Description
Thematically, "Bloem" conjures old and reimagined folktales and legends in which flowers act as both symbols for birth and regeneration as well as crippling decay. The flower can be imagined as both an object of beauty in itself as well as a single glistening star in a whole night-sky of blossoming spring. The romantic naturalism on display within these five songs attest to a band wholly enamored with the forests and fields of the Gueldrian Veluwe; fully committed to capturing its seasonal shift like the romantic Oosterbeek painters before them.
From the beginning, Fluisteraars has been known to experiment with influences of psychedelic folk. On 'Bloem', this input is lifted into a realm of psyched-out rural black metal mysticism. In parts reminding the listener of old psychedelic rock by the likes The Electric Prunes, the minimal but extremely effective orchestration in some parts even touches on a production style reminiscent of Lee Hazlewood. However, what Fluisteraars offer here are not the very long and drawn-out compositions by which they are perhaps more well known, but captivating and moving songs, nowhere crossing the eight-minute mark.
- Dutch enigmatic black metal act Fluisteraars return with their third full-length record
- Perhaps one of the most creative acts in the Dutch scene lift their music into the realm of psyched-out rural black metal mysticism
- The conceptual split album with Dutch band Turia was voted Stereogum's #1 album of 2018!
- Limited vinyl edition, 180g black vinyl
- Recorded and mixed at E-Sound Studios by M. Koops and T. Cochrane, and mastered by Wessel Oltheten at Spoor 14-studio
For Fans of: Wiegedood, Ultha, Vanum, Turia, Yellow Eyes, Lubbert Das, Sun Worship, Urfaust, Schammasch, Svartidaudi, Wode, Murg, Dutch Black Metal
