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Digital Album, released 16. November 2020.
Three of these tracks have been on long journeys. The oldest of them is Awakening, the basis of the tune was made back in 2016, but has been burried in a dusty archive until it was picked up again in the year of surprises, 2020. Back then, in 2016, it was inspired by a series of meditations and drum-journeys that started the radical changes towards living my life long dreams. Two years later I moved to live in the woods, off-grid, finally close to nature and my inner self.
The very first track we created, that sparked the whole Astralseid project, was Skydance. It was created through improvisations and playing around with midi sounds and beats. Just as the track was finished we were heading from the studio and I put the computer in a plastic bag, with a can of beer. When we got home the computer was swimming in beer, a thorn had made a tiny hole in the can. Luckily we managed to salvage both the computer and our new track. A few days later we released the song as a demo on Bancdamp. This was back in 2018. Shortly after we laid the foundations of Shadow Love, a track that took us close to two years to finish. It went through several stages and variations until it became what you hear.
Liberty is a tribute to trance, as a state of mind as well as a music genre, but also the fantastic instrument and spiritual tool: The mouth harp. The kick drum and many of the sounds are extracted from its vibrations. The mouth harp is a very entrancing instrument, specially to play it. Your breath is vital to the sound quality and volume, so to play for longer periods, you need to learn how to breath deeply. Breath is also vital to many meditation techniques. On top of that you have the drone sound, the overtones and the beat going. All of it directly sendt to your ears through your own jaw and scull. This song was born a bit after the other three. We were actually ready to release an EP with only three songs, but once we heard what Liberty could become, we delayed it all to get it on board. This gave the whole album completeness, and the time needed to call it an album.
Digital Single, released 11. October 2022.
Recorded and mixed by Rúnahild at Seidhjallar. Mastered by Gustav Holberg at Astral Synergy Productions.
Available on all streaming platforms.
Digital Album, released 10. September 2022.
Featuring Rúnahild, Benny Braathen/Folket bortafor nordavinden, Bjørn Dahl. Performed, recorded, mixed and mastered by Gustav Holberg at Astral Synergy Productions.
CD and Digital Album, released 24th of October, 2018.
Available on all streaming platforms. CDs available from Rúnahild’s web pages.
Digital Album and Limited Edition CD, released 5. January 2001.
Only available on Bandcamp.
