Neofolk thread

i love these threads but they always die so quickly it makes me sad.

Been listening to a lot of Rome on my way to work. Makes me sad but inspired.

>>74586442
I am actually very positively surprised how many replies they merit these days. Half a year ago most of the neofolk threads I made died without any sort of response while most others were met with hostility. Now there is discussion of music and all around good times to be had - even the politcal trolls seem to have subsided.

What did you listen to? I love Rome, although I didn't listen to them for some time now. From a technical, production and lyrical standpoint they are probably among the best neofolk has to offer.

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To everyone interested in John Murphy:
mega.nz/#!fswDRSBJ!ijbzN0xh8dV5Z2AazgcEelMAYnb2kS9uk-0NX95xWRg

This archive comprises all of Murphy's solo work (Shining Vril) gathered from many neofolk / post-industrial compilations and "All My Sins Remembered", a 2016 commemorative compilation made by friends and colleagues of Murphy featuring among others Nikolas Schreck, :Of The Wand And The Moon:, Blood Axis, SPK, Genocide Organ, Die Weisse Rose and Andrew King. Profits were donated to Murphy's wife to cover for medical and funeral expenses.

Some tastes of his work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbDS2O-0Rr4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8B-b1N56-A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9hEUXCB-XQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zi639VO8Dg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiA1SPIlLRg

I very much recommend his and Nikolas Schreck's performance "In her thrall" for a demonstration of his capabilities as an improvising live musician:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHKft53rJzI

>>74586788
i actually never saw any neofolk threads half a year ago so i didnt even know they were met with anger. good to see theres discussion.

a passage to rhodesia and Die Æsthetik der Herrschaftsfreiheit are probably my favorite Rome albums, with rhodesia being the one that gets me the most depressed. i still need to listen to more neofolk, probably my favorite genre. havent even checked out sol invictus and :of wand and the moon:

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>>74587148
Cashmore's work with tibet is just so beautiful, I can't stop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhZ05KmieIs
https://youtu.be/yTCgz-xlhu8?t=31m

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovSxR3EPYDc

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>>74587288
another good one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic_KKMSfufA
listening to this whole album on the train out to boston yesterday, great stuff

>>74587269
Yeah, I highly recommend The Lone Descent from :Of Wand and the Moon:
It's got a similar kind of "big" sound that Rome can have, but also darker and moodier.
Among my favorite neo-folk albums with All the Pretty Horses and Flowers From Exile.

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some more good tunes, more of the American side of the sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEF7cs2fjxA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7vLTVZ09wo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPJrrkYT5Eo

also fuck it coil, because I just can never stop listening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjhGXjSK4Ik

>>74587497
ill have to give that a listen then, downloading now. any other reccs if my fav neofolk albums are the rome albums i mentioned along with "thunder perfect mind" and "Neuschwabenland"

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>>74587269
I must admit the only one of the big three I'm really familiar with is Death In June. Current 93 is often too dreamy and magical for me and I only listen to their early neofolk albums occasionally. Sol Invictus is kind of hard to pin down - Tony Wakeford's singing is a little jarring at first and much of their stuff has not aged very well. There are still beautiful songs in their discography and out of the three their sound is probably the most unique insofar that they have not been imitated as much as Death In June and to a lesser degree Current 93.
OTWATM is really good, especially their singles are beautiful. Caught In Winter's Weave is one of my favourite neofolk songs in general. Like Rome they are somtimes accused of being pop-neofolk and DI6 clones, which I don't think is a valid criticism in either case. Kim Larsen's former neofolk project Solanacae is also great.

>>74587288
>>74587326
Time to reacquaint myself with C93 once again, I guess.

>>74587638
How familiar are you with Death In June?
I would also advise you to check out
>Naevus - Relatively Close To The Sea
>Nature and Organisation - Snow Leopard Messiah
>Scorpion Wind - Heaven Sent
which is basically Death In June with Boyd Rice on vocals and John Murphy on drums, and
>Sieben - Desire Rites
When you check out OTWATM, make sure you get
>Shine Black Algiz
>Hail Hail Hail (re-recorded single version)
>I Called Your Name

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>>74587978
>Time to reacquaint myself with C93 once again, I guess
is that a bad thing haha?
also scorpion wind is amazing, iv'e had that on my ipod for a very long time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdpqgqVdXWs

>>74588459
>is that a bad thing haha?
Nope, not at all.
Alarm Agents is a great album. Took me a while to appreciate all the "skits" but Get Used To Saying No and Summer Is Gone are just magnificent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnXvjK_Zcok&t=1641s

>>74587148
you wouldn't have the Kraang tapes would you?

>>74587978
I rec this song for Sol Invictus. I really like the instrumentation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeeL3wvPZiE

>>74588929
Nope.

>>74588833
That's a good interview.

nergal's new solo stuff is giving me kind of a neo-folk vibe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XBB8CNHs4U

I've been listening to a lot of folk and avant-folk lately, especially japanese. Rec me some good neofolk brahs.

>>74590663
no time right now but check out OP's comp

>>74590663
Oh and also here's a couple of rare folk albums I bought recently.

>生梅の旅 [Namaume Journey] (320)
https://mega.nz/#F!CkEnHZJC!mV-Wl6ZVsKnSiJSw7ijv0Q

>カメ子の空 [Kameko No Sora] (320)
https://mega.nz/#F!Dod0SYKZ!OgSNXV9kOV0Hi-X4fBJ2Yw

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>>74590794
good stuff. here check out one of my favorite albums, it's Korean not Japanese and it's more in the freak folk style, so if you like sung tongs you will like this. It's really fucking great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt8uLVaZnjY&t=3s

>>74590872
ooh nice I'm definitely listening to this

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>>74590923
also like another anon said please dowload OPs list there, They put alot of heart and effort in and it's all great stuff. And of course Ialwasy say the top 3 to check out are of course DI6, current 93, and of the wand and moon.

>>74591041
I'm already downloading it :)

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>>74591089
perfect!

>>74587978
ill be sure to check out the bands you recc'd. thanks :)