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Blackvale

by ELANE

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Sternenwind 06:00
Like the fog comes up apace Casts a spell on the meadows You soon appeared Adrift in space silently gently touched by a memory we awoke Keep me warm …a wish floats to the sky In your arms … oh let it come back here one day Im Sternenwind Liegt die Lichtung des Mondes Im Einklang mit dir Du kamst aus den Sternen zu mir Im Sternenwind Auf der Lichtung des Mondes Tanzt Du mit mir die bezaubernde Melodie Im Sternenwind Wird das Licht niemals enden für immer und wahr Die Nacht der Sterne ist da In the woods of dreams We’re here within the moonlight Made of hope Appealed by a light Irresistibly finding peace and salvation In your embrace Take me home … beyond the burden of time into your arms … come here with the speed of light
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I remember my fair maiden She was leaning ‘gainst a tree In her eyes a magic twinkle It’s the best dress that she owned Kiss me, hold me and caress me In your arms I’m feeling free In the later days of summer Plays the golden sun so warm Through the vast and endless meadows Of the place that we call home Where our friends and we shall gather It’s the place where we were born We’re travellers on our way Leaving was hard to take And when you’re feeling blue Be proud, we’ve come this far I will carry you You will carry me So what I call home is where you are I remember how the wind blew She moved closer to my side Now those days seem gone forever Moving a thousand miles away We’re travellers on our way Leaving was hard to take And when you’re feeling blue Be proud, we’ve come this far I will carry you You will carry me So what I call home is where you are I remember days of glory Many years have passed since then When I close my eyes to come back There’s a place where we can stay
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Searchlight 04:26
There‘s a lack Something‘s missing in the heart Inaccurately plucked apart And that’s a fact Emotions hacked Coated with salty crystal shards Buried deep down beneath the cards Unlucky stack But there’s a light Shining from deep down in the hole You’d never guessed it could be so Warm and alive So tonight We bring light To the shadows of a broken heart And we fight Make it right To build future homes in loving arms Your searchlight Will cut through this cold and blackened night Your searchlight Makes it right If you were smart You’d find the strength and will to start Anything new to please the heart At least for once But there’s a light Shining from deep down in the hole You’d never guessed it could be so Warm and alive It’s worth a try It does not have to end in vain ‘cause you can break this rotten chain Light up the night!
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Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, Remember me to one who lives there, For he once was a true love of mine. Ask him to find me an acre of land, Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, Between the salt water and the sea strand, For then he’ll be a true love of mine. Ask him to reap it with a sickle of leather, Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, And gather it up with a rope made of heather, For then he’ll be a true love of mine. If you say that you can’t, then I shall reply, Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, Oh, Let me know that at least you will try, Or you’ll never be a true love of mine. Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, Remember me to one who lives there, For he once was a true love of mine.
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Keyhole 04:02
You’re stuck in a narrowing Unpleasantly To see, to see, to see And you’re up to sense more things So consciously Should be, should be, should be When your thoughts are travelling unravelling Be free, be free, be free A dreamscape to meet within So lovingly So here’s the key Take my invitation Show me the relation Between your body and your soul Miraculous places Beyond the hazes Let’s turn the key inside the hole
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Slide the door - Light flows to you In your Smile - I lose all fear And the soul river flows We walked hand in hand Through the darkened land My heart’ll never stop to cry Soul, it pines for you We walked hand in hand Within a silent storm Forever I’ll remain behind Even if you leave Let me drown - here in your arms You never left, a trace was still here Love - Our love should flood this hall I might be with you But I can’t reach you But I’m longing for you We walked hand in hand The sky is darkening We sleep and are awake Dreaming of the light And it tears us apart… We walked hand in hand Through the darkened land My heart will never stop to cry Soul, it pines for you We walked hand in hand Within a silent storm Forever I’ll remain behind Even if you leave We walked hand in hand The sky is clearing up And I am drowning here in your arms We become the sun Never tears us apart… Slide the door Love floods the room We are here Found home in our arms
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Here within the Silver Falls I’ve just found you Rusty skin and broken wings Lost in my lands Like a magnetic falling star Through galaxies Are we the destroyer of all worlds? No one knows… In your dust we stand Just a breath away In your eyes I learned how to glow Oh, let me be your falling star So dive with me The highest flight Above all clouds and galaxies We hold our hearts A glowing core My Guardian of Dawn As a team we remain here in the falls Embrace me now Feel the clear water on our skin Leave it all behind No one will ever understand A craving love In our embrace we’ll find our home A dream comes true In your eyes I almost see Our promised land Find a path to be as one Let us be like falling stars So dive with me The highest flight Above all clouds and galaxies I know our hearts Are a glowing core My Guardian of Dawn
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An Angel reappears To lift my heavy load And carefully he sears Away my dark remorse Undreamed-of energy Unleashed him through my call The Angel’s destiny Is written in the clouds Crowned by the moon we will be The end is yet untold The ancestors’ melodies Provoke the Angel’s fall The Queen stays untouched by him Inculcates heart and soul The Angel has last been seen Striding into the void
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There’s a wall Separating present from the past Concrete, steel and bricks are built to last People in the queue of reminiscence Please, don’t join the line You can’t rely Leaning on this shoulder means no good See me turn away my head without a second look Half-familiar faces Drowning in the crowd without resisting Any more words would not make any sense When no gesture nor phrases offend All chances – buried in time And time is vast In the end Memory’s biochemical synapse Proteins help to bypass larger gaps Millions of connections Branchings built on nuclear command On the day When all physical journeys will end Will you come here to visit again? If there’s more to this than sciences and facts, We’ll meet again My friend
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Sweet berries stained your scarf Or is it something else That made it look so red? Your carefulness is neat And each flick of your wrist Approved and all correct There‘s ink spots on the sheet Can’t help it anymore The cloudiness inside your head is gone The obvious escape Best done before the day of Perpetual regret Sometimes you’re on your own The ashes are all gone And everything seems blown away too soon Say, did you fall asleep Or is it something else That made you seem so glad? With vacant stare you watch The people come and go The thinness of their threads The one you used to be Was brimming with ideas But now your cards are played You earned yourself a break The peacefulness of sleep A secret that you locked away so well Remember what they say When you’re dimming down the day Lights out on your command
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Ach, bittrer Winter, wie bist du kalt Du hast entlaubet den grünen Wald Du hast verblüht die Blümlein auf der Heiden Die bunten Blümlein sind worden fahl Entflogen ist uns Frau Nachtigall Sie ist entflogen, wird sie wieder singen?

