Tag Archives: By Norse Music

BardSpec Share Their New Single “Eternity”

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BardSpec recently released their song, “Eternity” – written by Ivar Bjørnson (Enslaved) – as a single, via By Norse. Earlier this Summer, they gave the track its live premier, at the Fire in the Mountains festival, in Blackfeet Country, Montana. Hear it in the article below and read more.
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INTERVIEW: Matias Monsen and Arve Isdal of DROTT Discuss The Folklore of “TROLL”

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Ghost Cult Keefy caught Matias and Arve of of DROTT to discuss their new album “Troll” out now from By Norse Music! Made up of members of Enslaved, Ulver, Audrey Horne, Abbath; we discussed the origins of the band, their varying influences, how they got together, the lore of the “Troll-force” and much more! 

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ALBUM REVIEW: Jo Quail – Invocation – Supplication

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Invocation / Supplication (By Norse Music), the new offering from experimental cellist Jo Quail, is actually a compendium of two connected three-song cycles. The first, Invocation, features the contributions of Heilung vocalist Maria Franz, plus brass instruments, percussion, bass and a choir assembled from crowdsourced mobile phone recordings of individual syllables. Supplication, on the other hand, is a less embellished affair, with just vocals from Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari and Koen Kaptin’s trombone parts to augment Quail’s cello and sound design. 

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