining armour.
With the Industrial rust of early days properly polished, the Swedish duo would further explore their talent for graceful arrangements set to Militaristic Neo-Classical music. Following the overtly confrontational offerings of "Let Us Lead" and "Back In Control", Puissance were now set to resurrect the ghosts of Cold War and the obsession with all things thermonuclear that haunted the planet - the Mother of Disease, as they would call it - over that period. Brooding hymns to suicidal heroism, devotional praises to a new god that would finally bring closure to the human race, the screeching of metal twisting and melting - all of this would find its place in Puissance's own beautiful vision of the impending apocalypse, that they so ingeniously depict on "Mother of Disease".
"Mother of Disease" is the third full length album produced by Puissance, and also their third re-issue on Equilibrium Music, following the early "Let Us Lead" and "Back In Control" releases, and last year's new album, "Grace of God". Much like it's predecessors on this fine collection, it has been re-mastered and enhanced with one bonus track, presented in a matte-blue deluxe digipak edition.
01. Light Of A Dead Sun
02. Reign Of Dying Angels
03. Mother Of Disease
04. In Shining Armor
05. Post Ruin Symphony
06. Core Of Revelation
07. Human Error
08. The Voice Of Chaos Bonus Track:
09. The Dancing Clowns
last update: 2008-09-21
Puissance (Sweden)
"Diamond Logo - Golden" Pin 2017, Equilibrium Music
"Logo - Black on Green - size L" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Black print on heather military green T-shirt. Chestprint of the classic Puissance logo! Printed on Gildan Soft Style Ring Spun 100% cotton 153gsm T-shirts.
last update: 2022-02-01
Puissance (Sweden)
"Logo - Black on Green - size M" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Black print on heather military green T-shirt. Chestprint of the classic Puissance logo! Printed on Gildan Soft Style Ring Spun 100% cotton 153gsm T-shirts.
last update: 2021-06-23
Puissance (Sweden)
"Logo - Black on Green - size S" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Black print on heather military green T-shirt. Chestprint of the classic Puissance logo! Printed on Gildan Soft Style Ring Spun 100% cotton 153gsm T-shirts.
last update: 2021-06-23
Puissance (Sweden)
"Logo - Black on Green - size XL" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Black print on heather military green T-shirt. Chestprint of the classic Puissance logo! Printed on Gildan Soft Style Ring Spun 100% cotton 153gsm T-shirts.
last update: 2024-03-12
Puissance (Sweden)
"Logo - Black on Green - size XXL" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
Black print on heather military green T-shirt. Chestprint of the classic Puissance logo! Printed on Gildan Soft Style Ring Spun 100% cotton 153gsm T-shirts.
"Logo - Black on Green - size XXXL" T-Shirt 2020, Equilibrium Music
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Black print on heather military green T-shirt. Chestprint of the classic Puissance logo! Printed on Gildan Soft Style Ring Spun 100% cotton 153gsm T-shirts.
last update: 2021-09-09
Rajna (France)
"Offering" 12" LP + CD Set 2010, Equilibrium Music
sold out
With their 9th album and first for Equilibrium, Rajna continue their musical and cultural quest, presenting their music on vinyl for the first time. Collector's edition limited to 150 copies on coloured vinyl, inc. CD version of the album and postcard.
01. The Arrival
02. Ephesus
03. Cycléades
04. Epidauros
05. Illa Saldé
06. Eleusis
07. Offering
08. The Dance of Cléomene
09. Never Land
10. Quiet Hour
With "Offering", their 9th album and first for Equilibrium, Rajna continue their musical and cultural quest, crossing the Mediterranean and taking us over the Aegean islands, the Cyclades, Crete and Greece, towards Turkey, where Orient and Occident meet.
01. The Arrival
02. Ephesus
03. Cycléades
04. Offering
05. Eleusis
06. Illa Saldé
07. Epidauros
08. The Dance of Cléomene
09. Never Land
10. Quiet Hour
last update: 2010-06-09
The Moon and the Nightspirit (Hungary)
"Of Dreams Forgotten and Fables Untold" Digipak CD 2005, Equilibrium Music
12.50EUR • approx. 18.1USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
A mystical journey into the amaranthine realm of dreams and beauty, inspired by pagan fables and ancient Hungarian folk music. 9 songs filled with enchanting female vocals, violins, woodwinds and piano, accompanied by acoustic guitars and percussion.
