Steinklang – new A Challenge Of Honour, Arnica and VVAA – Raiz Iberica

May 8, 2014

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Next STEINKLANG releases arrived TODAY:

A CHALLENGE OF HONOUR – Taken by the flames
CD in 6-side digipack / Steinklang SK76 – 12,50 Euro

This Album is the farewell of A CHALLENGE OF HONOUR, a great music project and a even greater friend, who accompanied Steinklang over many years. We do not want to loose many words, let’s tell the bandleader some final words to his audience:

“The last 12 years where a great time thinking back. I was able to release my music, work together with some wonderful people and making new friends. But all stops. After 12 years A Challenge Of Honour is no more. One last track is still laying on the shells, one last track which is also the start of something new, a new born. This track is besides the very last A Challenge Of Honour also directly the name of the new Project, a new musical direction. Not a total new direction but different.
I like to take this opportunity to thank a great number of people who helped me to bring my message across. Like so often on other records it’s the basic “you know who you are” message, but my gratitude is great.
This is not the end, well, of A Challenge Of Honour it is, but a beginning…let’s remember it as such.
I also like to tribute this album to my Son, Tibor Sam Savelkoul, born on the 14th of October 2012.
Peter Savelkoul (12th of October, 2013, Sittard, NL)”

This Album consists of very rare vinyl-only and unreleased songs.

ÀRNICA – Lecho de Piedra
CD in 6-side digipack / Percht 25 – 12,50 Euro

‘Lecho de Piedra’ (‘Deadbed Stone’) is the new long play album by Àrnica. The Iberians are back with a astonishing new Ur-Folk album, presenting a big variety from harsher folk tunes (‘Valle de Lobos’), over nature chants (‘Monte Nublado-Cima’, ‘Trazos de Sangre’) to warrior poetry (‘Monte Nublado-Ladera’, ‘Las Plumas del Cuervo’), dealing with the concept of death on stones, inside mountains or within forests. In short: death in the outside and in nature. Guitar, flutes, accordion, mouth harp, a lot of diferents drums, gralla, catalonian bagpipe, stones, bones, antlers, ratchets, cowbells, field recordings and a couple of samplers were used for the creation of this new masterpiece of Southern-Alpine Folkmusic.
A very special collaboration is in the song ‘Una Bestia Astada’ with Jay Kokopeli (Traum’er Leben), who joined the band with his wild breath.

ÀRNICA – Viejo Mundo Box

2 copies back in stock!

€ 25.00

V/A – Raíz Ibérica
CD with 16-page booklet / Ahnstern 51 – 12,50 Euro

‘Raíz Ibérica’ (‘Iberian Root’) is a meeting of Iberian bands dealing with the myths, legends and origins of Iberia Peninsula (Spain & Portugal). From delicate Folk tunes to Ur-Folk through more Natural-Ambient songs to even Ritual passages and traditional music. All bands involved have a deep connection with the old roots, stones and mountains forming this particular land. This is the perfect compilation to be intruduced in Iberian folk nowadays. More if you’re interested in the folk rooted on traditions, legends and old Gods…
Featuring Àrnica, Sangre de Muérdago, Urze de Lume, Keltika Hispanna, Stillme,
Caelia, Azagatel, Wihinnei Rita, Cosmos, The Wyrm, Azagatel, Ángel Román.
Get ready to enter into hidden Iberia…

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a great concert soon in Leipzig:

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The new masterpiece from the founders of
ALPINE BLACKMETAL
2LP and CD on stock end of this week (CD was delayed, sorry)

RAUHNÅCHT – Urzeitgeist
CD – 10 euro
double-LP in ice-crystal vinyl out on 12th May – 15 euro

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