EMPYRIUM — Weiland (review)

EMPYRIUM — Weiland album cover Album · 2002 · Non-Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Warthur
I have found that over time my appreciation of Empyrium's non-metal work has been sharpened and elevated by my explorations of the dark folk scene as exemplified by groups like Tenhi and albums like Ulver's Kveldssanger. The latter, in particular, seems to be a major influence here - though piano is more of a focus than on that album, you still have a chapter structure going on which suggests a conceptual framework comparable to Ulver's early concept albums. Morose vocals about nature and spirituality lend an air of the sacred to proceedings. A laudable achievement, and enough to prompt me to perhaps look again at Empyrium releases I'd not valued so highly previously.
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