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]
| Nytt Land | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Kalachinsk, Russia |
| Genres | Nordic folk, Neopagan music, Ambient |
| Instrument(s) | Tagelharpa, shaman drum, kravik lyre, jew-harp, throatsinging |
| Years active | 2013 - present |
| Labels | Cold Spring Records, Napalm Records |
| Members | Anatoly Pakhalenko, Natalya Pakhalenko |
| Website | https://nyttland.bandcamp.com/ |
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',[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]
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)
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