01. Égi Táltos
02. Lullaby (The Final Gyre of Suns)
03. Beloved Enchantress
04. The Secret Path
05. In Gardens of Worlds Undreamt
06. Holdanyánk
07. Echo of Atlantis
08. Pagan
09. Of Dreams Forgotten and Fables Untold
last update: 2021-03-11
The Moon and the Nightspirit (Hungary)
"Regõ Rejtem [ slightly damaged stock at reduced price ]" A5 Digipak CD 2007, Equilibrium Music
An impressive return, which finds the duo tapping further into their Hungarian roots. These last copies of the original first edition have sustained partial damage due to moisture and are now available at a discounted price.
The Moon and the Nightspirit was formed in 2003 by Agnes and Mihaly. It is a mystical journey into the amaranthine realm of dreams and beauty, long-forgotten by modern man. A journey inspired by pagan fables, ancient Hungarian folk music and nature itself.
The band recorded a promotional EP in 2004, which earned them a deal with Equilibrium Music for the release of their first album, "Of Dreams Forgotten and Fables Untold", recorded and released on the following year. This album was very well received and made a name for The Moon and the Nightspirit in the musical scene. They played several festivals/concerts, both in Hungary and abroad, and even at a live TV show on one of Hungarian National television's programmes dedicated to folk/world music.
Recordings for their second album, "Regõ Rejtem", began around mid 2006, again at the band's own studio, Elysion. "Regõ rejtem" is a line from ancient Hungarian minstrel songs, which means "I conjure with magic", or, in words even closer to Shamanism, "révüléssel révülök" ("I am ecstatic in a trance"), a vision that suits perfectly the mood on the duo's songs. This time they have traveled further into times bygone, rekindling the flames of the Taltos (Hungarian shaman) and reawakening the spirits of the Elders. The music has acquired a more varied and colorful tone through the use of varied ethnic instrumentation (such as kaval, tapan, jew's harp or zither), and has also become significantly more energetic and vibrant, without sacrificing the unique ambiance that the band had found on their debut album.
"Regõ Rejtem" also finds the duo leaving behind the English language, and using only Hungarian lyrics this time. They come in the form of poems - chants dedicated to Mother Earth, the spiritual world and the ancient wisdom, and have also served, together with the music, as inspiration for several superb paintings that Agnes has produced to illustrate the album. These three elements (music, lyrics and illustrations) form a strong unity, and only with the existence of these three does "Regõ Rejtem" become a whole.
The album is presented in a DVD-size Digipak, and comes with a full-colour booklet complete with Agnes' paintings and both Hungarian and English versions of the lyrics.
"Ösforrás - Collector's Edition" Digibook CD 2009, Equilibrium Music
sold out
Their 3rd album, displaying a more tribal and exotic approach, in intense rituals dedicated to the old and eternal tradition. Collector’s edition hard-cover 19,5cm x 14cm Digibook (limited to 1000 copies), with full-colour booklet and one bonus track.
On their third album, "Ösforrás" - the “Source Pristine”, the duo embody on their new material a more tribal and exotic approach, in intense rituals dedicated to the old and eternal tradition, where World Music acquires a bewitching Pagan aura.
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium” 7", where ORE and TxRxP revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio’s reliquary! Black vinyl in burgundy card stock cover with black foil block printing, lim. 222x.
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” 7", where Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio and Trepaneringsritualen revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio's reliquary. The title of this Ordo Equilibrio classic has always felt perfectly tailored for Equilibrium Music, and we can only return in kind and grant it the equally fitting catalog reference EQM044, as we celebrate the materializing of a long-lasting ambition to cooperate with these key figures of the Post-Industrial / Dark Folk scene.
“Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” originally appeared in the limited “I4I” picture disc 7" (Cold Meat Industry, 1997). Back then Ordo Equilibrio had not yet perished and given way to Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, but there was already growing evidence that the Post-Industrial ambiance of their earlier days would branch out into new territories. With the inclusion of “In The Grassy Fields...” on side B, “I4I” was in part a teaser for the 1998 “Conquest, Love & Self Perseverance” album that followed, yet the side A of the single took the martial facet of Ordo Equilibrio to an zenith which has since remained for the most part unmatched.
The track instantly became a defining hymn for the band, and although its only physical incarnation was confined to a rare 7" and never again made available in any other release, the song still holds its place in Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio's live repertoire to this day. Serving often as the closing encore to their shows, it is met with great acclaim from their devoted audiences, who for the most part join the monumental chorus that underscores the doggedly deterministic theme.
