Over the last few years the German group :GOLGATHA: have succeeded in cultivating their own
unique style via a series of ambitious concept albums and live appearances. They describe
this style as 'ritual folk': their highly original fusion of percussive world music elements
with ethereal female vocals and earthy folk songs conjures up the spirits of DEAD CAN DANCE,
IN THE NURSERY and JOCELYN POOK as well as those of LEONARD COHEN, SOL INVICTUS and CURRENT
93. Sounds of enraptured beauty come up against dark ecstacies and pessimistic visions.
Horns of Joy is dedicated to the nihilistic tendencies of the early 20th century û and their
necessary overcoming. Horns of Joy follows their successful last album, Tales of
Transgression & Sacrifice (2007) and the neoclassical symbiosis with French collaborators
DAWN & DUSK ENTWINED upon Sang Graal (2008) and denotes a new chapter, a next stage in the
development of :GOLGATHA:.
Horns of Joy is serious and mature, ambivalent and profound and amounts to more than just
aestheticised gloom.
After early collaborations with SIXTH COMM, TONY WAKEFORD and HERBST9, for Horns of Joy they
got the vocalists from DAWN & DUSK ENTWINED und WHILE ANGELS WATCH on board and have created
inimitable hymns about the great calamities of the 20th century: "This is the sound of war -
what has it all been good for?" Trancelike rhythms slowly build up, making way for songs of
guilt and pain, but also of hope and joy.
With Horns of Joy, :GOLGATHA: have exceeded the sum of their work to date and have developed
their distinct ritual folk sound in crystalline clarity over a cycle of 13 elaborate songs.
In a captivating manner they demonstrate their special position in the landscape of European alternative music.
Tracklist:
01 Enchantment
02 Fertility
03 The Iron Rose
04 The Horns Of Joy
05 Hymn For The Fallen One
06 The Dogs Of War
07 The Sound Of War
08 Hammer Or Anvil
09 Body Of Wind
10 Nihil
11 Rising
12 Dukha
13 Death In Honour
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