Midgard | ||||
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Released | 19 August 2016 | |||
Studio | IP Studio (Berlin), Valicon Studio 1 (Berlin), Tonschale Studio (Landshut) | |||
Genre | Folk rock, pagan folk | |||
Length | 1:07:00 | |||
Language | German | |||
Label | We Love Music, Electrola, Universal Music Group | |||
Producer | Ingo Politz, Bernd Wendlandt, Alexander Schulz | |||
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Midgard is the ninth studio album by the German band Faun, released on 19 August 2016 via Electrola (Universal Music Group). It is the final album to feature Katja Moslehner before her departure in 2017.
Midgard is themed around Norse mythology. It also has elements from the Celtic-speaking area. The music takes inspiration from melodies from Sweden and Norway. [1]
Ulf Kubanke of laut.de wrote positively about the songs "Odin" and "Rabenballade", but described the album overall as sterile and too simple. [2] Matthias Weise of Metal.de wrote that the album contains both the pop-oriented side of Faun, with "Federkleid" as a positive example, and more atmospheric tracks reminiscent of the band's early works. Weise called "Odin" especially gripping due to its interplay between lyrics and music. He described "Gold und Seide", "Brandan" and "Lange Schatten" as weak. Overall he called Midgard a "strong and playful album with great lyrics, dreamy melodies and exciting song structures". [3]
Midgard entered the German album chart on 26 August 2016 as number three, which became its peak position. [4] This was the highest position any Faun album had reached; the previous record was held by Luna (2014) which peaked as number four. [5] Midgard remained on the chart for 13 weeks. [4]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Midgard Prolog" | Oliver s. Tyr | Katja Moslehner, Niel Mitra, Stephan Groth | 00:50 |
2. | "Federkleid" | Fiona Frewert, Michael Frewert | F. Frewert, Moslehner, s. Tyr, Rüdiger Maul | 04:42 |
3. | "Sonnenreigen (Luchnasad)" | F. Frewert, M. Frewert, s. Tyr | F. Frewert, Moslehner, Mitra, s. Tyr, Maul, Groth | 03:54 |
4. | "Alba II Intro" | Efren Lopez, Mitra | 01:50 | |
5. | "Alba II" | s. Tyr | F. Frewert, Moslehner, Mitra, s. Tyr, Maul, Groth | 06:10 |
6. | "Nacht des Nordens" | s. Tyr | F. Frewert, Moslehner, Mitra, s. Tyr, Maul, Groth | 05:34 |
7. | "Mac Beth" | s. Tyr | F. Frewert, Mitra, s. Tyr, Maul, Groth | 05:57 |
8. | "Gold & Seide" | Moslehner, Groth | Moslehner, Marcus Gorstein, Mitra, s. Tyr, Maul, Groth | 04:35 |
9. | "Brandan" | Groth | F. Frewert, Moslehner, Mitra, s. Tyr, Maul, Groth | 03:58 |
10. | "Odin" (featuring Wardruna) | s. Tyr | Einar Selvik, F. Frewert, Mitra, s. Tyr, Maul, Groth | 05:58 |
11. | "Rabenballade" | s. Tyr | F. Frewert, Moslehner, Mitra, s. Tyr, Maul, Groth | 05:03 |
12. | "Lange Schatten" | F. Frewert, M. Frewert, s. Tyr | F. Frewert, Mitra, s. Tyr, Maul, Groth | 03:33 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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13. | "Aufbruch" | Groth | F. Frewert, Mitra, s. Tyr, Maul, Groth | 04:54 |
14. | "Alswinn" | s. Tyr | F. Frewert, Mitra, s. Tyr, Maul, Groth | 03:47 |
15. | "Räven" | Moslehner | Moslehner, Maya Fridman, Mitra, s. Tyr, Maul, Groth | 06:04 |
Total length: | 1:07:00 |
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