Name: Kindred
Brand: Hexvessel

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SVART226LPRED

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-04-17

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

6430065589327

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / red

Artist

Hexvessel

Genre GB

Psychedelic

Label GB

Svart

A psychedelic forest folk rock band from Finland, Hexvessel was founded by Mat McNerney in 2009. The current lineup includes Mat McNerney on vocals and guitar, Kimmo Helén on piano, keys, viola, violin, trumpet, and backing vocals, Jukka Rämänen on drums, percussion, and bass guitar, and Ville Hakonen on bass. Former members have included Jesse Heikkinen on lead guitar and backing vocals, Vesa Ajomo on guitars, Jussi Saarivuori on organs and samples, Simo Kuosmanen on lead guitar,
Niini Rossi on bass guitar,
Tuuli Jartti on violin and backing vocals,
Jaakko Niemeläon keys,
Dirk Campbell as a session member playing flutes and duduk,
Daniel Pioro as a session member playing violin,
Marja Konttinen providing vocals and percussion,
Andrew McIvor playing acoustic guitars,
and Antti Haapapuro creating sound effects and field recordings as the master of ceremonies.

Svart is a Finnish label that was established in Turku in 2009 by two individuals, specializing in re-releasing underground music on vinyl. They have gained recognition for their label series, *Jazz Liisa* and *Pop-Liisa*, which showcase the best of underground music. With a focus on quality and authenticity, Svart has become a trusted name in the industry.

Finland’s Hexvessel return to Svart Records with new album Kindred, with cover artwork by renowned artists Thomas Hooper and Richey Beckett unveiled. Taking a darker and more esoteric path, Kindred sees Hexvessel re-forge their eclectic melting cauldron or vessel of sound into a potent hex of spell-binding songcraft. Blues-laden psych-rock and progressive structures harken back to King Crimson, giving way to dark earthen balladry reminiscent of early Nick Cave and the doom-laden atmospheres of Dead Can Dance. The band returned to their original studio in Tampere, Finland, where they recorded their cult classic No Holier Temple, which fused Hexvessel’s folk roots with an occult undercurrent, with the new album mastered by John Davis (The Killers / Gorillaz / Led Zeppelin / Lana Del Rey) in the UK. Through Kindred’s 10 song rites of passage, Hexvessel cover Coils Fire Of The Mind live from a mental institution and delve into the Druidic sacrificial swamps with songs like Bog Bodies, which conjures the deep Lynchian night with muted trumpet and foggy rhodes piano. Adorned by cover artwork by artists Thomas Hooper (who has worked for Neurosis, Converge and Doomriders) and Richey Beckett (who has created work for Metallica, Foo Fighters, Robert Plant), Kindred is an album which calls you on a journey, both intimate and richly enlightening.

Kindred

Music GB