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New Black metal opera album and Art Archive out today <3 Listen at: https://badp.bandcamp.com/album/waldszenen-ewiger-wald https://ibelonginthewoodsandhavealwaysdoneso.bandcamp.com/ Art Archive at: https://ibelonginthewoodsandhavealwaysdoneso.cargo.site/ About the project: I Belong In The Woods and Have Always Done So is a Black Metal Opera exploring historical and contemporary ideas about nature, ecology, myth, political radicalization and the relationship between art and propaganda. Encyclopedic archive documenting the work and life of various Proto-Black Metal & Post Romantic Danish Art that has had a significant impact on contemporary nature philosophy and environmental politics: https://ibelonginthewoodsandhavealwaysdoneso.cargo.site/ —————————————————————————————————— Huge thanks to all the collaborators that have helped realize this beast of a project <3  Musicians: KLART Clarinet & Bassclarinet - Joss Smith Acoustic & Electric Guitar - Mikkel Schou Marimba & Vibraphone - Tanel Eiko Novikov Piano - Rob Durnin Violin - Anna Sakham Jalving Viola - Kirsten Wilbrandt Kjær Cello - Kirstine Elise Pedersen Double Bass - Thora Kidon Jæger (on the recording) Double Bass - Brice Sonianon (live performances at MINU + Teater Refleksion) Recording, production, mix and master (+ live sound on concerts): Kristian Alexander Pedersen Concept, composition, text, reading, screaming, videos, webdesign, theft etc.: Jacob Ridderberg Help with the Funding process: @Matthew Grouse, AUT & Mikkel Schou Production Platforms: AUT, MINU_festival_for_expanded_music & Bad Posture Planning, logistics, booking, transport and way more: Mikkel Schou Borrowing instruments: Bass Clarinet Bb - Mathilde Schelin Makeup, practical help and good vibes at Iive concerts: Signe Heinfelt Tolbøll Idea development: The environment, students and teachers surrounding my time at Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium has been a huge influence on the development of the idea. A special thanks to Matt, Dylan Richards, Niklas Brandenhoff, Joss, and Niels Rønsholdt. Press photos from live performance at MINU festival 2024 by Tobias Nicolai https://www.instagram.com/tobiasnicolai/ Live video documentation by: Niklas Ottander Festival work and planning Mikkel Schou & Dylan Richards Locations: Teater Refleksion & Ku.Be Financial support: Statens Kunstfond, Dansk Komponistforening, @Augustinus Fonden, William Demant Fonden, Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansen Fond, Koda, AUT, KLART & MINU_festival_for_expanded_music