Rune video

[ellenkushner]

Working with Drew Miller (of Omnium Records and Boiled in Lead!) on some cool stuff for the Welcome to Bordertown audiobook (coming in APRIL 2012) I can't tell you about yet . . . . BUT he sent me a link to this Norwegian Spinning/Rune Song, Drømte, he recorded with Kari Tauring in Minneapolis, and I thought you might like it:

 
He recorded the whole concert and released the album here:  Kari Tauring & Huldre: Live at the Capri - " a Scandinavian journey, beginning in the Bronze Age (circa 1300 BCE)...then to the Viking Era (circa 750 ACE) with rune galdor (sung spells using the rune alphabet) and Old Norse lyrics...."

Yeah?

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[theironchocho.livejournal.com]

I've never heard such a impassioned performance before. I'm definitely buying the album when I can.

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Drew/Omnium are also associated with NORTHSIDE:
http://www.noside.com/
who released a stunning array of Nordic/Scandinavian artists in this country that were really life-changing for me.

Their current catalogue doesn't seem to have them all - have to ask him what's up with that...

Norse spinning song

[pingback-bot.livejournal.com]

User nancylebov referenced to your post from Norse spinning song (http://nancylebov.livejournal.com/530873.html) saying: [...] Solid and eerie. Link [...]

NorthSide and ESD CD catalogs circa 2006

[drew miller (from livejournal.com)]

Here's that list I promised (sorry for the ALL CAPS). You can begin digging Nordic Roots from here:

NSD6001 DEN FULE QUAKE
NSD6002 HOVEN DROVEN GROOVE
NSD6003 HEDNINGARNA HIPPJOKK
NSD6004 VÄSEN SPIRIT
NSD6005 WIMME WIMME
NSD6006 VÄSEN WHIRLED
NSD6007 HEDNINGARNA KAKSI
NSD6008 HEDNINGARNA TRÄ
NSD6009 TROKA TROKA
NSD6010 LOITUMA THINGS OF BEAUTY
NSD6011 VARIS, TAPANI JEWS HARP
NSD6012 SWÅP SWÅP
NSD6013 CHATEAU NEUF STOLEN GOODS
NSD6014 RIMESTAD, HEGE WHITE ARROW
NSD6015 GROUPA 15 YEARS
NSD6016 VARIOUS ARTISTS NORDIC ROOTS: A NORTHSIDE SAMPLER
NSD6017 JOHANSSON, OLOV STORSVARTEN
NSD6018 TRIAKEL TRIAKEL
NSD6019 KAASINEN,SARI & MARI CAN WE HAVE CHRISTMAS NOW?
NSD6020 JPP STRING TEASE
NSD6021 KURKI-SUONIO,SANNA MUSTA
NSD6022 VÄRTTINÄ SELENIKO
NSD6023 WIMME GIERRAN
NSD6024 FRIFOT SUMMERSONG
NSD6025 HEDNINGARNA KARELIA VISA
NSD6026 JPP HISTORY
NSD6027 LOITUMA IN THE MOONLIGHT
NSD6028 GARMARNA VENGEANCE
NSD6029 TROKA SMASH
NSD6030 GROUPA LAVALEK
NSD6031 ROSENBERG 7 R7
NSD6032 BUKKENE BRUSE THE STONE CHAIR
NSD6033 VARIOUS ARTISTS WIZARD WOMEN OF THE WORLD
NSD6034 VARIOUS ARTISTS DEVIL'S TUNE
NSD6035 SORTEN MULD MARK II
NSD6036 BÄSK BÄSK
NSD6037 ÅNON, EGELAND ÅNON
NSD6038 MÖLLER, ALE THE HORSE & THE CRANE
NSD6039 BOOT VIRVLA
NSD6040 VARIOUS ARTISTS NORDIC ROOTS 2
NSD6041 VÄSEN GRONT
NSD6042 SWÅP [SIC]
NSD6043 HOVEN DROVEN MORE HAPPY MOMENTS WITH...
NSD6044 LIEN, ANNBJØRG BABA YAGA
NSD6045 RANARIM TILL THE LIGHT OF DAY
NSD6046 NORUDDE, ANDERS HIMSELF
NSD6047 HARV MUST
NSD6048 WIMME CUGU
NSD6049 VÄRTTINÄ OI DAI
NSD6050 VÄRTTINÄ AITARA
NSD6051 NYCKELHARPA ORCHESTRA BYSS-CALLE
NSD6052 GJALLARHORN SJOFN
NSD6053 KALANIEMI, MARI AHMA
NSD6054 VÄRTTINÄ ILMATAR
NSD6055 SORTEN MULD III
NSD6056 GARMARNA GARMARNA
NSD6057 HEDNINGARNA HEDNINGARNA
NSD6058 KALANIEMI, MARIA AIRBOW
NSD6059 TWEED, KAREN & TIMO ALAKOTILA MAY MONDAY
NSD6060 VARIOUS ARTISTS NORDIC ROOTS 3
NSD6061 TRIAKEL WINTERSONGS
NSD6062 HOVEN DROVEN HIPPA
NSD6063 GARMARNA HILDEGARD VON BINGEN
NSD6064 BAIN, ALY & ALE MÖLLER FULLY RIGGED
NSD6065 VÄSEN VÄSEN LIVE AT THE NORDIC ROOTS FESTIVAL
NSD6066 VÄRTTINÄ LIVE IN HELSINKI
NSD6067 BUKKENE BRUSE THE LOVELIEST ROSE
NSD6068 LIEN, ANNBJØRG ALIENS ALIVE
NSD6069 HARV TÖST
NSD6070 GJALLARHORN GRIMBORG
NSD6071 VÄRTTINÄ IKI
NSD6072 BOINE, MARI EIGHT SEASONS
NSD6073 BOINE, MARI REMIXED
NSD6074 WIMME BÁRRU
NSD6075 HEDNINGARNA 1989-2003
NSD6076 FRIFOT SLURING
NSD6077 VÄSEN TRIO
NSD6078 WIMME INSTINCT
NSD6079 FRIGG FRIGG
NSD6080 VÄSEN KEYED UP
NSD8081 TRIAKEL SONGS FROM 63° NORTH
NSD8082 HARV DIREKTÖR DAG
NSD8083 HARV POLKA RAGGIOSO
NSD8084 HURDY-GURDY PROTOTYP
NSD8085 SWÅP DU DA
NSD6086 FRIGG OASIS
NSD6087 VÄSEN LIVE IN JAPAN (CD & DVD)
NSD6089 JPP ARTOLOGY
NSD6090 HOVEN DROVEN JUMPING AT THE CEDAR (2 CD)

