Dust Mountain share a music video for the second single »Holy Equinox« taken from the upcoming debut album

Finnish psychedelic folk rock band Dust Mountain featuring members of Oranssi Pazuzu, Hexvessel, Dark Buddha Rising, Waste Of Space Orchestra, Death Hawks, Vuono and more share a music video for the second single »Holy Equinox« taken from the upcoming debut album, »Hymns For Wilderness«, out on October 8th, 2021 via Svart Records.
The band comments: “New song & music video »Holy Equinox« out now! 🔥🌸🌷
The single will be available at digital services Friday 3th of September. The music video was made by the Valreza Collective: Tekla Vály & Tereza Holubova.
The mesmerizing acrobatic group performing in the video is directed by Lotta Nuppola, a sister of Dust Mountain’s sibling songwriters Toni & Henna Hietamäki. A true family affair.
»Holy Equinox« is, as the title tells, a worship song to the sun. The movements of the girls are metaphors for different Finnish midsummer spells.
Midsummer is one of the only festive days in Finland where old pagan traditions are still alive: when the day is longest and the night shortest, the magic was believed to be the strongest. Therefore it was a good time to do spells, and we still commonly know the ones about love (7 flowers under the pillow etc). We still light bonfires to the celebration of the light. Even though these practices are just fragments from their original meaningfulness, these are pieces of the heritage that has mostly been stolen from us. Our true traditions, deeply connected to nature.”

Photo by Tekla Vály
From Svart Records:
Svart Records is proud to release Dust Mountain’s new album »Hymns For Wilderness« on the 8th of October 2021.
Dust Mountain was founded in 2016 by siblings Toni Hietamäki (Oranssi Pazuzu, Waste Of Space Orchestra) and Henna Hietamäki (Cats of Transnistria, Henna & Houreet), accompanied by an exceptional band: drummer Jukka Rämänen (Hexvessel, Dark Buddha Rising) bassist Riku Pirttiniemi (Death Hawks) and guitarist/backing vocalist Pauliina Lindell (Vuono). Having brewed their musical magic potions for an eternity, Dust Mountain are now finally ready to share the fruits of their joined forces with the world, resulting in their debut album »Hymns For Wilderness«.
In April 2021 Dust Mountain performed their international live debut at the legendary Roadburn Festival, Redux edition as part of the Svart Sessions, and instantly captivated audiences around the globe with their shimmering, otherworldly harmonies. Inspired by 1960’s and 1970’s acts such as Fairport Convention, Pentangle, Jefferson Airplane, Coven and Linda Perhacs, with a soft touch of doom riffs and distortions, Dust Mountain’s joyous pagan gospel seeks pieces of a world hidden but not lost. Their stories celebrate the connection to nature and ancient rituals, moving between fictional fantasies and true, close-to-heart beliefs, making »Hymns For Nature« a startling and outstanding debut record. The mandolin riff driven »Village On Fire« is a powerful theme for burning down unjust kingdoms, so kick back and let Dust Mountain blow their magic breath of fiery air through your mind now!
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well