Shadowseeds
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Shadowseeds II is a dark wave/esoterical musical project consisting of Thomas Karlsson
and Tommie Eriksson
, who before 1999 spelled his name Tommy Eriksson.
Shadowseeds released their first album The Dream of Lilith in 1995 on Dark Age/Megarock Records
. The album was hardly at all promoted by the label and it sank with inertia into an esoteric underground cult status.
In 2002, after exactly seven years of silence, the project was resurrected.
Thomas wrote a unique text about the 17:th century Swedish occultist Johannes Bureus
which created the basis for a live performance at the Ecstatic Society/Fylkingen
in Stockholm
together with acts like Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio
and Coph Nia
.
In March 2003 Shadowseeds II performed at the Pandemonium Club in Gothenburg
. And in 2004 the first release was out based on the live performances. The CD-r is called Der Mitternacht Löwe and the sleeve is designed into a limited edition envelope shaped cover that beautifully captures the old tradition of the concept.
The name Shadowseeds II emphasizes the project’s rebirth.
Thomas Karlsson
Thomas Karlsson is a Swedish occultist and an esoteric author. In the summer of 2007, he has held the first Swedish course ever in Western Esotericism.. He is an occultist with many years of experience. