Nebala (Indo-Nordic folk – Denmark) released its first EP, titled Lustuz, exploring the confluences between ancient Nordic and Vedic cultures.
Lustuz was digitally released by By Norse Music and is the first chapter of Nebala’s debut album Laþu Woþuz Alu (to be released February 2021 – By Norse Music), itself divided into three parts:
- EP1, Lustuz (out August 7th, 2020): is about desire, longing, and the need for sharing each other’s darkness to fully merge sexually in total mutual vulnerability.
- EP2, Laþu (out Fall 2020): is about sexual tension, mutual objectification, and unfulfilled sexual longing.
- The last three songs that complete the album are about sexual release into absolute subjectivity and mergence, transcendence, and an explosion of the cosmic creative force.
Nebala is a reference to the primordial mist in the earliest Nordic language, translating into an abyss of absolute potentiality. The project was created by singer and songwriter Jonas Lorentzen (ex-Heilung), who teamed up with philosopher Naina Gupta and Old Norse expert Mathias Nordvig to explore the deep Indo-Germanic connections between Nordic and Vedic culture.
See also: Heilung releases music video for ‘Norupo’
Lorentzen talked about the opportunity to work with By Norse Music.
“I feel truly fortunate for the faith and support ByNorse has shown in my music. I have always respected their unique style of working. I feel synergetic with the manner in which they dig deep into their subject matter through music as their instrument. I am very excited to stand with the giants in Norse music to bring to you my very particular musical expression with all its interdisciplinary underpinnings. Stay tuned!”
For the musical aspect of Lustuz, Lorentzen collaborated with British neo-classical and electronic composer Sebastian Gainsborough. Together, they crafted three songs that feature traditional frame drums, lyre, tagelharpa, Tibetan singing bowls, and throat singing, helping the listeners to cross cultural boundaries and travel to primordial times.
The songs are written in the proto-Nordic language from the Germanic Iron Age, drawing inspiration from Old Norse mythology and Scandinavian runic inscriptions. The lyrics are inspired by the sexual theory proposed by Naina Gupta as well as by Mathias Nodrvig mythological interpretations of ancient sexuality and creativity in Nordic culture.
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