The Secret Barbarous Names, by Nordvargr

The Secret Barbarous Names

by Nordvargr

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Dave Aftandilian Thanks in part to listening to Phurpa’s rituals, I have become increasingly interested in chant as a path to self-knowledge, experience, and enlightenment. Fascinating and transformative to hear Nordvargr’s take on this.

iamspoonbender Since his exploration of all areas of dark ambient are pretty much complete, Nordvargr moves into more ritualistic spaces. It really does come across as an invocation. Quite surprising, in it's unfolding. Favorite track: Mantra For Khepr-ta.

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	1.	Mantra For Ur-Hekau 04:43
	2.	Mantra For Khepr-ta 06:17
	3.	Pethach 08:02
	4.	Chandrakala 05:46
	5.	Nile Deep 05:28
	6.	Lunar Kala Soma 04:07
	7.	Gates Of Azyn 05:36
	8.	Jnana 02:23
	9.	Closing Of The Gates 06:05

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Active since the late '80s as a member of MZ.412 and Pouppée Fabrikk, few names within the realm of dark industrial and blackened ambient carry more weight and presence than Sweden's mighty Nordvargr. Though side projects Muskel and Körperwelten have been released on Malignant, The Secret Barbarous Names is the first solo recording done for the label, and Nordvargr's first physical release since 2013's The Dromopoda Transmissions on Old Europa Café.

A vocal based work inspired by the Draconian and Typhonian traditions, the title refers to the hidden meanings of the countless manuscripts that have been kept secret for millennia - their supposed effectiveness resting in their utterance, not their meaning. The words of power, vibrated at the correct frequency and amplitude in the correct setting and time, have the power to manifest anything. As such, these are an incredibly haunting and formidable invocations, built upon richly timbered, incantatory vocals and deep, liturgical chants, and occasionally augmented by ominous orchestral swell and ritual percussion. All of it is endlessly stretched out into lightless passages of primordial malevolence and suffocating dread, completing an album that will stand out as a highlight, even within such a lofty and illustrious discography as Nordvargr's. Lavishly packaged in a digipak designed by Margaux Renaudin (Anima Nostra).

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released January 20, 2017

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