Gallowbraid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=023oNRM72eQ Forest Silence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgwYRKK_V48&fbclid=IwAR0U0IDNpujuney7fIvTRwilLoIiDg-nRTOzyzgQkeKC370QpfZ73tX3kyg Fjord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jjxeI956ws&fbclid=IwAR32NK1Fti7YkZPeqkMNGH-eK4QauydKfdjXZbTyzX6EMm_BYukRf0lGTjw Grifteskymfning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7zqT4L6_EU&fbclid=IwAR210dFeaU7ku9z15vtTy1QJwTkJoadEwJ5R0w4WqBY1uOebnUCecxHmLXw Forgotten Woods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ2PtF1D-wA
New Boots Anyone who knows me well will know that, for the past decade, I've been wearing French Ranger boots. I've walked my way through several pairs, only getting rid when the soles have worn through. I've always bought them from the same place without a problem, but for some reason last year, I thought… Continue reading Good Things That Have Happened This Week
I'm sorry it's been quiet around here. I have so much I want to talk to you about, but my brain isn't cooperating. I'm starting with some new medication next week, so hopefully it will help to lift the fog and I can get back to blogging every day. In the meantime, I want to… Continue reading Nordic Darkness : The Art Of Einar Martinsen
Thank you Black Metal Promotion for the introduction to Gloosh. I'm currently obsessing over the project's phenomenal debut album Timewheel. I think my favourite track on the album has to be the very first offering, Vjkhr. The opening knocks the breath out of me. The music of "Gloosh" is black metal of a classical form… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Gloosh
I wasn't expecting to find anything remarkable when I powered up YouTube this morning, but the gods were on my side and thought I was deserving of something a bit special. Icelandic black metal project Nyrst have, with their song Orsök, conjured up one of the most dynamic and impressive tracks I've heard in a… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Nyrst
It's Easier To Get Up In The Morning When I was in the depth of my depression, waking up in the morning was the very worst part of the day. I lost count of the number of times that I woke up and muttered "for fuck's sake," because I was still alive. Physically, it felt… Continue reading How I Know I’m In Recovery From Depression
I am smitten with this statuette by Rumtucket Trading Co of Elly Kedward from The Blair Witch Project. In the film and "documentary", we were given lots of hints, allusions, and backstory for the Witch, but never got to see her. I loved how that allowed me to invent her in my head, making her… Continue reading An Interpretation Of Elly Kedward
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 