ESD80402 NATIONAL HEALTH COMPLETE (2 CD)
ESD80772 BOTTLEROCKETS BOTTLEROCKETS
ESD81772 NATIONAL HEALTH MISSING PIECES
ESD81212 CAMPBELL, DIRK MUSIC FROM A ROUND TOWER
ESD81352 CARLOS, WENDY TALES OF HEAVEN & HELL
ESD81362 CARLOS, WENDY CLOCKWORK ORANGE
ESD81372 CARLOS, WENDY SONIC SEASONINGS (2 CD)
ESD81422 CARLOS, WENDY SWITCHED-ON BOXED SET (4 CD)
ESD81542 CARLOS, WENDY DIGITAL MOONSCAPES
ESD81552 CARLOS, WENDY BEAUTY IN THE BEAST
ESD81582 KLING, KEVIN HOME & AWAY
ESD81592 KLING, KEVIN STORIES OFF THE SHALLOW END
ESD81602 CARLOS, WENDY SWITCHED-ON BACH
ESD81612 CARLOS, WENDY WELL-TEMPERED SYNTHESIZER
ESD81622 CARLOS, WENDY SWITCHED-ON BACH II
ESD81632 CARLOS, WENDY SWITCHED-ON BRANDENBURGS (2 CD)
ESD81682 KLING, KEVIN WONDERLURE
ESD81692 CARLOS, WENDY BY REQUEST
ESD81702 CARLOS, WENDY SECRETS OF SYNTHESIS
ESD81712 KLING, KEVIN A FOOL'S PARADISE
ESD81722 KLING, KEVIN COLLECTED STORIES 1986-2004 (4 CD & DVD)
ESD81732 CARLOS, WENDY SWITCHED-ON BACH 2000
ESD81742 HALLOWEEN, ALASKA HALLOWEEN, ALASKA
ESD81752 CARLOS, WENDY REDISCOVERING LOST SCORES, VOL. 1
ESD81762 CARLOS, WENDY REDISCOVERING LOST SCORES, VOL. 2
ESD81772 HALLOWEEN, ALASKA TOO TALL TO HIDE
ESD81782 KLING, KEVIN ALIVE

Mmmm. Soooo moving and filling.

[corbet x. noire (from livejournal.com)]

You two evoke the mysteries of the rune stories so well. You breath a slow awakening into the rising lungs and rolling heart of the north-land.

Bosco

Re: NorthSide and ESD CD catalogs circa 2006

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Utterly FABULOUS list, Drew - thanks!

Comment meant to precede the NSD catalog list

[drew miller (from livejournal.com)]

This video was recorded live in Sept 2009 with me accompanying Kari Tauring (stav and vocals) on bass guitar, dulcimer, stav and laptop. Kari lives about 10 blocks from me in South Minneapolis. Check out her work (including an iOS app http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-runes-a-human-journey/id351058852?mt=8 ) at http://karitauring.com and http://nordicrootsdance.org

Now about NorthSide and Nordic music:

It started with the band Garmarna and their album "Vittrad." Heard it, the top of my head was ripped off, and Omnium licensed their first two records for the US (1994-1996).

Beginning in 1997, I had the best job in the world: working at a record company releasing amazing music (including my own).

All three labels -- East Side Digital http://e-s-d.com NorthSide http://noside.com and Omnium http://omniumrecords.com -- built up their catalogs via licensing North American rights to release music on CD. Part of my job was doing "graphic remixes" -- taking the original European release and giving it a consistent graphic identity for NSD, and adding English translations. We also produced a 10-year run of the Nordic Roots Festival in Minneapolis and helped a lot of the bands to tour in the US.

ESD - The Residents, Wendy Carlos, National Health, Kevin Kling
NorthSide - close to 90 releases. Look for a list elsewhere in this thread.

That business model is now extinct. Around 2002, Rob Simonds (now directing http://thecedar.org) and I developed a "remote control record company" -- the office in downtown Minneapolis closed and I started working as an independent consultant.

Today, you can still purchase anything from our current catalog at http://hearful.com - most CDs are $12 with shipping $2

A couple of years ago, ESD and NorthSide decided to close out all their licensed titles, and the rights have reverted to the artists. You can still find the music on iTunes, via the original European CD releases, and direct with the artists. Unlike the 20th Century when "out of print" was literally a death sentence, all the music that we released is still available to purchase (or steal / "audition") in one form or another.

(Shout-out to Cliff Furnald at http://cdroots.com who continues to bring a dizzying array of Nordic CDs to the US.)

[emilytheslayer.livejournal.com]

I need to go to sleep, so I'll wait and watch this tomorrow, but: she's holding a spindle? I was honestly going to keep scrolling until I noticed the title and the spindle and TOMORROW I will watch it and see if she's actually spinning.

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

She is actually spinning. Enjoy! (And feel free to pass this on.... My Evil Empire is full of delights!)