Watched the Wicker man for the first time and loved it. Saw a lot of movie recommandation (took notes!) but was wondering if some of you have books that have a neofolk vibe to it ? Dark or else !

New, debut album from American Neofolk entity Dawnlight.

https://youtu.be/UOQnnyzA8vw?si=sx7VOebj1ixCrRGf

I've been on a big Neofolk binge of late and needed to get it out of my system, so put together a mix.

https://www.mixcloud.com/donottrustrobots/crooked-crosses-for-departed-gods-a-neofolk-mix/

So, so much has happened since Rome released "World in Flames", and everything's that's happened has just made the release more and more relevant.

When the EP released, this sub especially focused on analysing "First We Take Berlin". My interpretation of the song was of it as warning. Generally a warning to "You" (the listener) about "Them" (those who say they want to "Take Berlin").
However, "And once you ride that tiger, You cannot dismount" seemed to me more of warning to "Them". That the forces they seek to unleash, are genies that cannot be put back in the bottle.
"They" are risking to start walking down a road where they cannot ever turn back.

And I think we just got an example of precisely how I interpreted that passage.
Now, it's a highly political song, and any real life example would obviously be political.
So, I just want to reiterate rules 6 and 7: this example is mentioned as it relates to the message of "First We Take Berlin", not whether you agree or disagree with anything any person has said or done.

That disclaimer out of the way:
Elon Musk very, very publicly embraced political populism to support Trump, and went out of his way to embolden and strengthen populist rage against "The Establishment".
That is the "Tiger" he chose to ride.
That increased influence of populism within the American zeitgeist has now likely resulted in the assassination of a CEO, and widespread populist support for that act of political violence on social media.
Now, the supposed tweet Musk made in defense of CEOs is fake. So he's not publicly expressed a desire to "Dismount" the tiger.

But he is stuck in a position where he can't condemn that killing.
Because he chose to "ride that tiger", and now he "cannot dismount".

That is my interpretation of that passage in the song. That some powerful and dangerous winds are blowing through the Western world. And choosing to embrace those winds? It's all or nothing. You cannot turn back. You cannot say "this is too much".

"Once you ride that tiger, you cannot dismount"

Guys, I heard this song in a rehabilitation clinic in 2013 right at the moment I woke up.. I had never heard something so deep and brilliant and melancholic, I felt a deep melancholy and an extra feeling that there's no way to explain but it was good and domineering at the same time I was surprised it was like an epphany I entered a state of gnosis that was too repetitive, I don't know how to explain this feeling, I know it was so magical and brilliant that it goes far beyond what we understand.. I think it's very rare because I've been searching for years until I doubt its existence today, or it could be the creation of the patient who was listening... getting to the main point... The sound has as instruments the accordion and trumpet and just calm instrumentals and resembles a French or Italian essence... But I think it's more connected to French... Help me please, Gratitude, peace

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We all know ROME is an album-based band, each album is structured in a book-like fashion and goes deep to evolve certain subject from various angles. To decide what’s your most loved one is quite an improper thing to do because you just like the author’s style and respect his whole body of work.

please remove if it violates rule 3

Raising a mug to Saturday night's Total War club night! Here's the link: https://www.mixcloud.com/burdizzo/total-war-30th-november-2024-industrial-power-electronics-martial-neofolk-set/

Looking forward to this gig at the Black Heart in Camden tonight with Jaye Jayle. If you can make it, see you there!

hello, i am trying to understand the lyrics of time is thee enemy pt.3.
i recently started listening to Der Blutharsch and i was surprised to find italian lyrics in that song.
i tried to write down what he was singing but couldn't fully understand it. if there are any italian speakers help would be welcome in writing down the full lyrics.

....fuoco mentre attorno(?) il sole muore
ne è nata un'altra guerra che il pensiero si commuove (?)

si innalzano i vessilli dell'arroganza eterna

figli dello sciacallo e baroni della terra

le striscie su cui volano un nuovo ordine salutano (?)

Le stelle ci bombardano verso il nulla ci conducono

si schiantan le certezze su questo mio presente

e intanto un nuovo sole brucia il mondo d'occidente

Si spegne ogni certezza e infusa(?) nella memoria

vivono di rendita i mercanti della storia

non cederanno gli uomini al sol della paura (?)

resterà solo da vivere un vita più dura

volano le bandiere, cadono le frontiere

e intanto fuori il mondo brucia mentre il Sole muore

non illumina più noi!

Can anyone help me with the strumming to runes and men?