Hexvessel

HEXVESSEL and Century Media Records are happy to announce the release of HEXVESSEL’s fourth studio album, “All Tree”, the successor to the band’s highly acclaimed album “When We Are Death” (2016).

Hexvessel - No Holier Temple (2012) {Svart Records SVR150}
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Folk Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Nordic Folk / Psychedelic Folk / Finland

Anything can happen, as Hexvessel’s music conveys awe towards the power of nature, but at the same time none of us is really in sync with its rhythm, neither understands fully the shadows behind trees and murmurs in grass. Hexvessel is one of those bands that seem to be from 1972 rather than 2012. However, it’s not just banal nostalgia. All the 11 songs making up the 56-minute album move in familiar paths – prog rock, psychedelia, folk. In spite of it all, Hexvessel seems to say that we CANNOT remember everything linearly, our world is full of flukes and to go back and start over on a clean slate is not possible.

Hexvessel - Dawnbearer (2011) {Svart Records SVR045}
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Folk Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Nordic Folk / Psychedelic Folk / Finland

Hexvessel is a psychedelic folk-rock band from Finland that was founded by Englishman Mat McNerney after he moved to Helsinki in 2009. Fusing late 60s and early 70s English folk/psych with Finnish nature mysticism, they play a witches brew of heavy, tripped-out atmospherics and hypnotic paeans. Their debut album Dawnbearer, which is now considered an occult folk classic, garnered rave reviews from the media and fans alike, making it to the top of many people’s Best of 2011 lists.

It’s always interesting to see how instrument choices and production techniques can have such a strong effect on dating a band or album. Whether it’s the arena-sized, cannon-shot snare drums of the 1980s or the hyper-compressed, extended-range guitars of today, there are a host of characteristics within rock and metal that can instantly transport a listener into another landscape. Hexvessel, however, seem to have been frozen in time, specifically 1973. With their third LP, When We Are Death, this Finnish sextet have come back after four years with an organic and somewhat convincing throwback record that suffers from an unfortunate predilection for exact simulation of the past.

Väsen - Mindset (2013) {NorthSide NSD6097}
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Folk / Nordic Folk / Sweden / Acoustic Trio

Väsen return with an all-original set of new tunes, confirming their status as the world's pre-eminent acoustic power trio. ”Gustavsson sees the sea in the drop of water when he listen to the Uppland trio Väsen’s new album Mindset.” UNT (translated from Swedish). “I'm not speaking in superlatives when I say that Väsen is one of the best bands in the world, and once again, they've delivered.” about.com. ”Väsen has never been better”