Dutch artist and Nordic folk pioneer Kati Rán presents second single “KÓLGA | 16”
Dutch artist and Nordic folk pioneer Kati Rán presents the second single KÓLGA | 16 for the 2024 release of her long awaited 13 track full length album “SÁLA”. The new track features Gaahl on guest vocals and is presented with beautiful visualiser by Costin Chioreanu.
Check out the lyric video by Costin Chioreanu below:
”KÓLGA | 16 is one of the coldest waves of the nine billowmaidens of Rán, one that can take your breathe away in an overpowering chokehold of ice water. What we deem the most 'destructive of powerful forces of nature' are aswell a necessary and powerful catalyst for change, or gain newfound clarity.” Kati Rán portrays. “KÓLGA | 16 aswell touches upon many female figures that in one way or the other made significant sacrifices in their lives, have been sacrificed, betrayed, persecuted or deliberately put in another light in history, in mythology and various folktales across time and culture.” Kati continues.
Kati Rán is known for her collaborative audio work for Netflix’s tv series VIKINGS: VALHALLA, films and work for videogames, her stage appearances with Wardruna, Myrkur and Gaahl’s Wyrd to name a few, and her previous releases of the successful album; and Nordic dark folk tracks Blodbylgje and Icelandic track Unnr | Mindbeach; that run millions of streams and gathered a tightly knit Nordic Folk music loving audience around her.
Kati Rán elaborates: ”Signing to Svart Records was for me the most natural next step to collaborate and release my music with long-standing expertise in bringing out amazing artists and vinyl for true music connoisseurs, and to be able to bring my audience a full experience to enjoy my new Nordic Dark folk album SÁLA (Old Norse for both “sea” and “soul”). My album SÁLA has been tenuously crafted and produced together with Jaani Peuhu (Swallow the Sun, IANAI, Lord of the Lost, Hallatar) and is curated of sorts by my many years of writing, researching and travelling the Northern landscapes; taking on board with me incredible artists, sounds, musicians and producing it together closely with Jaani and also Christopher Juul (Heilung) to breathe the Nordic soul into the heart of this album.”
Kati Rán’s new album “SÁLA” will be released 24th of May 2024 on Svart Records.
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