Enlightenment, by Strandhem

Enlightenment

by Strandhem

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1.	Enlightenment 01:03	buy track
2.	Inhumanism 06:31	buy track
3.	Død Mand Er God Gødning 06:46	buy track
4.	The Commonplace 06:37	buy track
5.	Life With Cold Death 08:28	buy track
6.	The Myth of Normal 03:58	buy track
7.	Broken Continuum 07:38	buy track
8.	Uncivilization 11:59	buy track

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Almost 7 years in the making, Enlightenment is at its very simplest an ode to learning and to nature, and at its more complex a genuine critique of our very concept of 'civilization' and the limitations of the still widely embraced values of the Enlightenment era. Every song is based on the work of writers, thinkers, or theorists whose ideas in many ways point to the shortcomings of our self-proclaimed unshakable Enlightenment ideals. The album is an attempt to recuperate the very notion of 'Enlightenment', and bring forward elements that a true 21st century Enlightenment should rely on to challenge the pre-conceived notions underpinning our modern understanding of civilization, progress, and humanism.

A longer write-up on the philosophy behind the album can be found on Strandhem's Substack profile: strandhem.substack.com/p/the-case-for-a-new-enlightenment

Track-by-track album walkthrough can be read here: strandhem.substack.com/p/enlightenment-album-walkthrough

And the lyrics are here: strandhem.substack.com/p/strandhem-all-lyrics

100% OF THE PROFITS COLLECTED THROUGH BANDCAMP FROM THE ALBUM WILL BE DONATED TO THE PALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND (PCRF).

UPDATE: Thank you to all who donated! $530 was transferred to the PCRF on April 8th 2024.

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released April 5, 2024

The album cover art is an alteration/reworking of the piece "The Evening Lamp" drawn by Julian Alden Weir ca. 1890 (found in the public domain).

Guitar solos on the tracks "Død Mand er God Gødning" and "Life with Cold Death" played by Mads Nikolai 'Arpeggio' Sørensen (Exelerate / Ethereal Kingdoms).

Some instrument parts recorded by Toke Fønskov Gerdts (Gladenfold)

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Nordic Antifascist Blackgaze // Read theory or die trying.

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