Therefore it grew obvious as time went by that the rendition known on stage, and which had evolved naturally alongside the band's sound, needed to be kept for posterity as well. With this purpose in mind, Tomas Pettersson now delivers to the world its refurbished and definitive version, which emboldens the original militant grandiosity with a polished armor while bringing it closer to ORE's current standards.
The obscure entity known as Trepaneringsritualen has also been summoned to take part in this celebratory landmark, and challenged to present the piece in its own vision. Loyal to its trademark Death Industrial style, TxRxP's somewhat primitive interpretation, on the other hand, is drenched in a murky sludge whose stench of exhumed corpses engulfs all hope that any notion of rebirth could perhaps surface from this ordeal.
Over twenty years later, “Nature seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” continues to provide a perfect blueprint for a true Martial Industrial anthem, with the potential to unfold into substantially diverging embodiments such as these while keeping its quintessential character. These two new versions are again exclusively committed to 7" vinyl, thus retaining also the original analogue-only availability. Two different editions exist, each limited to 222 handnumbered copies: black vinyl, coming in burgundy card stock cover with black foil block printing, and red / black coloured vinyl, coming in black card stock cover with red foil block printing. Both versions include an insert with lyrics and the vinyls are housed in black innersleeves. The time has come again to 'See the blaze of wielding swords'!
A1. Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance) (04:28)
B1. Trepaneringsritualen - Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance) (6:34)
last update: 2021-02-15
Trepaneringsritualen (Sweden)
"/ Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance) - Red / Black Marbled Vinyl" 7" EP 2019, Equilibrium Music
sold out
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium” 7", where ORE and TxRxP revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio’s reliquary! Red / black vinyl in black card stock cover with red foil block printing, lim. 222x.
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” 7", where Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio and Trepaneringsritualen revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio's reliquary. The title of this Ordo Equilibrio classic has always felt perfectly tailored for Equilibrium Music, and we can only return in kind and grant it the equally fitting catalog reference EQM044, as we celebrate the materializing of a long-lasting ambition to cooperate with these key figures of the Post-Industrial / Dark Folk scene.
“Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” originally appeared in the limited “I4I” picture disc 7" (Cold Meat Industry, 1997). Back then Ordo Equilibrio had not yet perished and given way to Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, but there was already growing evidence that the Post-Industrial ambiance of their earlier days would branch out into new territories. With the inclusion of “In The Grassy Fields...” on side B, “I4I” was in part a teaser for the 1998 “Conquest, Love & Self Perseverance” album that followed, yet the side A of the single took the martial facet of Ordo Equilibrio to an zenith which has since remained for the most part unmatched.
The track instantly became a defining hymn for the band, and although its only physical incarnation was confined to a rare 7" and never again made available in any other release, the song still holds its place in Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio's live repertoire to this day. Serving often as the closing encore to their shows, it is met with great acclaim from their devoted audiences, who for the most part join the monumental chorus that underscores the doggedly deterministic theme.
Therefore it grew obvious as time went by that the rendition known on stage, and which had evolved naturally alongside the band's sound, needed to be kept for posterity as well. With this purpose in mind, Tomas Pettersson now delivers to the world its refurbished and definitive version, which emboldens the original militant grandiosity with a polished armor while bringing it closer to ORE's current standards.
The obscure entity known as Trepaneringsritualen has also been summoned to take part in this celebratory landmark, and challenged to present the piece in its own vision. Loyal to its trademark Death Industrial style, TxRxP's somewhat primitive interpretation, on the other hand, is drenched in a murky sludge whose stench of exhumed corpses engulfs all hope that any notion of rebirth could perhaps surface from this ordeal.
Over twenty years later, “Nature seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” continues to provide a perfect blueprint for a true Martial Industrial anthem, with the potential to unfold into substantially diverging embodiments such as these while keeping its quintessential character. These two new versions are again exclusively committed to 7" vinyl, thus retaining also the original analogue-only availability. Two different editions exist, each limited to 222 handnumbered copies: black vinyl, coming in burgundy card stock cover with black foil block printing, and red / black coloured vinyl, coming in black card stock cover with red foil block printing. Both versions include an insert with lyrics and the vinyls are housed in black innersleeves. The time has come again to 'See the blaze of wielding swords'!
