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Bl​ó​ta

by Kjell Braaten

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  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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      $8 USD  or more

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    The Blóta- album on CD with 20 pages booklet.

    This album is as much a ritual (Blót) as an album.
    The focus of the ritual is to accept our darker energies (like sorrow, depression, grief, etc.) and reshape them into a resource rather than a burden.

    The booklet includes pictures and explanations of every song and its purpose in the ritual.

    You will also get the digital version of the album for download and streaming when ordering this CD.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blóta via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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      $10 USD or more 

     

  • T-Shirt/Shirt + Digital Album

    The FRITHR design is printed on 100% organic eco-cotton, produced in an eco-friendly environment.
    These are only a few leftovers from last year's tour; for other sizes/ designs, go to my webshop at kjellbraaten.com/shop

    If you buy it here, you´ll get the BLÓTA digital album free with the purchase.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blóta via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 14 days
    edition of 10  4 remaining

      $20 USD or more 

     

  • T-Shirt/Shirt + Digital Album

    The HAMR design is printed on 100% organic eco-cotton.
    These are only a few leftovers from last year's tour; for other sizes/ designs, go to my webshop at kjellbraaten.com/shop

    If you buy it here, you´ll get the BLÓTA digital album free with the purchase.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blóta via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 14 days
    edition of 10  7 remaining

      $20 USD or more 

     

1.
Kalla 04:13
Come East Come West Come North Come South I bid from my soul open and whole for the healing of humans to come. Hear East Hear West Hear North Hear South Let us stand together now as one. We must understand: without all we shall fall.
2.
Syrgja 06:39
3.
Galdr 05:17
4.
Hamr 05:00
5.
Sól 06:12
Sol, høge sol skjold på himmeln, Árvakr, og alsvidrs rytter Dóttur Mundilfara, systur Mána, kona Glens, eldr himins ok lofts Sol er landa ljome Luti ek helgum dome Sol, høge sol Gje ljos Gje varme Ei harme Gje grøde Gje føde Over himmeln med vognens drag, bringer av dag, Til du av ulven svelges hel Sol er landa ljome Luti ek helgum dome
6.
Rísa 03:57
7.
Frithr 04:01
Frithr er ek i blom zem tso gethr ger vith vini Henslig blom gethr do veri dsjol Fur thso mun garma Vrith so vræum zem du mu værda frithi hjarta nara Frithr er ek i blom zem tso Gethr geth vith vini Freden er inga blomme Som du kan gje ein venn Men om du ynskjer det Kan du vera ein fredsblome For da vil di sjel Så frø Som vil freden få at gro I andars hjarta
8.
Thóka 06:51

about

Blóta is not only an album; it is a Blot (ritual).
It is a ritual to face your darker sides, accept them, and reshape them into a resource rather than a burden.

I kept the instrumentation and production to a minimum to keep the authenticity of its purpose.
Blóta is a raw, tribal, and honest album.
This is my blót. My ritual.

Now I give it to you, hoping it can help you the same way it helped me.

Get the full cover (20 pages booklet, plus front, back, and inside) if you buy the whole album :)

credits

released April 1, 2022

All songs are composed, arranged, performed, recorded, mixed, produced, and mastered by Kjell Braaten, with the following additions:
Galdr: based on a melody by Thomas Markus Kvilhaug (Skumringsdrøm by Ehwaz).
Sól: lyrics by Kjell Braaten, Gøran Hálvdanarson Ellingsen and Snorre Sturlason.
Frithr: Old Norse translation by Jósúa Hróðgeir Rood
Cover art and design by Espen Winther at WinPics.no
Logo by Beate Hay Sandmo.

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Kjell Braaten Bergen, Norway

I BELIEVE IN MUSIC AS A CROSS
CULTURAL GLOBAL LANGUAGE

Music moves. Music speaks, and music is like a language that expresses things spoken words can not.
It is a multilanguage that all human beings can understand no matter what culture, religion, or region you come from.
I compose for theatre, movies, and live performances, and I perform on stage both solo and other projects.
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