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"'Blackvale' convinces with every note and touches the brain and heart in an indescribable way." Orkus! Music Magazine

"Overall a very good piece! Innovation: 13/15 points" - Folkmetal.at

"Exudes hope, confidence and love of life." Ruhrgesichter.de

"Visionary and uplifting! ELANE know how to give dreamers great wings..." Sonic Seducer Music Magazine

"The band's most diversified album so far and an unequivocal recommendation. 9/10 points" Der Hoerspiegel

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BONUS:
As DLC bonus items, all Bandcamp buyers of this album will receive two hi-res album artworks as a download:
An unpublished illustration by Joran Elane for the song "We Walk Hand in Hand" (3330x4434 pixels) and a photograph of the original painting "The Great Wall" (4293x3005 pixels) by Nico Steckelberg.
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“Blackvale” is the seventh studio album by fantasy folk band ELANE. With its songs, it crosses the border between fantasy and reality. The eleven songs on the album describe the emotional journey of life and the black valley that has to be crossed on the way to individual happiness. Stories from the fantastic world of Glenvore are mashed-up with real feelings and experiences from the past ten years. It's the band's most melancholic album to date, while offering many islands of light and confidence.

Since the band formed in 2001, their compositions and arrangements have drawn on a variety of musical styles. This genre fusion allows each song to fully unfold its individual mood and create a lasting effect on its listeners.

“Blackvale” again works with different stylistic devices that are symbiotically coordinated in their interaction. The pieces are sometimes dreamily atmospheric and then again intoxicatingly energetic and motivating.
ELANE let their folk roots run wild in their songwriting. Many different varieties of folk music are represented, from Celtic and Pagan folk to folkloristic pop music and folk rock.
That's why "Blackvale" can sound electronically driving in a moment and then, in the following song, be completely pure, acoustic and close to nature again.
ELANE's proven bombastic orchestral sound can be found in many of the tracks. The band will be supported by the British cellist Anna Stuart from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

The result of this artistic melange is a varied musical journey through light and shadow in eleven musical chapters.

"Blackvale" will be available as a download, stream and CD version with an artistically de-signed booklet full of fantastic illustrations, including all lyrics.

Background and Trivia:
In the Tarot, the symbol "Two of Swords" shows a blindfolded woman dressed in white. In each of her hands, which are crossed in front of her chest, she holds a sword. This card represents great doubt, a double-edged sword, and uncertainty about which decision is the right one.
In contrast to this is the "The Queen of Swords". She is the mistress of her own thoughts. In the Tarot, this card stands for perfect understanding and harmony between knowledge and feelings.

The cover illustration of "Blackvale" shows ELANE frontwoman Joran in the role of a queen-to-be in the midst of the change process: Out of the dark times of doubt and uncertainty, into a state of mental clarity and emotional balance.

That's what “Blackvale” is all about. The songs on the album arose over many years from life situations that challenged the band members. Separating from the tried and true, leaving home and losing loved ones lead us through a deep black valley of despair before life can go on. But there are many rays of hope that show us the way forward and reward us at the end of the difficult journey. There is no shortcut to emotional balance. We all have to go through “Blackvale” at some point before we can find ourselves in a state of inner peace.

„Blackvale“ ist das siebte Studioalbum und das erste eigenständige ELANE-Werk seit 2008. Zuvor arbeitete die Band mit dem Phantastik-Autor Kai Meyer zusammen und veröffentlichte mehrere Alben zu dessen Romanen. 2019 erschien ein Soundtrack-Album in Kooperation mit dem Spieleentwickler Michael Menzel zu dessen Brettspielreihe „Die Legenden von Andor“ („Kennerspiel des Jahres 2013“).

"Blackvale" is the seventh studio album and the first independent ELANE work since 2008. The band previously worked with the fantasy author Kai Meyer and released several albums based on his novels. In 2019, a soundtrack album was released in cooperation with the game developer Michael Menzel for his board game series "The Legends of Andor" ("Game of the Year 2013").

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released November 11, 2022

Produced, mixed and edited by Markus Skroch & Nico Steckelberg
Recorded and mastered by Markus Skroch at Kalthallen

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The roots of ELANE are in the deep forests of the German Sauerland. The characteristic mixture of organic and electronic sounds has become their trademark. The amazing voice of lead singer Joran Elane as well as acoustic and electric guitars, violin, viola, cello, gentle soundscape, percussions and bombastic orchestral arrangements create a distinctive sound and a huge recognition value. ... more

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