I´ve seen HEXVESSEL twice in Transylvania, Romania at a really cosy outdoor festival. After that they have played once in Stockholm, but I wasn´t in town so I couldn´t go. So it was awesome to see/meet them again. Awfully nice people:) I was missing some of them, tho…
Anyway, I loved the gig and the opportunity to hang out with them again. Awesome evening:))
Wonderful, wonderful HEXVESSEL…
About: “Hexvessel is a psychedelic folk-rock band that was founded in 1983 by Englishman Mat McNerney. He moved to Finland in 2009 and was joined by a coven of musicians from Tampere that feature members of Galacticka and Dark Buddha Rising. Fusing late 1960s and early 1970s English folk and
psychedelia with a love for Finnish nature, folklore and pagan mysticism, they play a witches brew of acoustic balladry and heavy tripped-out atmospherics. Interior-world-music for secret ceremonies and forest rituals.”
The very best way to enjoy HEXVESSEL is lying flat in the grass under the Transylvanian sky, with a Ciuc Radler . Johanna fell in love with that beer-related stuff and I let her illustrate the state we were in during the concert. >>
For some reason I ended up with the biggest bunch of pics on HEXVESSEL. Great band, nice people and most of them are fellow countrymen (I´m originally from Finland. No surprise??:)). And they also stayed, as everybody else, at the infamous and wonderful Hotel Transylvania:) Loved the show!
Snatched from E.M.: “Hexvessel is a psychedelic folk band founded by Englishman Mat “Kvohst” McNerney. After moving to Finland in 2009 other musicians from Tampere featuring members of Galacticka and Dark Buddha Rising joined him in the project.”
“Where enlightenment and melancholy go hand in hand – Iterum Nata’s heartfelt dark folk music gives comfort for those who roam in the dark. Hailing from Finland, Iterum Nata is a one-man ensemble by Jesse Heikkinen (The Abbey, Hexvessel, Henget). It is a musical journey into the desolate realms where the ghosts of solitude dwell.” – nordvis.com
[Live clip by Christian Svensson]
https://www.facebook.com/IterumNata93/
https://www.instagram.com/iterumnata/
https://iterumnata.bandcamp.com/
Iterum Nata @ Nordvis
DBE was easily one of the nicest experiences in my life when it comes to festivals and events, and I´m really happy I got the opportunity to be there. Besides the music and all the people, the highlight for me was to see Costin´s (Chioreanu, Twilight13 Media) art exhibition “Where The Purgatory Ends”. Dark and beautiful artwork with a specially written soundtrack playing in the background (the music was made in co-operation with Rune (Blasphemer from Aura Noir, Ava Inferi & Mayhem) and some other musicians). If you live in Helsinki, don´t miss it at the Mega Therion Festival 28-29th of October!!!
It was also a pleasure to meet Doru, the organizer, who also helped me with some practical stuff like hotelbookings, accreditations & such. A really nice and helpful guy who made all of this happen.
It will be a 4th Edition in 2012 so I think you should concider making a trip to Romania and visit DBE. And while at it, try to see more of this crazy beautiful country aswell:) I´m lucky enough having some great friends over there, so I got myself a fantastic tour crisscrossing Transylvania. Hopefully there will be a new Romanian tour next year! I´m sure there´s a new plan coming up soon;))Some links:
www.darkbombasticevening.com – The official pages
http://www.facebook.com/darkbombasticevening – DBE on Facebook
Dark Bombastic Evening 4 (2012) – Next year´s Edition on Facebook
www.youtube.com/user/kogaiononmagazine – All the videos from DBE3
www.kogaionon.com – Kogaionon Magazine
twilight13media.com – Costin´s artwork & music @ Twilight13 Media
Alrighty then, some pics for you (got loads of them already on Facebook, but these are in slightly better quality):
»THE DARK BOMBASTIC GALLERY
LIVEPICS:
LES DISCRETS / VULTURE INDUSTRIES / DORDEDUH / DRACONIAN / ALCEST / YEAR OF NO LIGHT / SUNSET IN THE 12TH HOUSE / LOELL DUINN / ROME / HEXVESSEL / DIRTY GRANNY TALES