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium” 7", where ORE and TxRxP revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio’s reliquary! Gold / black vinyl in white card stock cover with gold foil block printing, lim. 222x.
Equilibrium Music is proud to announce the release of the “Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” 7", where Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio and Trepaneringsritualen revisit a pivotal piece in Ordo Equilibrio's reliquary. The title of this Ordo Equilibrio classic has always felt perfectly tailored for Equilibrium Music, and we can only return in kind and grant it the equally fitting catalog reference EQM044, as we celebrate the materializing of a long-lasting ambition to cooperate with these key figures of the Post-Industrial / Dark Folk scene.
“Nature Seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” originally appeared in the limited “I4I” picture disc 7" (Cold Meat Industry, 1997). Back then Ordo Equilibrio had not yet perished and given way to Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, but there was already growing evidence that the Post-Industrial ambiance of their earlier days would branch out into new territories. With the inclusion of “In The Grassy Fields...” on side B, “I4I” was in part a teaser for the 1998 “Conquest, Love & Self Perseverance” album that followed, yet the side A of the single took the martial facet of Ordo Equilibrio to an zenith which has since remained for the most part unmatched.
The track instantly became a defining hymn for the band, and although its only physical incarnation was confined to a rare 7" and never again made available in any other release, the song still holds its place in Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio's live repertoire to this day. Serving often as the closing encore to their shows, it is met with great acclaim from their devoted audiences, who for the most part join the monumental chorus that underscores the doggedly deterministic theme.
Therefore it grew obvious as time went by that the rendition known on stage, and which had evolved naturally alongside the band's sound, needed to be kept for posterity as well. With this purpose in mind, Tomas Pettersson now delivers to the world its refurbished and definitive version, which emboldens the original militant grandiosity with a polished armor while bringing it closer to ORE's current standards.
The obscure entity known as Trepaneringsritualen has also been summoned to take part in this celebratory landmark, and challenged to present the piece in its own vision. Loyal to its trademark Death Industrial style, TxRxP's somewhat primitive interpretation, on the other hand, is drenched in a murky sludge whose stench of exhumed corpses engulfs all hope that any notion of rebirth could perhaps surface from this ordeal.
Over twenty years later, “Nature seeking Equilibrium (War 4 the Principle of Balance)” continues to provide a perfect blueprint for a true Martial Industrial anthem, with the potential to unfold into substantially diverging embodiments such as these while keeping its quintessential character. These two new versions are again exclusively committed to 7" vinyl, thus retaining also the original analogue-only availability. This pressing is limited to 222 handnumbered copies in gold / black marbled vinyl, housed in white card stock cover with gold foil block printing, and complete with an insert with lyrics. The time has come again to 'See the blaze of wielding swords'!
On this new EP Urze de Lume take a more quiet stance to their Dark Folk, in contemplation of the beauty of Fall. Two new instrumental tracks, as well as two preludes narrated by their friends and brothers-in-arms Àrnica. Lim. 300 copies.
Urze de Lume represent a homage to the past.
Inspired by Iberian traditions, their music aims to celebrate the roots which identify a people and bind them to their land.
Founded in 2009, the band has recently become the Portuguese flagship for a new wave of like-minded projects currently spreading across Europe, who have embraced ancient ways and spirituality as both a starting point and a beacon for their incursions into Folk music.
Iberian ethnic instruments such as bagpipes, war drums, horns and various ancient stringed instruments provide the roots that burrow deep into the rich Lusitanian soil to nourish Urze de Lume's powerful and unique sound, whose belligerent tone ignites the audiences at the band's live performances.
"Vozes na Neblina", however, finds Urze de Lume taking a more quiet stance, in contemplation of the beauty of Fall. Its faded colours and a moist morning mist bring forth the memory of a transient moment, when the warmth of the Sun retires to give way to pitchblack night-time.
Just before soft percussion, along with the gentle shimmer of stringed instrumentation or the mesmerizing hum of a distant horn, take hold, Urze de Lume stir the embers of the crackling fireplace which welcomes us back to the comfort of our own inner sanctum. The time has come to cherish Autumn's melancholy farewell, as we recall all other departures that we came to face throughout our lives.
"Vozes na Neblina" brings two new instrumental tracks by Urze de Lume, as well as two preludes narrated by their friends and brothers-in-arms Àrnica.
Regular edition, lim. 300 handnumbered copies.
Semi-transparent CD disc housed in silver-printed black carton stock.
