Širom - In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper - 1CD
Artist:
Širom
Label:
tak:til
Sound Carrier:
1CD
Barcode:
4030433617922
** THE GUARDIAN 5/5 FOLK ALBUM OF THE MONTH **
"The Slovenian trio conjure strange beauty from a vast arsenal of global instruments in an album that hums, drones and dances with intense power"
** THE QUIETUS ALBUM OF THE WEEK **
"A new-found emphasis on melody to the fore, the Slovenian trio triumphantly capture the sense of music evolving even as it’s played"
** THE ARTS DESK 4/5**
“Širom cast a spell. Their meticulously constructed sound-world envelops ... this is the most potent studio-captured distillation so far of their seamless synthesis of disparate traditional instrumentation – from far and wide.”
** SONGLINES 3/5 **
"On their fifth full-length, In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper, the trio have retained the myriad of instruments, dynamic drones and layered melodies that have become their trademark, but there's an added maturity to this latest offering, something smoother, roomier and more cinematic.”
** UNCUT **
"Širom fashion maximalist avant-garde soundscapes from antique acoustic instruments like the balafon and hurdy gurdy. Their artfully rootless roots music makes an impassioned statement both aesthetically and, more opaquely, politically too.”
** NOW THEN **
"Širom’s endlessly fascinating music is a fine-grained weaving together of improvisation and structure, tradition and experimentation, clarity and complexity. Clearly, there is much to discuss beyond the way it sounds. But it’s a reminder, nonetheless, of the uniquely strange and staggering ways that music can leave us speechless.”
The Slovenian avant-folk trio Širom are back with a sonically and thematically expansive 5th album; a thrilling follow-up to their widely praised 2022 release The Liquified Throne of Simplicity. Navigating almost two dozen instruments (some of which they've handcrafted), and hypnotic compositions that often exceed ten minutes in length, Ana Kravanja, Iztok Koren and Samo Kutin court patient, deep-dive listeners via intricately woven atmospheres, rhythms and sonics.
In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper is arguably the sharpest evocation yet of the group's highly collective music process, enveloping rustic melodic folklore, outernational textures, non-linear song structures and dissonance, and a buzzing ambiance that can at times feel like an ecstatic ritual.
Few experimental ensembles from the last decade have created an oeuvre as singular and unmistakable as that of this far-sighted trio from the disparate landscapes of Slovenia. Širom truly sounds like no one else.
UK/EU tour dates (more to be announced):
18.10.2025 – SI – Ljubljana – Kino Šiška
15.11.2025 – UK – London – Rich Mix
16.11.2025 – UK – Halifax – Victoria Theatre
18.11.2025 – UK – Salford – The White Hotel
19.11.2025 – UK – Sheffield – Tudor House
20.11.2025 – UK – Bishops Castle – SpArC Theatre
21.11.2025 – UK – Brighton – Lost Property
1. Between the Fingers the Drops of Tomorrow's Dawn
2. Curls Upon the Neck, Ribs Upon the Mountain
3. No One's Footsteps Deep in the Beat of a Butterfly's Wings
4. Tiny Dewdrop Explosions Crackling Delightfully
5. Hope in an All-Sufficient Space of Calm
6. The Hangman's Shadow Fifteen Years On
7. For You, This Eve, the Wolves Will Be Enchantingly Forsaken
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