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Charles Bukowski once wrote in a poem to young writers something like that if they were not writing because of a powerful urge to do so, if it wasn´t breaking it´s way out of their chests by force, if they weren´t creating as if their life and mental health dependent on it, they shouldn´t do it.
This is how Gjöll creates music. We wouldn´t be sane without it, without it life would be unbearable, if we weren´t creating this sometimes monstrous and twisted piles of sounds and words, we would wither away and seek bliss joining the ranks of numb consumers.
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not to lead nor to follow
on their second release, jóhann eiríksson and sigurður harðarson follow the ideological path that they began with 'way through zero'. instead of one conceptual work divided in parts, gjöll presents six tracks. the lyrics printed in the cd booklet show this project's empathy for the individual who is able to detach from political, religious or social necessities. even without listening to gjöll's music you can already feel the anger, the challenges of society's excrescences, and the frustration about the way things are (and about the way things should be). as on the previous album, gjöll transcribe their musical statements into a process in which the listener is forced to open up. pulsing drones, mighty synth layers, heavy sequencer patterns and disembowelling sub-basses combine with harðarson's ear-piercing vocals and the result is an unforgettable listening experience. this project's music is hard to compare, but both musicians are able to merge the intensity of grindcore or doom metal with industrial's sonic variety. an outstanding release and recommended to the open minded listener. cd. ant-zen act207
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ginnungagap
For this first split, we asked to
PURE, EL GUSANO ROJO and GJÖLL
to answer this first order.
'GINNUNGAGAP'
Once, there were nothing,
No sand, no sea,
no iced wave.
Earth does not exist,
neither the high sky,
Gaping was the abyss,
And herbs point.
The Vikings 'The creation'
Theme is Bass, vibration wending its way through the extremely tight membrane of our eardrum, getting vibrating, slowly oscilating, continuing its travel in the rambling developement of the brain.
'GINNUNGAGAP' Text continuation
That is the image of the original nothingness.
At the very beginning, there were nothing but an unfathomable abyss, the Ginnungagap 'gaping abyss'.
At the north of this hole, a world of shadow, Niflheimr 'dark world'.
In the centre of it, is a source called Hvergelmir 'noisy cauldron' where from, the original rivers come out, the élivagar, with poisoned water.
South, a world of fire and flames, Muspellsheimr 'world of destruction by the fire' Away from their sources, the élivagar froze and the steam coming from. the poison was getting the inside of the Ginnungagap.
At the same time, the burnning air, full of sparks and little flames came from the Muspellsheimr, spread inside, too. And the frost ended to melt.
The Vikings 'The creation'
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Discography - see all 7
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3 Transmissions. RAP#032
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not to lead nor to follow. ant-zen act207
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ginnungagap. duumvirat. duum01
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Lágrimas De Miedo N°13 - Parhélie
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way through zero. ant-zen. act177
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MCMXCVIII-MMIV
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CADAVEROUS CONDITION - DESTROYING THE NIGHT SKY
Blog - see all 3
Electronic Ethics/Red Symphony-LIVE 22th Mars Feb 25, 2008
photo courtesy of NSK.
ELECTRONIC ETHICS (Red Symphony - Live) ORGAN 223008 Peter Mlakar/ Inferno 5/ Gjöll/ Digital Madness/ Stereo Hypnosis/Bacon The Icelandic Neo Collective Movement (Nýja …
way through zero. reviews Sep 8, 2007
Brainwashed
Dedicated to "individuals who burn the flags of nations," Gjöll's debut is a concept album in five parts about a character's anger arising from the state of today's materialist …
not to lead nor to follow. reviews Sep 8, 2007
Vital weekly
GJÖLL - NOT TO LEAD NOR TO FOLLOW (CD by Ant-Zen)
CONTAGIOUS ORGASM - RIPPLE (CD by Ant-Zen)
Two outer limit-albums from legendary German label Ant-Zen Recordings. Last year I had the honor of reviewing the debut album of Icelandic project Gjöll. …
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Hi,
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Impressed. You are our friends now. Thank you. LDL
posted Dec 12, 2008
Cheers from Portland! I'm really enjoying your music!
posted Dec 10, 2008
posted Nov 13, 2008
I bought " way through zero", really great job! Thanks for the good noise. cheers!
posted Oct 22, 2008
cheers!!;)
posted Sep 30, 2008
FREE ALBUM DOWNLOAD The Acoustic Sessions AVAILABLE NOW! Stop by myspace.com/jonathanclay to download my album for free. Let me know what you think. If you would like to help spread the word, PLEASE forward this to your friends! You can get the code by clicking "Grab This" on the player! Thanks, JC
posted Sep 16, 2008
fantastic job!!!! CONGRATS from the MICTLAN!!!
posted Aug 21, 2008
Cool tracks! Thanks for the add! Hope you are well. Peace!
posted Aug 21, 2008
posted Aug 11, 2008
THANK 4 ADD
posted Jul 16, 2008
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The Seven Gates says:
Hello Gjöll, Thanks for supporting The Seven Gates, Good Old Death School Metal Band, The Seven Gates
posted Jun 19, 2009