Album lore

New Lute Music for Film, released in May 2017 on incunabulum, collects eleven compositions by Jozef Van Wissem that reaffirm the lute’s presence within dark folk and acoustic idioms. The album’s austere string work unfolds across titles such as “Temple Dance of the Soul (The Taste of Blood)” and “The Purified Eye Of The Soul Is Placed In The Circle Of The Eternal Sun,” evoking a meditative atmosphere grounded in minimalism and psychedelia.Van Wissem’s approach to the lute is spare yet deliberate, drawing on a lineage of early plucked instruments while situating the music squarely in a contemporary frame. The record’s resonance lies in its restraint, inviting listeners to discern subtle inflections within repeated patterns. Though intended as a companion to film, the pieces stand independently, offering a collection that has garnered a modest but steady audience, with over 130,000 scrobbles documented on Last.fm.

Album lore

New Lute Music for Film, released in May 2017 on incunabulum, collects eleven compositions by Jozef Van Wissem that reaffirm the lute’s presence within dark folk and acoustic idioms. The album’s austere string work unfolds across titles such as “Temple Dance of the Soul (The Taste of Blood)” and “The Purified Eye Of The Soul Is Placed In The Circle Of The Eternal Sun,” evoking a meditative atmosphere grounded in minimalism and psychedelia.Van Wissem’s approach to the lute is spare yet deliberate, drawing on a lineage of early plucked instruments while situating the music squarely in a contemporary frame. The record’s resonance lies in its restraint, inviting listeners to discern subtle inflections within repeated patterns. Though intended as a companion to film, the pieces stand independently, offering a collection that has garnered a modest but steady audience, with over 130,000 scrobbles documented on Last.fm.