Viking Prog recommendations?
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Topic: Viking Prog recommendations?
Posted By: Disconnect
Subject: Viking Prog recommendations?
Date Posted: May 16 2025 at 06:45
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Not referring to your typical Scandi prog....I'm seeking out stuff more akin to All Traps On Earth. Hit me up. ------------- "My own response to King Crimson is one of quiet terror." - Robert Fripp |
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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: May 16 2025 at 09:19
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You can't get more viking than Eldberg. ------------- 
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Posted By: Disconnect
Date Posted: May 16 2025 at 10:27
thanks, will check it out! ------------- "My own response to King Crimson is one of quiet terror." - Robert Fripp |
Hrychu wrote:Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 16 2025 at 10:30
| I was just listening to the two Eldberg albums last week or so. Very good stuff in a very retro way. They are from Iceland but not sure I hear much I would consider viking about them though. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: May 16 2025 at 12:41
| Freak Kitchen |
Posted By: Valdez
Date Posted: May 16 2025 at 14:32
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Crowbar - I am the storm . ------------- https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/maxwells-submarine |
Posted By: Disconnect
Date Posted: May 16 2025 at 18:47
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appreciate the recommendations! ------------- "My own response to King Crimson is one of quiet terror." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: wiz_d_kidd
Date Posted: May 17 2025 at 06:28
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Lumsk. ------------- "Instrumental music is an expression that words can never capture." -- Peter Baumann |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: May 17 2025 at 08:27
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I've always found Heilung to be very progressive in their neo-folk, ambient, proto-proto-prog Scandinknavery. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Disconnect
Date Posted: May 17 2025 at 11:30
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thanks to you all, much appreciated. ------------- "My own response to King Crimson is one of quiet terror." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Themistocles
Date Posted: May 17 2025 at 11:52
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Ok this is slightly personal as not a day goes by without someone calling me "Thor" or viking (even though Frey, a different norse god is ins my name and probably closer to the archetype). So I find viking a difficult enough term. Viking Prog? Is it music that is somewhat anachronistically Norse and sounds like music that encourages getting into long boats, raiding monestatries or feasting in Valhala etc? One of the top music promoters in my area casually calls me the "Art Viking" not because Im involved in viking art... its all quite contemporary. So it is just based around ethnic stereotypes? because viking is just a kind of job description. Not all norse people were vikings.... etc. etc. etc. This forum seems to be the place were a lot of prog /notprog but proggy gets categorized so Im genuinely curious what people think. ------------- Sjå, my first album in 25+ years is out now: https://jeffjahn.bandcamp.com/album/sj I am told its quite original |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 17 2025 at 12:12
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As a bonafide Danish viking (lots of pillaging this upcoming summer!), I heartily recommend some Älgarnas Trädgård. Both albums sound like something cooked up by old Norse shamen after a night out on the town partaking in copious amounts of henbane and red fly agaric. Til Valhal!! ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Themistocles
Date Posted: May 17 2025 at 14:53
Ok I really dig this stuff. ------------- Sjå, my first album in 25+ years is out now: https://jeffjahn.bandcamp.com/album/sj I am told its quite original |
Posted By: Valdez
Date Posted: May 17 2025 at 17:08
Do you drink Mead and do the Viking dance like this guy? https://youtu.be/UjCdB5p2v0Y?si=UjxLOg1zO7TI2R26" rel="nofollow - Funky Viking ------------- https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/maxwells-submarine |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 17 2025 at 17:20
| This band is not Scandinavian (they are Estonian) but to me this track is very Viking sounding. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da4VpcVvD1w" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da4VpcVvD1w |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: May 17 2025 at 18:35
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Not Norse and 'nary a Norseman in the band, but Tull and Ian Anderson have fun with Icelandic and Old English alliteration and kennings (a figuratively-phrased compound term that is used in place of a simple single-word noun) in the song "Cold Wind to Valhalla"... And ride with us young bonny lass With the angels of the night. Crack wind clatter flesh rein bite On an out-size unicorn. Rough-shod winging sky blue flight On a cold wind to Valhalla. And join with us please Valkyrie maidens cry Above the cold wind to Valhalla. Breakfast with the gods. Night angels serve With ice-bound majesty. Frozen flaking fish raw nerve In a cup of silver liquid fire. Moon jet brave beam split ceiling swerve And light the old Valhalla. Come join with us please Valkyrie maidens cry Above the cold wind to Valhalla. The heroes rest upon the sighs Of Thor's trusty hand maidens. Midnight lonely whisper cries, "We're getting a bit short on heroes lately. Sword snap fright white pale goodbyes In the desolation of Valhalla. And join with us please Valkyrie maidens ride Empty-handed on the cold wind to Valhalla. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 17 2025 at 19:27
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Since non-actual Norse/Viking music has been mentioned, for fun... Viking kittens with Led Zep's "Immigrant Song" ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: May 17 2025 at 20:56
| Well, Jethro Tull's last album (well, almost their last album), RokFlote, is about Viking Mythology, and is a nice listen. Then, a little less prog (but I think they are featured in Prog Archives anyway) Therion have the album Secret of the Runes, which is all about Viking Mythology too, and they do have some more viking related songs along the way. Another song I love, though they are not much prog really, is Twilight of the Thunder God by Corvus Corax, which is actually a cover from Amon Amarth, which seem to have much more viking related themes in their music, though I think they are too growly, which I'm not so fond of. |
Posted By: Disconnect
Date Posted: May 20 2025 at 06:28
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Buckethead, ha ------------- "My own response to King Crimson is one of quiet terror." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Themistocles
Date Posted: May 20 2025 at 11:33
Lol, he does look like we could be related. Though I'm rather progressive so Martha Graham could maybe dance to what I do! Mead? Last time I drank that I woke up in a model's living room floor and she was spooning with me (not kidding). That was a long time ago but we still talk and she might direct one of the upcoming music videos. The Viking thing does follow me wherever I go so I find this topic interesting because Ive fit into some of the stereotypes even though Im only about 60% nordic and grew up in the midwest of the USA. A lot of Norwegian prog feels instantly familiar... though Ive only started listening to it... Grew up listening to Fripp, Yes, not exactly viking prog etc. Funny how my hair and height naturally just get me lumped into viking stuff. ------------- Sjå, my first album in 25+ years is out now: https://jeffjahn.bandcamp.com/album/sj I am told its quite original |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: May 20 2025 at 14:04
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I just used the term "Viking Prog" to help describe part of the feel of the new Lars Fredrik Frøislie album! But for me, the most "Viking" of them all is Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik's 2018 masterpiece, Hugsjá. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Disconnect
Date Posted: May 21 2025 at 05:28
Will check that out for sure, thanks. I've also been listening to Lars Fredrik's new album (mp3 only so far, waiting for vinyl to ship in June). I think it surpasses his first solo album! ------------- "My own response to King Crimson is one of quiet terror." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Disconnect
Date Posted: May 30 2025 at 17:34
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received the new Lars Fredrik vinyl a couple days ago -- amazing!! i had been listening to the compressed mp3 bullsh*t for a couple weeks and am happy to have the real deal. The heart of Wobbler has produced for us a masterpiece, IMHO. ------------- "My own response to King Crimson is one of quiet terror." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: wiz_d_kidd
Date Posted: May 31 2025 at 06:30
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------------- "Instrumental music is an expression that words can never capture." -- Peter Baumann |