Every person is different, we all move through life growing, changing, and hopefully, trying to generally be a better person. Some succeed more then others, that said, it is a spectrum.
Growing up, music was, meh. Don’t get me wrong, I listened to music, but there was never a band that called me, and resonated until I heard Lacuna Coil; had a newly released cd in the US. From there, music slowly became the one thing I always had near me. I had multiple burned cds in my car, always to protect the originals. Even now, I still buy the cd if possible, rarely do I buy the digital. Music has become one of the things that I go to recenter myself, to listen to chords in darkness and lead my heart to sheltering shadows and wings. This past year, I have been trying to do just that, recenter and find parts of myself that have been set aside or lost … fears and whatnot. To say the least about, it’s been a journey, and it’s not over because it’s needed.
There has been a few things that have been a lifeline for me, specifically I will speak of music, obviously. This is a post about one band in particular, one I was fortunate to stumble over while in quarantine. Lord of the Lost, a goth band from Germany …
The first song I heard from them was On This Rock I Will Build My Church. Not bad, but at the time not really what I needed. So they came and went from my Youtube playlist, until they were rotated in again, but with different song, and makeup –
Raining Stars started an itch, it was a type of music that I’ve been missing. Unsure how much the make up was needed, but okay, it’s style. The next song I heard was –
During all of this music discovery, we have of course been going through a pandemic. So what is a band to do while they are under lockdown –
Apparently the newest cd, Thornstar, is based on an ancient religion. Did some basic research and I can’t find anything on Wikipedia, which is not a surprise. It’s apparently an ancient European religion practiced by Pangaeians. I’ll have to do more research, but going on.
This is a band though that has versatility and will get inspiration for multiple avenues. For example, an older cover song is this one –
and then a newer cover song –
But music is more then just a genre, it’s a blend of different styles and instruments. Apparently, in Germany, there is a concert series called Gothic meets Klassik. Lord of the Lost participated a few years ago, and were set to appear again, unsure if happening though. Here is the last time they played –
With classical music, I don’t know if this concert series started it, but Lord of the Lost is close to releasing a 3rd cd that uses only acoustic instruments – Swan Songs III. One of the new songs is actually –
This video almost made me cry, until I read the disclaimer at the end; it was so worth it. This song though, One Ton Heart, could very well mean One Ton or it could also be Wanton. Both make sense. One that note, I will post one more video that was shared today, another Lockdown video. No gimmicks, no electronics, no frill, just a man with guitar … and singing his heart.
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