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#BandOfTheMonth January 2021

#Fjoergyn

Starting a new Band of the Month series, where I'll be making regular posts about the chosen bands music, based on arcane listening metrics of my #lastfm account.

Fjoergyn is a criminally overlooked #avantgarde #blackmetal band from #Germany with lots of #classicalmusic compositions without sounding #symphonic.

Current style song: Lucifer Es
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u8sE-71VD8

Earlier style song (my number 1 scrobble): Narziss(t) https://fjoergyn.bandcamp.com/track/07-narziss-t

1/x

Feb 9, 2021 at 1:55pmWeb
Show threadHalbeardFeb 14, 2021

#BandOfTheMonth January 2021

#Fjoergyn 2/x

Their lyrical themes are centered around humanity/misanthropy and their relation to nature, although the nature has been dropped on later releases.

One of the most well known songs from the earlier period is

Katharsis from the album Sade et Masoch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmkPmBVkes0

Show threadHalbeardFeb 16, 2021

#BandOfTheMonth January 2021

#Fjoergyn 3/x

after their 3rd album Jahreszeiten they decided to stray away from the #nature related themes and focus more on social critique with heavy use of #religious imagery in a metaphorical way

the song Betonlethargie from the album Monument Ende marks the beginning of the style change that accompanied this transition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLcBIvXhcWg

Show threadHalbeardFeb 19, 2021

#BandOfTheMonth January 2021

#Fjoergyn 4/x

their first album already had some remarkable compositions that are still among their best material despite the dated production. At this stage the band was really a one man project with a very noticable drum machine.

my favorite songs from the album:
08 - veritas dolet (timestamped in link)
10 - requiem
02 - vom Tod der Träume

https://youtu.be/dbZgEhmHRb8?t=2481

Show threadHalbeardFeb 21, 2021

#BandOfTheMonth January 2021

#Fjoergyn 5/x

their second album Sade et Masoch is the one I've listened to most. The music, #classical compositions and lyrics are just captivating and beautiful throughout. I can say with certainty that especially the song Sade has had a substantial influence on my own songwriting, bot lyric & composition wise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWq2W05Lk8Q

Fjoergyn - Sade [HQ]

YouTube
Show threadHalbeardFeb 21, 2021

#lyrics excerpt for #Fjoergyn - Sade:

Wir glaubten nie, wir sein am leben
Und doch der Tod verschonte uns
Kein Gedanke schenkt die Gunst
Benennt dies Welt, die kalten Reben
Die vom Grunde sich erstrecken
Und unser Sein im Schwarz verstecken
Als wären wir niemals geboren
Ein reiner Streich der Phantasie
Als hätte sich die Welt verschworen
Und den Menschen gab es nie