Black Lines
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lyrics
Vasiliy Kandinsky is a great artist, a man that have turned understanding of art upside down and has rightfully imprinted his name in the world history of art. His pictures can be found in museums all around the world and his artistic heritage is sold on auction for millions of dollars. However, this is all in vain compared where Kandinsky was drawing his inspiration.
Some historic details: Kandinsky was from family of Nerch merchants, descendants of prisoners. His great-grandmother was a Tungus queen Gantimurova and his father was of old Kandinsky family, which were thought to be descendants of Mansi kingdom – a union of Finno-Ugric tribes of Mansi people. Vasiliy was not another rich man, trying to find his place in society; he was more interested about his place in the nature of things. He always believed that artist was a shaman, a “spiritual healer”, which was completely misunderstood by the cultured society; they could not believe that an heir of such a prestigious family would be interested in such things. Kandinsky was also conducting scientific work in scope of peasant laws in Komi-Zir (yet again Finno-Ugric people) and their traditional beliefs which led him to conclusion that tribal shamans were keepers of common laws, traditions and rituals (basically legal power). Moreover, another scientist confirmed his conclusions 30 years after.
Kandinsky’s last name appearance might be connected with the name of one of the Mansi indigenous populations: Kondinsk Mansi, name of the one of the main trade cities on River Ob’ was Kondinsk (and some maps have it as Kandinsk), which is also known for its monastery, which got its name due to river Konda, which falls into Ob’. The area around this monastery used to hold special meaning to the local population and as it usually occurred monastery might have been built over the ancient pagan grounds.
Moving on to the track, it is fully constructed from elements of poetry, descriptions of artist’s works and also tells about “Ort” conception. “Ort” (which means soul in Zir people language) conception was a research conducted by Kandinsky, which was his scientific achievement. He states, that these peoples’ understanding
of “Ort” is different from Judeo-Christian “immortal and incorporeal” understanding, reminding more of a “doppelganger” (which can be seen and felt at certain times), which is more characteristic of shamanistic beliefs and detailed in Carlos Castaneda books.
It is speculated that Kandinsky might have taken part in a pagan ritual and he was also ware of ritualistic uses of hallucinogenic mushrooms - toad stools (in Russian called “Poganka”, bearing similarity with adjective “Pogany”, which can be interpreted as pagan) to understand the messages of the universe.
Seeing such a deep meaning of this particular song and having three artists and one Finno-Ugric heritage enthusiast in the band it was a sign: all we had to do is come up with the most primal, melodic and repetitive song with an emphasis on the drum rhythm patterns in the beginning and before refrains to reflect shamanistic drumbeats.
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Bear hunt is a task for real men
Brave enough to challenge such a formidable beast
Several men are needed, one will never succeed
Telepathy is a gift from gods and mother nature
The forest is growing thicker, the leaves - heavier
Close your eyes and the branches come alive, the air grows darker
With the aid of foreign gods through ice on Vychegda a tear flows
The water element changes its bed, time for me to open my eyes.
A magic impulse midst traditional forms:
Fleece, shamans and the rhythm of creation
The source of thought can be determined
Only if depths of consciousness are fathomed
Repeat one phrase: scars heals
So hard to keep going through thorns and not looking back
Imagine this though: paints come alive
So dreadfully cold
Create, never hesitate
Yet the forest is growing thicker and the leaves - ever so heavy
Close your eyes and the branches come alive, the air grows darker
With the aid of foreign gods through ice on Vychegda a tear flows
The water element changes its bed, time for me to open my eyes.
Some historic details: Kandinsky was from family of Nerch merchants, descendants of prisoners. His great-grandmother was a Tungus queen Gantimurova and his father was of old Kandinsky family, which were thought to be descendants of Mansi kingdom – a union of Finno-Ugric tribes of Mansi people. Vasiliy was not another rich man, trying to find his place in society; he was more interested about his place in the nature of things. He always believed that artist was a shaman, a “spiritual healer”, which was completely misunderstood by the cultured society; they could not believe that an heir of such a prestigious family would be interested in such things. Kandinsky was also conducting scientific work in scope of peasant laws in Komi-Zir (yet again Finno-Ugric people) and their traditional beliefs which led him to conclusion that tribal shamans were keepers of common laws, traditions and rituals (basically legal power). Moreover, another scientist confirmed his conclusions 30 years after.
Kandinsky’s last name appearance might be connected with the name of one of the Mansi indigenous populations: Kondinsk Mansi, name of the one of the main trade cities on River Ob’ was Kondinsk (and some maps have it as Kandinsk), which is also known for its monastery, which got its name due to river Konda, which falls into Ob’. The area around this monastery used to hold special meaning to the local population and as it usually occurred monastery might have been built over the ancient pagan grounds.
Moving on to the track, it is fully constructed from elements of poetry, descriptions of artist’s works and also tells about “Ort” conception. “Ort” (which means soul in Zir people language) conception was a research conducted by Kandinsky, which was his scientific achievement. He states, that these peoples’ understanding
of “Ort” is different from Judeo-Christian “immortal and incorporeal” understanding, reminding more of a “doppelganger” (which can be seen and felt at certain times), which is more characteristic of shamanistic beliefs and detailed in Carlos Castaneda books.
It is speculated that Kandinsky might have taken part in a pagan ritual and he was also ware of ritualistic uses of hallucinogenic mushrooms - toad stools (in Russian called “Poganka”, bearing similarity with adjective “Pogany”, which can be interpreted as pagan) to understand the messages of the universe.
Seeing such a deep meaning of this particular song and having three artists and one Finno-Ugric heritage enthusiast in the band it was a sign: all we had to do is come up with the most primal, melodic and repetitive song with an emphasis on the drum rhythm patterns in the beginning and before refrains to reflect shamanistic drumbeats.
________________________________________________________
Bear hunt is a task for real men
Brave enough to challenge such a formidable beast
Several men are needed, one will never succeed
Telepathy is a gift from gods and mother nature
The forest is growing thicker, the leaves - heavier
Close your eyes and the branches come alive, the air grows darker
With the aid of foreign gods through ice on Vychegda a tear flows
The water element changes its bed, time for me to open my eyes.
A magic impulse midst traditional forms:
Fleece, shamans and the rhythm of creation
The source of thought can be determined
Only if depths of consciousness are fathomed
Repeat one phrase: scars heals
So hard to keep going through thorns and not looking back
Imagine this though: paints come alive
So dreadfully cold
Create, never hesitate
Yet the forest is growing thicker and the leaves - ever so heavy
Close your eyes and the branches come alive, the air grows darker
With the aid of foreign gods through ice on Vychegda a tear flows
The water element changes its bed, time for me to open my eyes.
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released November 25, 2018
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