Sylvaine releases an enchanting music video for »Dagsens Auga Sloknar Ut«; new EP »Eg Er Framand« out March 22nd via Season Of Mist!
Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Sylvaine is back with an enchanting music video for »Dagsens Auga Sloknar Ut«.
»Dagsens Auga Sloknar Ut« is the first single off Sylvaine’s new EP, »Eg Er Framand«, which will be released on March 22nd, 2024 via Season Of Mist.
Tracklist:
01. Dagsens Auga Sloknar Ut
02. Arvestykker
03. Eg Veit I Himmelrik Ei Borg
04. Livets Dans
05. Tussmorke
06. Eg Er Framand
Courtesy of Season Of Mist:
Sylvaine has grown into a guiding light for ambient post-metal and atmospheric black metal, but today Kathrine Shepard, the visionary artist behind Sylvaine traces back to her roots with the new EP »Eg Er Framand«.
Growing up in Norway, amidst the contrasts between nature and urbanity, she often performed in the Kampen Church in Oslo. This 19th century relic is also where she recorded the entirety of this ethereal new EP.
The first single, »Dagsens Auga Sloknar Ut« has mysterious origins – with lyrics written in 1891 by Elias Blix, a professor-turned-politician who also wrote hymns. Staying true to the original’s delicate, reverent melody, Sylvaine sings »Dagsens Auga Sloknar Ut« in a breathy, elongated whisper that’s haunting and soothing at the same time.
The music video for the first single has been directed and produced by William Lacalmontie. A magnificent tapestry of landscapes on which Kathrine expressively dances. En enchanting and poetic production that beautifully fits this first single off »Eg Er Framand«.
»Eg Er Framand« is out March 22, 2024 on Season Of Mist.
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As Sylvaine begins to unfold her upcoming EP, a fairytale intricately crafted by Kathrine accompanies this release:
“A beating heart so pure
Who wished to feel once more
As her eyes slowly opened to the world
She lifted her head
And at once beheld
A light in front of her
A path to take
The choice to make
To lead her on her way
A story about to begin
Of a soul ignited again
On a road to turn loose dismay?”
“Music is a language of the soul that allows one to express what cannot be expressed easily in our human life”
A strong duality between worlds. A balance between the beautiful and the harsh, light and darkness, serenity and chaos, the outside world and the inner realm; a juxtaposition between our human life and the spiritual origins. Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Sylvaine’s music deals with the extreme range of emotions this human existence has to offer, as a result of existing in this world as a being not from here. In constant conflict with oneself and struggling to adapt to this place we call our own, this musical project serves as an emotional catharsis for the artist, revealing the eternal longing for something else residing within its melodies. Sylvaine has released 4 albums and 1 split EP to date, bringing her on tours all over Europe, North America and South America.
Recording studio: Kampen Kirke
Sound engineer: Sylvaine
Mixing engineer: Magnus Lindberg (Magnus Lindberg Productions/VRTKL Audio/Redmount Studio)
Mastering engineer: Karl Daniel Lidén
Line-up:
Sylvaine – Vocals, Church Organ, Guitars, Synthesizers & Percussion
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well