Style: dungeon synth, dark ambient, wintersynth
Primary Emotions/Themes: the cold comes for us all
Thoughts: The night slowly creeps over the frozen waste land. Years of ice and frost have covered this tundra, undisturbed by the filthy hands of man. The spirit of Winter lies here peacefully in this tranquil yet inhospitable land. This is the land that Winterblood has created through their music.
The essence of Waldeninsamkelt come in the form of slow, drawn out compositions that range from twenty to forty minutes in length. A minimalistic ambience is the basis for all things that are to come. These solitary tones provide not only the backing but also the atmosphere for the entirety of this eighty minute epic.
Played one solitary note after the other, the basis of the album has a lonely almost forgotten feel to it. It paints not a grim picture, no - but rather a land that has been forgotten by time and more importantly unspoiled by human hands. Yes, there is isolation, there is loneliness... but there is also peace.
The only accompaniment to these lonely tones is a bright and echoes melody. Melody is a bit of a misnomer here - for the music does not follow traditional melodic structure. Rather the tune is carried by a strikingly similar cadence to the lonely tones of the backing notes. The only differentiation is the brightness and tamber of these higher melodic notes to the more somber tones that came before.
The melody acts more like a counterpoint to the backing tracks. Together they complete the picture painted of these frostbitten landscapes. Slowly painting a picture of loss and death... yet still maintaining tranquillity above all. Yes, there is sorrow. Yes, there was once suffering... but no more. Now there is only stillness, now there is only calm.
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