01. Vozes na Neblina I (01:20)
02. Quando as Nuvens Escurecem (05:42)
03. Vozes na Neblina II (01:08)
04. Outono Eterno (04:40)
last update: 2017-12-12
Urze de Lume (Portugal)
"Vozes na Neblina - Collector's Edition" Digifile CDEP in woodslice 2017, Equilibrium Music
sold out
On this new EP Urze de Lume take a more quiet stance to their Dark Folk, in contemplation of the beauty of Fall. Two new instrumental tracks, as well as two preludes narrated by their friends and brothers-in-arms Àrnica. Lim. 50x.
Urze de Lume represent a homage to the past.
Inspired by Iberian traditions, their music aims to celebrate the roots which identify a people and bind them to their land.
Founded in 2009, the band has recently become the Portuguese flagship for a new wave of like-minded projects currently spreading across Europe, who have embraced ancient ways and spirituality as both a starting point and a beacon for their incursions into Folk music.
Iberian ethnic instruments such as bagpipes, war drums, horns and various ancient stringed instruments provide the roots that burrow deep into the rich Lusitanian soil to nourish Urze de Lume's powerful and unique sound, whose belligerent tone ignites the audiences at the band's live performances.
"Vozes na Neblina", however, finds Urze de Lume taking a more quiet stance, in contemplation of the beauty of Fall. Its faded colours and a moist morning mist bring forth the memory of a transient moment, when the warmth of the Sun retires to give way to pitchblack night-time.
Just before soft percussion, along with the gentle shimmer of stringed instrumentation or the mesmerizing hum of a distant horn, take hold, Urze de Lume stir the embers of the crackling fireplace which welcomes us back to the comfort of our own inner sanctum. The time has come to cherish Autumn's melancholy farewell, as we recall all other departures that we came to face throughout our lives.
"Vozes na Neblina" brings two new instrumental tracks by Urze de Lume, as well as two preludes narrated by their friends and brothers-in-arms Àrnica.
Collector’s edition, lim. 50 handnumbered copies.
Semi-transparent CD disc housed in silver-printed black carton stock.
Comes mounted on a wood slice, pyro-engraved with the Urze de Lume logo, and includes a card autographed by all band members.
Second and final chapter of their ode to Autumn. Bonds to both Nature and tradition are at the heart of the band's rendition of Dark Folk, and both skillfully come together on this acoustic introspective incursion into life's ever-looming solitude.
"...The trees have grown dry and bare, as have I..."
On their third album, Urze de Lume turn inwards for a soothing journey which illustrates not only departure, but also homecoming, meticulously setting to music memories imbued with both nostalgia and longing.
Inspired by Iberian traditions, their music aims to celebrate the roots which identify a people and bind them to their land.
"As Árvores Estão Secas e Não Têm Folhas" is the second and final chapter of Urze de Lume's ode to Autumn, in a follow-up to the acclaimed "Vozes Na Neblina" EP released in early 2017.
Although predominantly focused on guitar-based pieces, the leading role in "As Árvores..." is often taken over by the rebec, a bowed stringed instrument whose fiddle-like timbre brings forth an archaic, medieval-like, character to the album's instrumental canvas, which further expands on occasion to include wind instruments, discreet percussions and bagpipes. The intentionally minimalist aesthetics seem to match the beauty of bare trees to perfection, yet Urze de Lume's use of multiple field recordings allows the hues of autumn to embed deeper into the music. Now and then, they turn also to narrated poetry to lead us further into the recesses of remembrance, urging the embrace of loss as one welcomes back nighttime, the cold, and a sense of void for times bygone that the arrival of Autumn inevitably brings about. This is the season where days start to run increasingly shorter and quieter, much like the lives of those to whom Urze de Lume dedicates this solemn work.
Bonds to both Nature and tradition are at the heart of the band's rendition of Dark Folk, and both skillfully come together on this acoustic introspective incursion into life's ever-looming solitude.
"As Árvores..." is appropriately robed in an Autumn-tinged matte-varnished Digipak.
