The time has finally come to unveil “Vägen ut” (‘The path outwards’) – the first single from Linnea Hjertén’s upcoming album, “Nio systrar”, due for release on January 12, 2024.
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Born from the synthesis of Swedish folk melodies and ritual ambient, “Nio systrar” (‘Nine sisters’) is a wordless invocation of primordial energy – a psychoacoustic gateway to altered states of consciousness. Each of the nine tracks brings us deeper into the cycle of spiritual death and rebirth, stripping away the old to make way for the new.
With a musical maturity far beyond her years, Hjertén channels the ethereal beauty of Dead Can Dance, the spellbinding chants of Kari Rueslåtten, and the minimalist Nordic atmosphere of Forndom.
Linnea commented:
The path outwards opens to us at the moment when we accept what we are going through. With that acceptance comes insight and a sense of calm that settles just after a storm –