The topic of the day, is the brilliant swedish band Ättestupa, and a nifty little package containing the following amazing releases:
Untitled - 2008
1867 - 2009
Begraven mot norr - 2010
Mitt blod, min kropp - 2010
The music is extremely hard to pin down, but the elements that comprise Ättestupa draws upon genres as diverse as; noise, black metal, krautrock, funeralfolk, drone and power electronics.
In fact the meaning of the name of the band offers a better insight into whats going on. Apparently, in midieval Scandinavia, when people got to old to make a valuable contribution in the fields, or to the general upkeep of the household, they would venture to the top of a steep cliff (called a Ättestupa) and jump off, thus sparring the rest of the household the burden of having to provide for them, now that they were no longer able to pull their own weight. (That is the longest sentence on the internet).
Either way, heres a few closing facts:
- Begraven mot norr is one of 2010's best releases!
- In the year 1867 the winter in sweden lasted until late june, causing the harvest to fail massively, and leading directly to death, starvation and mass emigration from Sweden.
- Mitt blod, min kropp is Ättestupa's side of a split they did with the swedish power electronics act Alfarmania.
- Dont, DONT listen to this music, if you are depressed, or on some sort of mind altering drugs. There may be no coming back to reality.
