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Formed in [[1995]], '''Ewigkeit''' is the |
Formed in [[1995]], '''Ewigkeit''' is the experimental [[extreme music]] project of [[James Fogarty]] (aka Mr. Fog). |
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==Band history== |
==Band history== |
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The purpose of this one-man project was to try and forge a totally unique musical sound, rather than copy from others. After the release of the first album, '''Battle Furies''' on a short-lived [[Neat Records]] subsidiary called [[Eldethorn]], Fogarty reputedly gave his entire music collection away to an [[Oxfam]] charity shop so that he would be free of influences creating his next work. '''Starscape''' was received well by the critical extreme music press, but label problems delayed the release of '''Land of Fog''', which was eventually released on [[Metal Age Productions]]. Fogarty himself regards this as the first 'proper' Ewigkeit album, and it gained him enough attention to get his project signed to the prestigious (in extreme music circles) [[Earache Records|Earache]] label, on which ' |
The purpose of this one-man project was to try and forge a totally unique musical sound, rather than copy from others. After the release of the first album, '''Battle Furies''' on a short-lived [[Neat Records]] subsidiary called [[Eldethorn]], Fogarty reputedly gave his entire music collection away to an [[Oxfam]] charity shop so that he would be free of influences creating his next work. '''Starscape''' was received well by the critical extreme music press, but label problems delayed the release of '''Land of Fog''', which was eventually released on [[Metal Age Productions]]. Fogarty himself regards this as the first 'proper' Ewigkeit album, and it gained him enough attention to get his project signed to the prestigious (in extreme music circles) [[Earache Records|Earache]] label, on which '[[Radio Ixtlan]]' was released in [[2004]], to general critical praise. [[2005]]'s '[[Conspiritus]]', a conceptual album examining the paranoid reality of [[conspiracy theories|conspiracy theorists]], has progressed further, and has been hailed by many as marking a maturation of Ewigkeit's eclectic sound. Also in 2005, a music video was made in collaboration with film-maker Anthony Gates for the track "Its Not Reality" ( [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Ju9VO36vM] ). In 2006, EWIGKEIT made a live video recording entitled "EWIGKEIT - Live From A Bunker", which displayed the project in a live setting acting as a free "online" gig - the 25 minute set (filmed in a [[bunker|Nuclear Bunker]] in the vicinity of [[Brighton|Brighton]], England) was uploaded to [[google video|google video]] ( [http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=5859630464124644924&hl=en-GB] ) and also recorded a free download MP3 EP "Return to the Land of Fog" ( [http://www.earache.com/bands/ewigkeit/lof/land_of_fog.html] ), all testament to the fact that EWIGKEIT are challenging the boundaries of the metal scene by adopting unorthodox methods and using/abusing & embracing the current frontiers of technology. |
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==Music== |
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Revision as of 13:03, 24 October 2006
Formed in 1995, Ewigkeit is the experimental extreme music project of James Fogarty (aka Mr. Fog). File:Ewigkeit promo pic.jpg
Band history
The purpose of this one-man project was to try and forge a totally unique musical sound, rather than copy from others. After the release of the first album, Battle Furies on a short-lived Neat Records subsidiary called Eldethorn, Fogarty reputedly gave his entire music collection away to an Oxfam charity shop so that he would be free of influences creating his next work. Starscape was received well by the critical extreme music press, but label problems delayed the release of Land of Fog, which was eventually released on Metal Age Productions. Fogarty himself regards this as the first 'proper' Ewigkeit album, and it gained him enough attention to get his project signed to the prestigious (in extreme music circles) Earache label, on which 'Radio Ixtlan' was released in 2004, to general critical praise. 2005's 'Conspiritus', a conceptual album examining the paranoid reality of conspiracy theorists, has progressed further, and has been hailed by many as marking a maturation of Ewigkeit's eclectic sound. Also in 2005, a music video was made in collaboration with film-maker Anthony Gates for the track "Its Not Reality" ( [1] ). In 2006, EWIGKEIT made a live video recording entitled "EWIGKEIT - Live From A Bunker", which displayed the project in a live setting acting as a free "online" gig - the 25 minute set (filmed in a Nuclear Bunker in the vicinity of Brighton, England) was uploaded to google video ( [2] ) and also recorded a free download MP3 EP "Return to the Land of Fog" ( [3] ), all testament to the fact that EWIGKEIT are challenging the boundaries of the metal scene by adopting unorthodox methods and using/abusing & embracing the current frontiers of technology.
Music
Ewigkeit blends many influences and styles of music together to create its distinctive sound. Starting of as an experimental black metal project, Ewigkeit has evolved into a blend of heavy metal mixed with psychedelic and electronic music, incorporating influences from other genres of metal, as well as folk, sample based music, mediterranean and other world music sounds. Conspiritus has seen Ewigkeit settle down into a more focused sound reminiscent of a combination of industrial metal and space rock, with the death metal vocals of previous releases disappearing entirely. James Fogarty records all the instruments himself at his home-studio in Brighton, UK, though guest vocalists have contributed, along with numerous samples and audio clips.
Trivia
Ewigkeit was the name given to this music project when James found the word in the 1983 edition of the English Concise Oxford Dictionary whilst looking for a name not unlike "Emperor" (the Black Metal band whom James was a fanatic of at the time). A little known "imported" word, hardly used in the English language at all, Ewigkeit means 'eternity' in German. James's increasingly obvious love for confusing people, together with the ethereal and ambiguous nature of the word made it "perfect" for the project, but he has been known in interviews to say that in retrospect, it was the worst name he could have chosen.
Discography
- Dwellers On The Threshold Demo, 1996 (Self-released)
- Battle Furies Full-length, 1997 (Eldethorn)
- Starscape Full-length, 1999 (Eldethorn)
- Land Of Fog Full-length, 2003 (Metal Age Productions)
- Radio Ixtlan Full-length, 2004 (Earache)
- Conspiritus Full-length, 2005 (Earache)
Ewigkeit has appeared on various compilation CDs, notably:
- Metal Hammer covermount Earache Sampler CD (2004)
- Black Light Magazine CD sampler
- No Holy Additives vol. 2,3 & 4
- Metal Age Productions sampler CD
- Britannia Infernus