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Band - Verdandi
Title - The North Country
Label - Fremdheit
Format - CD
Year - 2006
Genre - Folk

The North Country, projected for release in the spring of 2006, derives much inspiration from the mythology and traditions of the past, including original and traditional material, and even a reworking of an Asmodeus X song - the apocalyptic 'Wolf in the Sky'.

Together, they look toward a world of wholeness and tradition. Yet this past is not something far away that is over and done with, but is rather the mythic past of the beginning time, that place of might and magic where the worlds were first created and where they can still be created anew.

Acoustic and ambient soundscapes converge forming a background for Karlsdottir’s haunting and melodic lyrics. With special guest appearances by Ian Read (Fire+Ice), Annabel Lee (Blood Axis), Jim Chisholm (Rune Gild Master and author of True Hearth), Spike the Percussionist (Astrogenic Hallucinauting), and Johnathan Kramm (Industrial Orchestra).

North Country promises to add a new dimension to the rich tapestry of Neo-Folk, emphasizing the feminine, the mythical, and the magical.

Verdandi，由Alice Karlsdóttir和Paul Fredric两人联手的音乐组合，于2003年秋创建。Karlsdóttir，"Magic of the Norse Goddesses" 的作者，Rune-Gild大师，长久以来专研Norse民间传说、神话和魔法的学者，Karlsdóttir之前只曾做过传统民间音乐的现场演唱，直到Ian Read邀请她为Fire + Ice的专辑Birdking里的"Lady of the Vanir"献声，那段经历影响到她去开始自己的音乐计划，随后便与Paul Fredric结识，后者因他的Darkwave组合Asmodeus X而被人所知。两人迅速磨合了音乐上的协作，并立即开始了他们的首张唱片The North Country的音乐创作，并在2006年5月发行，唱片的封套设计来自于Karlsdóttir的绘画作品，这张唱片也有不少客座音乐人共同参与：Ian Read (Fire and Ice)，Anabel Lee (Blood Axis)， Jim Chisholm (Ring of Troth)， Spike the Percussionist (Astrogenic Hallucinauting)， Johnathan Kramm (Industrial Orchestra)。