The band has said that Drif ‘is unlike previous offerings that centered around prehistoric northern Europe, and will explore other great rudimentary civilizations outside of Europe’. ‘All the songs on ‘Drif’ have their own stories,’ says Heilung throat singer, Kai Uwe Faust. ‘Each has its place and sense of belonging, with inspiration not only from Northern Europe, but from the ancient great civilizations’. The references to the early ages of European Civilization are also made by using texts from historical artefacts or historical poems. The languages used are varied, with German, English, Gothic, Old High German, Icelandic, Latin, Old English, Proto-Norse, Proto-Germanic, and Viking age Old Norse being used. As instruments, items are used that may have been already available to humans in the Iron Age, such as drums, bones or spears. According to an August 2018 interview, the instruments they use consist of: [13]

That predilection towards ancient sounds makes perfect sense when co-lead singer Franz reveals that Juul was the son of a goði: a priest of Norse paganism. “In Scandinavia, it’s still an accepted religion to work within the old beliefs,” Juul says. “My father married people and baptised children. We did the blót” – a Norse pagan ritual to mark the start of the summer and winter half-years – “twice a year. It was completely normal.” This article was amended on 26 August 2022 to remove a misunderstanding of Duchesne-Guillemin’s paper in relation to Hymn to Nikkal. According to Greek philosopher Pythagoras, three is a divine number, signifying harmony, wisdom, and understanding. He also believed it to be the number of time – past, present, future; birth, life, death; beginning, middle, end. Purposefully or not, ‘Drif’ embodies this philosophy, putting forth a divine work of art that ties together the beginning of civilization with the modern world today. Make no mistake, HEILUNG still does not represent any modern political or religious ideology, but rather delivers a humbling reminder of where we came from. “Remember, we are all brothers. All people, beasts, tree and stone and wind, we all descend from the one great being that was always there, before people lived and named it, before the first seed sprouted.” Line-up: While HEILUNG features authentic and archaic instrumentation that ranges from rattles and ritual bells to human bones and throat singing, their captivating brand of music is far from primitive. Producer and founding member Christopher Juul implements subtle electronic elements that elevates the musical atmosphere and provides a more in-depth and layered soundscape.

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a b Thorley, Andy (4 December 2017). "Featured Band: Heilung". Maximum Volume Music . Retrieved 13 December 2018. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge.

Centrally important concepts, still in extensive use today, like the number Zero and all the mathematical universes deriving from it, the use of iron and the general concept of settling all originate from traditional high civilizations outside the north and still fundamentally changing our ancestor's world. Our attempts to tame it was repeatedly fruitless and once we came to this realization, the creative flow surged forward with immense force. Their sound is described by themselves as “amplified history” as they aim to connect modern society with the beginnings of rudimentary humanity via their music. The music draws deeply on experimental folk, utilises runic texts from Germanic populations of the bronze and iron age and prehistoric Northern Europe. One known fact about the song is its dedication to Nikkal: the wife of the moon god worshipped in the ancient Middle East. “Most songs are created as a way to remember,” says Juul. “We’ve seen it in Iceland, where people have composed these incredibly long songs that repeat over and over again, created as a way to detail a lineage. I’m pretty sure that a song like Hymn to Nikkal would have been written down to teach adults and children about this subject: this moon goddess.” Of course, I'm not sure if this is considered a song or not, and I think there are different opinions about it, but I feel that it helps to drive home the gloomy elements of the album.

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drums, including one with horse skin painted with human blood, two drums with deerskin and a drum with goatskin Faust's throat singing recalls the Tibetan or Mongolian style. Juul uses a chirping whisper as vocals. Heilung is an experimental folk music band made up of members from Denmark, Norway, and Germany. [3] Their music is based on texts and runic inscriptions from Germanic peoples of the Iron Age, and Viking Age. Heilung describe their music as "amplified history from early medieval northern Europe". Their music is usually about Germanic deities, The Jǫtnar, and valkyries. " Heilung" is a German noun meaning "healing" in English. [4] [5] History [ edit ] Zorzi, Marika (4 August 2018). "The Grand Fashion of Heilung & Their Iconic Sound". New Noise . Retrieved 11 December 2019.

Centrally important concepts, still in extensive use today, like the number Zero and all the mathematical universes deriving from it, the use of iron and the general concept of settling all originate from traditional high civilizations outside the north and still fundamentally changing our ancestor’s world.All the songs on ‘Drif’ have their own stories,” adds HEILUNG throat singer and one of the band’s three composers, Kai Uwe Faust. Each has its place and sense of belonging, with inspiration not only from Northern Europe, but from the ancient great civilizations,” explains the band. “We took the ancient surrounding advanced civilizations in account, because our ancestral Nordic civilizations did not just pop up, exist and disappear in isolation. Already in the Bronze Age, we found silk on German land that was imported already from the far, far East 3000 years ago. From the Viking age, we found beads that were brought there from present-day Syria high up in the Northern mountains. Unlike their previous two albums, on ‘Drif’ Heilung change their direction of focus towards exploration of great rudimentary civilisations outside of Europe. ‘Drif’ means gathering, and as you listen to the album, you’ll find compositions drawn from far wider than just Northern Europe. Heilung link the civilisations that had evolved, traded, and interacted with each other. Anoana is beauty that reaches the highest of levels, heavily relying on the vocal stylings of Maria Franz, whose voice is as beautiful as any that I’ve ever heard. I’m transfixed by her vocal tones as she sings, ‘Aelwao ano ana tuwa tuwa. Tau liu ano ana tuwa tuwa’. The music is mellow, stripped down to only the most necessary instruments needed to create an ambient atmosphere that will fill your soul with its elegance. Given the geographical shift the band have experienced through the creation of Drif, there is a new warmth to their music reflective of the more southerly parts of Europe and North Africa that the band have been inspired by. With clever post-production the band have revealed a new perspective on the sounds that their ancient and archaic instrument can create, building up ornately layered and intricate atmospheres. The elements that lead each song are the vocals and the percussion, whether it be dramatic and fierce or subtle and ethereal, the album has a beating heart that intensely feels the emotions of the music. In what seems like a moment of synchronicity between ancient and modern, the listener feels intrinsically bonded with Drif in that very moment, ebbing and flowing with the album’s various movements and narratives. HEILUNG’s innate ability to call upon things that were seemingly forgotten and frame them into a modern perspective connecting old and new in a finely turned process is truly remarkable, and Drif is the strongest representation of the band that we have to date. Reeder (30 June 2020). "HEILUNG Music Used in Popular 'Vikings' Series". metaladdicts.com . Retrieved 30 January 2022.