HEMLOKK RELEASE "HARES & HEDGES"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Hares & Hedges

by Hemlokk

Label: Under the Dark Soil

1.Blackthorn in Bloom

2.Æfendream

3.Centuries Old

4.Etched in Oak 04:04

Soil 073: Hemlokk (UK) - "Hares & Hedges" Pro Tape

Release date: 30th August 2024 

UK & RoW: UtDS

EU orders handled by House of Inkantation. Order from:

hemlokk.bandcamp.com/album/hares-hedges

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The name HEMLOKK, inspired by the Norwegian word for the Hemlock tree, symbolises nature's resilience and strength. This theme is woven throughout "Hares & Hedges" with tracks that conjure images of hares emerging from their burrows, golden rays of early summer light over tall grass, and hedges transforming from barren to lush green. Inspired by the natural beauty of the forests and heathlands along the Sussex coast, where the artist has lived all their life, the new release captures the essence of nature awakening from its winter slumber.

EP featuring 4 tracks of neofolk blended with elements of black metal and classical piano music.

By Hemlokk:

"Hares & Hedges contemplates the hills on which historic memorials and iron age barrows embellish the lands. Remembering the eras which came before us and evoking thoughts of how we will also one day be a part of a bygone age."

Recorded in spring of 2024 by Æthelheid in Sussex, England.

Album art designed by Æthelheid and handcrafted into a linocut by artist and concert photographer Ben Zodiazepin.

Sheep farm ambience used on 'Centuries Old' with thanks to Ben Gerstein.

Visual and Aural mastering by Valkenstijn / House of Inkantation. 

releases August 30, 2024

https://underthedarksoil.bandcamp.com/album/hares-hedges

https://www.instagram.com/hemlokk.bm/