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The Feathers of Oblivion

by Olaf Olafsonn and the Big Bad Trip

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    There was little to no post-editing, so you can hear the birdsong in Spring, the wind blowing through the trees in Summer, a barren silence in Autumn, and chilly raindrops falling down on microphones and messing with electricity in Winter. Unlike a standard studio-recorded album, Feathers of Oblivion contains elements of field recording, resulting in an account of how this sacred place atop Budeč hill sounds throughout the changing seasons of the year and what its ambience does to various aspects of the music.
    This unique project was brought to perfection in the mixing phase by Ben Etchells, known as the frontman of London’s The Vultures or the sound engineer of The Rutles, and the vinyl mastering was done by Ade Emsley, a true master of the craft, who has also worked with Iron Maiden and many others.


    Guitar, flute, theremin: Olaf Olafsonn
    Guitar: The Archduke of Neurosis (Jan Tichy)
    Bass: The Mathematician (Jakub Elias)
    Drums: The Dopefiend (Filip Vasut)

    Cover art, graphic design, photography: Queen of the Outer Space (Aneta Irma Lammrova)

    Recorded at Budec by Gates of Hell during 2017
    Mixed by Ben Etchells in Bush Studios London
    Mastered by Ade Emsley
    Patronage by VB
    2018

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    Deluxe version: a limited edition of 333 copies that comes with a screen print by Irma signed by the band and a limited sticker with the Feathers picture.


    There was little to no post-editing, so you can hear the birdsong in Spring, the wind blowing through the trees in Summer, a barren silence in Autumn, and chilly raindrops falling down on microphones and messing with electricity in Winter. Unlike a standard studio-recorded album, Feathers of Oblivion contains elements of field recording, resulting in an account of how this sacred place atop Budeč hill sounds throughout the changing seasons of the year and what its ambience does to various aspects of the music.
    This unique project was brought to perfection in the mixing phase by Ben Etchells, known as the frontman of London’s The Vultures or the sound engineer of The Rutles, and the vinyl mastering was done by Ade Emsley, a true master of the craft, who has also worked with Iron Maiden and many others.


    Guitar, flute, theremin: Olaf Olafsonn
    Guitar: The Archduke of Neurosis (Jan Tichy)
    Bass: The Mathematician (Jakub Elias)
    Drums: The Dopefiend (Filip Vasut)

    Cover art, graphic design, photography: Queen of the Outer Space (Aneta Irma Lammrova)

    Recorded at Budec by Gates of Hell during 2017
    Mixed by Ben Etchells in Bush Studios London
    Mastered by Ade Emsley
    Patronage by VB
    2018

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Feathers of Oblivion via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.     ... more
    ships out within 7 days
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Spring I. The Thaw: Shedding the Antlers of Winter 01:52
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Spring II. The Feathers: The Birds Return 05:07
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Spring III. The Morning Frost: The Howling of the Sylphids 04:28
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Spring IV. The Cycle: Night at the Graveyard of the Ancestors 09:21
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Summer I. The Sun: Dawn at the Graveyard of the Ancestors 05:00
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Summer II. The Journey: Cold Waters of the Wild Stream 02:02
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Summer III. The Forest: Reanimation of the Young Goddess of Summer 07:21
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Summer IV. The Harvest: Sacred Unity of Heaven and Earth 06:18
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Autumn I. The Rain: Chewing on the Branches of the Tree of Insight 05:04
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Autumn II. The Decay: The Canopy of Stone Cracks Open 04:13
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Autumn III. The Mire: Death on the Forest Floor 06:43
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Autumn IV. The Festival: The Taste of Blood from Human Sacrifice 06:34
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Winter I. The Dark: The Longest Night in the Valley 03:33
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Winter II. The Snow: The Serenity of White Fields 05:03
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Winter III. The Blizzard: Howling Winds and Crystals of Ice 04:11
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16.
Winter IV. The Waiting, Part I: The Icy Crown of the She-Lich 03:18
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Winter V. The Waiting, Part II: A Frozen Scythe for the Hopes of Spring 04:06
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about

As a concept, the Feathers of Oblivion first appeared in late 2016. The initial idea was to record four mini albums out in the open on the top of Budeč hill in Central Bohemia, somewhere in the ruins of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary from the 10th century.

Budeč hill is connected to early Czech history, to the times when king Wenceslas was raised and educated, but its populated history is even longer, reaching as far back as the Bronze Age. Some say that the hill possesses healing energies, others say it’s just a hill – either way, when you’re standing on its top, you can definitely sense a primordial feeling of something that transcends us and allows us to come closer to nature if not coalesce with it altogether.

And it was precisely this fusion that we attempted in Feathers. Our aim was to capture the spirit of the place in the liminal moments of the year – the solstices and equinoxes – so we had a fixed and merciless schedule, whatever the weather or our physical condition. Everything was recorded live, and as such it was not meant to be perfect – the idea was to include all the sounds of nature that find their way into the recording during the session. So you can hear the birdsong in Spring, the wind blowing through the trees in Summer, a barren silence in Autumn, and chilly raindrops falling down on microphones and messing with electricity in Winter.
Rather than a standard studio-recorded album, Feathers of Oblivion is more of a field recording – an account of how this sacred place atop Budeč hill sounds throughout the changing seasons of the year and what its ambience does to our music. 

To give credit where it’s due: one major figure involved in the making of these albums is Ben Etchells, who mixed all four seasons better than anyone else could, and also Ade Emsley, who mastered the final sound for the vinyl. It was a great honour and pleasure to work with them.

So, finally, after a year’s work, we are very excited to present the final version of the Feathers of Oblivion.

So please accept our invitation for a guided trip through the mysteries of the seasons at Budeč hill. Sit back, relax and JOIN THE RITUAL!

credits

released June 19, 2018

Guitar, flute, theremin: Olaf Olafsonn
Guitar: The Archduke of Neurosis (Jan Tichy)
Bass: The Mathematician (Jakub Elias)
Drums: The Dopefiend (Filip Vasut)

Cover art, graphic design, photography: Queen of the Outer Space (Aneta Irma Lammrova)

Recorded at Budec by Gates of Hell during 2017
Mixed by Ben Etchells in Bush Studios London
Mastered by Ade Emsley
Patronage by VB
2018

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Olaf Olafsonn and the Big Bad Trip Prague, Czech Republic

Dark psychedelic driven tribal music from Bohemia.

Olaf Olafsonn, Queen of the Outer Space, The Ancient One, The Archduke of Neurosis,
The Dopefiend. It's not real, it's just a Big Bad Trip.

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