Nytt Land

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Nytt Land
OriginKalachinsk, Russia
GenresNordic folk, Neopagan music, Ambient
Instrument(s)Tagelharpa, shaman drum, kravik lyre, jew-harp, throatsinging
Years active2013 - present
LabelsCold Spring Records, Napalm Records
MembersAnatoly Pakhalenko, Natalya Pakhalenko
Websitehttps://nyttland.bandcamp.com/

Nytt Land are a two piece Nordic folk and ambient band, from Kalachinsk in Siberia, Russia.[1] Started by husband and wife Anatoly and Natalya Pakhalenko in 2013,[2] the band released their third album Fimbulvinter on Cold Spring Records in 2017.[3]

Style and history[edit]

Nytt Land formed in 2013, and released four albums independently[1] before joining UK-based label Cold Spring Records for their 2017 release Fimbulvinter. Their subsequent album, 2018's Oðal, was also released on the label.[4] They have supported Wardruna on their Russian concerts in 2016 and 2017,[5] and have played at Viking, folk and metal festivals across Europe – including their debut UK show at York Barbican, as part of the York Viking Centre's Jorvik Viking Festival 2018.[6] As of February 2019, Nytt Land's YouTube channel had accumulated a total 140,000 video views.[7]

In August 2021, the band released their third album - Ritual - through Napalm Records. Reviewers called the album "striking, elegant and haunting"[8] and a "transportive hallucination, wafting across the tundra".[9] The band debuted the album with a livestreamed performance on the Napalm Records YouTube channel.[10]

The band's style has been compared to that of Wardruna and Danheim[1] with added traditional throat singing[11] and handmade traditional instruments such as the Kantele and the Talharpa.[2] The band have stated they are inspired by the sounds of Siberian nature,[1] and their records have included live recordings of raven calls and other forest sounds.[2] Their music has been variously described by reviewers as 'truly authentic feeling',[12] 'dark and mystical'[13] and as 'keeping history alive'.[14] Thematically, their work echoes many stories from Norse mythology and historic texts such as the Poetic Edda.[2] In keeping with this tradition, much of Nytt Land's lyrics are composed and sung in the Old Norse language.[15]

Discography[edit]

1. Nytt Land / 2013 (selfreleased)

2. Havamal / 2015 (selfreleased)

3. Scopun: Songs from the Elder Edda / 2016 (selfreleased)

4. The Last War (EP) / 2016 (selfreleased)

5. Fimbulvinter / 2017 (Cold Spring records)

6. ODAL / 2018 (Cold Spring records)

7. CVLT / 2020 (selfreleased)

8. Ballads Of Lost Times / 2020 (selfreleased)

9. Ritual / 2021 (Napalm Records)

10. Ritual: Blood Of The West (EP) / 2022 (Napalm Records)

11. Torem / 2023

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Nytt Land – Fimbulvinter". www.concreteweb.be. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  2. ^ a b c d "NYTT LAND – interview by Peek-A-Boo magazine". www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  3. ^ "NYTT LAND - 'Fimbulvinter' CD (CSR234CD)".
  4. ^ Records, Cold Spring (2012). "Cold Spring Records". ColdSpring.co.uk (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  5. ^ Records, Cold Spring (2018-02-18). "Cold Spring Records". coldspring.co.uk/ (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  6. ^ Otherworld (2018-11-30). "Myrkur and Nytt Land to play the Jorvik Viking Festival". Otherworld. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  7. ^ "NYTT LAND's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) – Social Blade Stats". socialblade.com. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  8. ^ "First Look: Nytt Land - 'Ritual'". New Noise Magazine. 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  9. ^ Blabbermouth (2021-08-03). "Ritual - NYTT LAND". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  10. ^ "Livestream Look: NYTT LAND — 'RITUAL'". Kurgan Compass™. 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  11. ^ Angenent, von Katja (2018-07-30). "Rezension: Nytt Land – Odal". T-Arts (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  12. ^ "Tinnitus, Terror and Tranquility #2". MMH - The Home Of Rock Radio. 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  13. ^ "Blutrache magazine Issue#14". Issuu. p. 55. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  14. ^ "Siberian Band, Nytt Land, Release New Album Called 'Oðal'". Indie Band Guru. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  15. ^ Records, Cold Spring (2012). "Cold Spring Records". Oðal, Cold Spring Records (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-02-25.
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