Blòt Heathen it's a musical solo project by Orlando Li Mandri (electronics, strings, percussion, vocals, throat singing) and founded in 2016 with Leonardo Sorrentino (didgeridoo, strings, vocals, flute)
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The word "Blòt" is derived from "bless" and comes from the word "blood", an important component in the rituals.
The music project includes ambient electronic sounds that resemble real instruments, and organic sounds recorded by specially designed tools to recreate archaic environments, such as sounds of bones, wood or native percussion.
A deep journey into the sounds from the Paleolithic era to the Viking ages, a project that blends ritual, ambient and tribal music.
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A deep journey into the sounds from the Paleolithic era to the Viking ages, a project that blends ritual, ambient and tribal music.
Blòt was the ancient ritual used by the populations of the ancient Germanic-Scandinavian cults
1. Guddommelig (divinity) 02:56 2. Fjellet av gud (mountain of god) 02:08 3. Ragnarok 01:26 4. Gjenfødelse (rebirth) 01:25 5. Hjerte (heart) 01:54 6. Pusten dypt - I - (deep breath) 05:19 7. Pusten dypt - II 01:54 8. Pusten dypt - III 01:38
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New little release, before the new Blòt Heathen CD release! Stay tuned!!!
Here we have eight new tracks , where are placed the new musical istruments of the duo , the Jouhikko and jaw harp . In addition ,polyphonic chants and troath singing , which always characterize the musical environment of the Blòt Heathen !
This concept album, inspired by the Ragnarok and what will come next, giving the idea of an imaginary traveler, who, encountering a sacred mountain, which will be revealed the secret announced in the Voluspa, that after the Ragnarok will be the revival of the world . credits released September 21, 2016
All track are recorded, performed, composed and mastered by Orlando Li Mandri
Artwork photo by Marzia Bisognin license some rights reserved
1. Shelter 01:50 2. The Long Winter 03:53 3. Forest Awakening 05:27
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Blòt present his first official digital release, which will be available now on Bandcamp. The EP, consisting of three tracks, it's fully of dark sounds. From Shelter to The Long Winter the ambience it's really creepy, but with the coming of the spring, with the Forest Awakening the ambience become more serene. A trip to the northern winter, in the staunch survival, exploring the power of the rune Uruz. credits released May 4, 2016
music composed and recorded by Orlando Li Mandri Photo cover by Alessandro Li Mandri license some rights reserved
1. Lundar (Sacred Forest) 01:36 2. Màni (The Moon) 01:23 3. Sòl (The Sun) 01:27 4. Marr (The Sea) 02:00
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Second digital release by Blòt, completely avaiable for free under creative common license.
This little EP consists of 4 tracks 1:30 minutes, little sketchs chosen among the latest best productions of Blòt, for present his new ritual ambient project. credits released May 3, 2016
music composed and recorded by Orlando Li Mandri license some rights reserved
1. I 02:39 2. II 02:13 3. III 01:11 4. IV 01:54 5. V 01:43 6. VI 00:57 7. VII 02:02 8. IV (Clean Mix) 01:54
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New digital album, enjoy! Seven little works, ispered by the Norse culture, made using homemade instruments, throat-singing, and taking small parts "Voluspa," one of the most famous and Nordic epics poetry.
The first part is composed by three songs dedicated to Thor and the Creation Of The World, in a dark ambient, where you will hear the rain and thunder background, a symbol of God's power. The second part consists of mantras dedicated to Odin, the father of all gods. credits released June 7, 2016
All track are recorded, performed, composed and mastered by Orlando Li Mandri license some rights reserved
Meanwhile the release album for the coming months, The new EP "Summoning The Gods" is a new experimental release that seeks to blend the typical sounds of the Blòt Heathen with electronic music. credits released August 24, 2017
All tracks are recorder, performed and composed by Orlando Li Mandri license some rights reserved
Less than two weeks after the publication of our CD, here is the new EP "BARDLYRA", four tracks composten entirely with bowed music instrument like the talharpa and the jouhikko, in an intense journey in the poetic ivy telling the stories of the First Man , of the Wild Hunt and of the Tree of Life. credits released March 1, 2018
All tracks are composed, performed and recorded by Orlando Li Mandri
Covert Art by Alessandro Li Mandri license some rights reserved
We are pleased to present our cover of the track "Malka Sheol", extract from the album Womb Ov Sheol from the ritual music project Corona Barathri _______________________
This year, the occult project Corona Barathri plans to record a joint EP with the project Blot Heathen (neofolk / nordic ritual, Italy). The concept of ritual work is the Call of Loki, Evil comes from the North, Breath of the Altar Stone, Awakening of the Ancient Horror, the Mysteries of Darkness. credits released December 7, 2018 license some rights reserved