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Navigating the Labyrinth

by Dolven

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Sojourner
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Sojourner My favourite discoveries on Bandcamp are those albums I didn't know I needed. Beautiful, meditative music carrying the spirit of both epic and doom metal. I am reminded of Pagan Altar as well as the acoustic pieces in Lord Vicar's discography. Cathartic! Favorite track: Exhale.
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paul rote Great music to listen to if your locked away in a medieval castle dungeon. Favorite track: To Fly Free.
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brantly This has been is steady rotation for a while now, and it unfolds new wonders with every listen. Top-notch musicianship, a desolate, wintry atmosphere and welcoming-yet-foreboding Medieval-chant-sing style vocals. Dark ambient dungeon folk at its best. Bonus for the cover reminding me of Castlevania.
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1.
Inhale 04:42
2.
To Fly Free 08:41
Detachment Floating in eternal skies Forever Blackness Forever bliss Racing fast towards my demise all i know behind in the past, forever gone (chorus) To Fly Free Only Me isolation All around Fear and joy in my mind To fly free so far away no problems here, goodbye to my fears Tranquility (end chorus) Seeing the world in all of it's glory How could it have gone so wrong? Speck of a dust in a cosmic sea This peace I feel floating onwards Towards an end to where I will forever belong Repeat chorus X2
3.
Bloom 04:03
4.
Labyrinth 08:45
On an errant quest to find my people To fit in somewhere But that somewhere's in a place I left behind We are the same wherever we go (I knew this long ago) Still I push, seeking answers Trying to find myself Yet here I am, stuck within the Entrance of this labyrinth Why did I enter this maze? What did I hope to find? Pressure, life moving onward Its starting to mix and blend This labyrinthian life is much too strong for me Dragging, pulling me back to the abyss Forever confused Maybe the dream is over theres nothing left to prove to you Never letting my mind take over nothing left to dream Repeat
5.
Kirschenweg 02:55
6.
My Prophecy 08:15
Death came to me so young I was caught unaware How life will throw misguided darts that seem to be curses But a gift was given to me oh father, oh brother this is my prophecy But I did not ask for this your deaths are upon me now the most costly of blessings Did I choose correctly? Now here I stand a man Wandering aimlessly Exhausted, pained, and confused I cannot waste one minute more Faster, I run Soaking it all in The rain is running down my back Eternal brick wall Surrounded by my demons Hoping it all works out This is no way to live a life I think I am cursed I am nothing, I can't stop this flood Life is pushing me away Weakening My quest Time cant bring you to me What am I running from? Where am I running to? My prophecy is near it's end In my quest, I will surely fail I will surely die Repeat
7.
Exhale 04:18

about

Deep sky is, of all visual impressions, the nearest akin to a feeling. -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notebooks

...and they were oppressed by the loneliness and vastness of the dolven halls and endlessly branching stairs and passages. — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

The loneliness and vastness of life can be oppressive, and beautiful in equal measure. As we delve deeper into our lives, as the years go by, we realize that resistance is futile; we play the game or we step out. This is music for playing the game...keeping us humble, reminding us of our smallness, which is depressing and uplifting all at once. The juxtaposition of beauty (the world) and darkness (we are alone). It is in these moments of staring into the campfire, resting near a mountain stream, or standing in front of the Pacific Ocean that we feel truly alive and invigorated. Dolven's style of "acoustic doom" brings us to that place...heavy music played lightly. Melancholy, yet uplifting. Dark, yet bright. Just like this life we are living day to day.

credits

released December 20, 2015

Henry Lauer - vocals
Nick Wusz - guitars
JWW - bass
Tim Call - drums

Guitar solo on "Inhale" by Don Anderson (Agalloch).
Sample on "Exhale" from Alan Watts "Out of Your Mind Lecture Series".

Recorded in Portland, OR.
Mixed and mastered by Billy Anderson.

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