Jonathan Hulten
Chants from Another Place
Kscope (2020)
It is always interesting to see well established artists step out of their comfort zone, attempting to broaden their horizons and produce something novel. Jonathan Hulten has taken such a turn once already, when his main band Tribulation departed from their early, death metal drenched style and stepped into a forward-thinking heavy metal bliss. Incorporating everything from black metal to psychedelic rock and goth rock, Tribulation became one of the acts to redetermine how heavy metal can be approached from a fresh perspective, free from the orthodoxy of past decades.Still, Hulten does not appear to be contempt to only stay within the metal genre and with his solo project he decides to wholeheartedly roam into the minimal folk domain. This journey began back in 2017, as Hulten unveiled his project’s debut EP The Dark Night of the Soul, an excellent introduction to his romantic take on dark, folky music. The return today with Chants from Another Place offers an in-depth dive into the core of Hulten’s vision, exploring the vast riches of a stripped down approach.Chants from Another Place offers a magical journey, aptly kicking off with the repetitive strums of “A Dance In The Road.” The percussion is beautifully … Read more
Bernays Propaganda
Vtora Mladost, Treta Svetska Vojna
Moonlee Records, Geenger Records, Pop Depresija, Ill in the Head, Balkan Ve (2019)
Nothing is certain except that everything will change. The fact that change is one of the only things you can … Read more
