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VILSNA ANDARS UTMARK

by GRIFT

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Nu lockar gryningen rotlösa liv som i en segerdröm lämnats att fly. I skira morgonblänk flockas de skyggt för att få färdas dit gläntorna än ryms. Här frodas jord ädlare än guld. Här porlar ord svärtade av skuld. Nu kallar skymningen trofasta folk för att i blindo plundra minnenas brunn. För varje sten och stam tvekar de skrämt och med en sargad tro flyr de igen. Här frodas jord ädlare än guld. Här porlar ord svärtade av skuld.
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Från svunna världars salar ses märkta tecken gro. Ett uppror tänds i stillhet mot krafter utav stål. Till ljud av fordom klarhet förtäljs en myt om nåd. Ur myllan spirar skatten mot obundhetens famn. Inom sköra valv prisas gömda själars namn. Genom jord och arv. Från vilsna andars boning hörs jubelrop mot skyn. Ett berg så tyngt av minnen har vittrat ned mot sjön. Där rasar mod och dårskap i sinnen utav sten. När tvivlet har gett vika står utmarken på glänt. Inom sköra valv prisas gömda själars namn. Genom jord och arv. Inom sköra valv prisas gömda arters namn. Genom jord och arv.

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With “Vilsna andars utmark” (‘Hinterland of lost spirits’) – a seven-inch consisting of two acoustic pieces – Swedish musician Erik Gärdefors further showcases his uncanny ability to capture the same sombre and nostalgic sentiments regardless of musical expression. Grift, his primary artistic outlet, is known for its seamless transitions between bleak, atmospheric metal and forest folk compositions. The project has grown prominent across multiple scenes – as evidenced by everything from prestigious splits with contemporary metal greats like Saiva and Drudkh to being billed alongside leading neofolk acts such as Sangre de Muerdago, Nebelung, and Wolcensmen.

The new EP deliberates through folkloric sounds and solemn words mankind’s bond with nature. One could say it is the spiritual and musical successor to the similarly named “Vilsna andars boning” (‘Abode of lost spirits’, 2018). Both are heartfelt homages to the flora and fauna of Kinnekulle, a mountain of which nature, legends, and traditions has served as Grift’s main source of inspiration since the project’s conception in 2011.

Regardless of instrumentation, or whether Grift performs in concert or studio, Erik always seeks to convey the sense of melancholy and existential questions that artists and thinkers throughout history have always felt a strong urge to express. Evocative escapism to, if only for a moment, sever the chains of mundanity and allow your imagination to roam free.

Erik commented:

”Vilsna andars utmark” comes as a natural continuation of ”Vilsna andars boning”. With this EP, I wanted to bring our attention to the wild enigma dwelling just outside our windows, but which is often neglected amidst the arrogance and mundanity of modern man. The green gold pulsating out there is dependent on us perpetuating its lustre. Enter the pine cathedral and let yourself be mesmerised by its flourishing freedom and mystique!

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released November 4, 2022

All vocals and instruments performed and recorded by Erik Gärdefors
Mastered by Ulf Söderberg (Sephiroth)
View from Kinnekulle lithography by F.C. Kierschou
Photo of Erik by Nathalie Ericson

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GRIFT Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Grift’s ambition is to evoke the mood some people are in great need of; the mood you can’t express through other mediums than music, images, and in some cases even through words. This kind of escapism is about breaking the chains of everyday given norms, and for a short moment becoming a stranger lost in a state of uncertain homelessness. ... more

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