01. Sobre Folhas de Carvalho (01:56)
02. As Árvores Estão Secas e Não Têm Folhas (04:48)
03. Prenúncio de Gelo (04:26)
04. Da Tua Ausência (05:10)
05. Solidão (03:29)
06. Fantasmas das Horas Mortas (05:26)
07. Encruzilhadas (05:01)
08. Sombras no Vento (05:42)
09. Margens do Rio Outono (02:50)
10. Entardece em Mim (04:04)
11. Longa é a Noite (05:14)
12. Alvorada de Destroços (02:26)
last update: 2019-02-11
Urze de Lume (Portugal)
"Histórias de Lobos – Entre O Lume E A Escuridão" MC 2020, Equilibrium Music
sold out
Through a blend of dark ambient, clean guitars and more harsher sounds, Urze de Lume tries to draw the moments where wolves rise as memories, and memories arise as wolves. Lim. 75 copies, w/download code. Co-released with Two Moons Records.
A1. Capítulo I - No lume oiço o uivar
A2. Capítulo II - Da minha salvação
A3. Capítulo III - Passei tanto tempo entre as pedras e o céu
A4. Capítulo IV - Que me tornei parte destes ermos
A5. Capítulo V - Desta imensidão em que me deixo, e parto
B1. Capítulo VI - Para lá da noite
B2. Capítulo VII - Para a escuridão
last update: 2021-02-25
Urze de Lume (Portugal)
"Ventos da Terra Fria - Black Vinyl" 12" LP 2023, Equilibrium Music
Drawing from a palette of multiple traditional instruments, and borrowing from select field recordings, Urze de Lume have built a unique cinematic piece that transforms Folk and World Music into living memory and lore. Lim. 75x.
Focused on the traditional Portuguese imagery and inspired by the ancestry of primitive Iberian culture, "Ventos da Terra Fria" reignites the soundscapes that illustrate the territory, from its first human vestiges to the near extinct rural world of present times, where shamanism, paganism and the duality between the sacred and the profane have become little more than a time-worn vision.
Drawing from a palette of multiple traditional instruments, and borrowing from select field recordings, Urze de Lume have built a unique cinematic piece that transforms Folk and World Music into living memory and lore. It recreates vistas of mist crawling down mountain slopes as thunderstorms crackle across the horizon, but also scenes of harvest, grazing and celebration, revisiting times and places where man slowly carved his imprint as he himself became part of his surroundings.
- Special vinyl mastering, with different running order from the CD version
- Comes in textured cardstock covers, black poly lined innersleeves and protective outer sleeves
- Lim. 75x handnumbered copies on heavy BLACK vinyl (#01 to #75)
- Comes with with download code (which includes the track "Bramas, pt. II")
- Also available on Digipak CD, clear vinyl and smoke vinyl
A1. Pastora de Pedras (07:12)
A3. Ventos da Terra Fria (03:38)
A4. Cerro Acima (04:52)
A5. Bramas pt. I (04:16)
B1. A Lenta Ruína dos Tempos (07:21)
B2. Cova de Lobo (05:11)
B3. À Meia Noite Dança o Diabo (05:48)
B4. Canção a Larouco (05:26)
last update: 2024-02-02
Urze de Lume (Portugal)
"Ventos da Terra Fria - Clear Vinyl" 12" LP 2023, Equilibrium Music
Drawing from a palette of multiple traditional instruments, and borrowing from select field recordings, Urze de Lume have built a unique cinematic piece that transforms Folk and World Music into living memory and lore. Lim. 75x.
Focused on the traditional Portuguese imagery and inspired by the ancestry of primitive Iberian culture, "Ventos da Terra Fria" reignites the soundscapes that illustrate the territory, from its first human vestiges to the near extinct rural world of present times, where shamanism, paganism and the duality between the sacred and the profane have become little more than a time-worn vision.
Drawing from a palette of multiple traditional instruments, and borrowing from select field recordings, Urze de Lume have built a unique cinematic piece that transforms Folk and World Music into living memory and lore. It recreates vistas of mist crawling down mountain slopes as thunderstorms crackle across the horizon, but also scenes of harvest, grazing and celebration, revisiting times and places where man slowly carved his imprint as he himself became part of his surroundings.
- Special vinyl mastering, with different running order from the CD version
- Comes in textured cardstock covers, black poly lined innersleeves and protective outer sleeves
- Lim. 75x handnumbered copies on heavy CLEAR vinyl (#76 to #150)
- Comes with with download code (which includes the track "Bramas, pt. II")
- Also available on Digipak CD, black vinyl and smoke vinyl
A1. Pastora de Pedras (07:12)
A3. Ventos da Terra Fria (03:38)
A4. Cerro Acima (04:52)
A5. Bramas pt. I (04:16)
B1. A Lenta Ruína dos Tempos (07:21)
B2. Cova de Lobo (05:11)
B3. À Meia Noite Dança o Diabo (05:48)
B4. Canção a Larouco (05:26)
last update: 2024-02-02
Urze de Lume (Portugal)
"Ventos da Terra Fria - Smoke Vinyl" 12" LP 2023, Equilibrium Music
Drawing from a palette of multiple traditional instruments, and borrowing from select field recordings, Urze de Lume have built a unique cinematic piece that transforms Folk and World Music into living memory and lore. Lim. 100x.
