Polish one-woman project Ols shares her neofolk hypnosis with new video for »marzec«, captured on the Dunajec floodplains!
Polish dark folk solo project Ols premiere new music video for the song »marzec« taken from her latest album, »Poświaty«, out on May 29th, 2025 via Pagan Records.
Listen to »Poświaty« on all major streaming platforms!
Tracklist:
01. o niej
02. proch kość liść
03. światło III
04. pierwszy mit
05. mów do mnie
06. marzec
07. matka krew
08. bez nas
Courtesy of 3nation / Dominic Athanassiou:
Polish dark folk artist Ols has released a new video for »marzec« (March). Following the release of her fifth album »Poświaty« last May via Pagan Records, this latest visual installment captures the cold, stagnant “limbo” that exists between the death of winter and the arrival of spring.
Anna Maria Olchawa, the person behind Ols, said: “Marzec is my neofolk hypnosis. A simple motif, repeated in a loop, lulls the listener into a state of numbness, much like the feeling when our minds, worn down by a winter that has lasted too long, slip into apathy, discouragement, and a quiet, indifferent resignation.
Photo credit: Agnieszka Kowalska
In the background, ghostly chimes can be heard, the faint clatter of hollow stems and weathered bones. This is how I hear March: moving slowly across the marshes, through the tangled hair of dead grasses. This is how its empty heart pulses. This is how barren, hollow dreams loop endlessly in the suspended space between death and new life. March is a limbo of blue and tawny emptiness, a mirror reflection of November in the still surfaces of wetlands.
To capture the true spirit of March, I recorded the piece in March itself. The video was also filmed then, on the floodplains of the Dunajec River.”
The album »Poświaty« is available in a jewelcase CD format with a 20-page booklet that includes lyrics and translations. Thematically, the album »Poświaty« delves into the formative period between childhood and adulthood, exploring themes of personal mythology, the transformative power of love and the inevitable pain of loss.
The music video for »marzec« follows the previously unveiled videos »bez nas«, »mów do mnie«, »światło III«, »O niej« and »proch kość liść«.
Order »Poświaty« here:
pagan-records.com
paganrecords.bandcamp.com
olsproject.bandcamp.com
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well