Metal Monday LXI - Samhain's End

4/24/2017

This album is a gift in two ways: One, it is one of those four song gems that are so few and far yet powerful and enchanting. Other examples would be WIITR's Black Cascade, Gwynbleidd's Amaranthine, Sadhaka's Terma, and Aquilus' Arbor.
Second, this was actually a gift. I was unaware of its existence until the creator sent word of its lost lyrics, or rather whispered, only spoken in certain circles. The now Gaoth told of how this creation was a predecessor of the current project, not wholly pleased and early in the understandings of recording and music making.
This whole discovery has meant much to me. Firstly, that it is an astounding piece of work, towering on its own in comparison to the newer Gaoth. Secondly, I understand the pains and pressure that comes from individual work. I may be adept at writing however the fears and failures can deter me, slow me, make me question if what I am doing is "right" or "good." So, though the songwriter themselves may not look upon Draiocht as a success, I surely do. And I take that away for myself as well, that no matter how awful I may think a story or poem is, it may be just what someone needed, a piece in the puzzle of life that they needed, were missing. So, I too shall pour myself back into my work, regardless of how much disdain or motivation I manifest.
Without further detraction or details, Samhain's End.

Also, for those interested, this is the link for a free copy of the album:
https://draiocht.bandcamp.com/album/summer-will-come-demo

Check out Gaoth for the continuation and evolution of this one man wonder.

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THE MAD BARRON

QUOTES I ADMIRE
"A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain." - from the Wilderness Act, 1964

"I owe my solitude to other people." - ALAN WATTS

“I think I could turn and live with the animals, they are so placid and self contained;
I stand and look at them long and long.
They do not sweat and whine about their condition;
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins;
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God;
Not one is dissatisfied-not one is demented with the mania of owning things;
Not one kneels to another, nor his kind that lived thousands of years ago;
Not one is responsible or industrious over the whole earth.”
― Walt Whitman

"In the ancient world, people placed heavy stones on the graves of the dead so their souls would not wander and inflict the living. I always thought this was simply the practice of superstitious and primitive people. But I was about to learn that the dead can hover on the edge of our vision with the density and luminosity of mist, and their claim on the earth can be as legitimate and tenacious as our own."

- Dave Robicheaux (In The Electric Mist With Confederate Dead)