Focused on the traditional Portuguese imagery and inspired by the ancestry of primitive Iberian culture, "Ventos da Terra Fria" reignites the soundscapes that illustrate the territory, from its first human vestiges to the near extinct rural world of present times, where shamanism, paganism and the duality between the sacred and the profane have become little more than a time-worn vision.
Drawing from a palette of multiple traditional instruments, and borrowing from select field recordings, Urze de Lume have built a unique cinematic piece that transforms Folk and World Music into living memory and lore. It recreates vistas of mist crawling down mountain slopes as thunderstorms crackle across the horizon, but also scenes of harvest, grazing and celebration, revisiting times and places where man slowly carved his imprint as he himself became part of his surroundings.
- Special vinyl mastering, with different running order from the CD version
- Comes in textured cardstock covers, black poly lined innersleeves and protective outer sleeves
- Lim. 100x handnumbered copies on heavy SMOKE vinyl (#151 to #250)
- Comes with with download code (which includes the track "Bramas, pt. II")
- Also available on Digipak CD, black vinyl and clear vinyl
A1. Pastora de Pedras (07:12)
A3. Ventos da Terra Fria (03:38)
A4. Cerro Acima (04:52)
A5. Bramas pt. I (04:16)
B1. A Lenta Ruína dos Tempos (07:21)
B2. Cova de Lobo (05:11)
B3. À Meia Noite Dança o Diabo (05:48)
B4. Canção a Larouco (05:26)
last update: 2024-02-02
Urze de Lume (Portugal)
"Ventos da Terra Fria" Digipak CD 2023, Equilibrium Music
Drawing from a palette of multiple traditional instruments, and borrowing from select field recordings, Urze de Lume have built a unique cinematic piece that transforms Folk and World Music into living memory and lore.
Focused on the traditional Portuguese imagery and inspired by the ancestry of primitive Iberian culture, "Ventos da Terra Fria" reignites the soundscapes that illustrate the territory, from its first human vestiges to the near extinct rural world of present times, where shamanism, paganism and the duality between the sacred and the profane have become little more than a time-worn vision.
Drawing from a palette of multiple traditional instruments, and borrowing from select field recordings, Urze de Lume have built a unique cinematic piece that transforms Folk and World Music into living memory and lore. It recreates vistas of mist crawling down mountain slopes as thunderstorms crackle across the horizon, but also scenes of harvest, grazing and celebration, revisiting times and places where man slowly carved his imprint as he himself became part of his surroundings.
- Comes in textured cardstock Digipak
- Also available on 12" LP (black vinyl, clear vinyl and smoke vinyl)
01. Pastora de Pedras (07:12)
03. Cerro Acima (04:52)
04. Ventos da Terra Fria (03:38)
05. Bramas pt. I (04:16)
06. À Meia Noite Dança o Diabo (05:48)
07. A Lenta Ruína dos Tempos (07:21)
08. Marchai Penedos d'Outrora (03:42)
09. Bramas pt. II (04:22)
10. Canção a Larouco (05:26)
last update: 2024-02-02
Vittorio Vandelli (Italy)
"A Day of Warm Rain in Heaven" Digipak CD 2004, Equilibrium Music
Inspired by Coleridge's Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, this solo work by Ataraxia's guitarist, displays both trademark elements of his main band and a rich myriad of influences and sounds new to his composition. Featuring Francesca Nicoli on vocals.
01. Farewell farewell, thou Wedding-Guest
02. Beneath the lighting and the moon
03. My heart as dry as dust
04. The ocean green
05. A sadder and a wiser man
06. The bay is white in silent light
07. The curse in a dead man's eye
08. A day of warm rain in heaven
09. Whispers o'er the sea
10. The death-fire danced at night
11. I killed the albatross
12. For the sky and the sea and the sea and the sky
13. The moment I could pray
14. Singeth a quiet tune
15. Sails in the sun
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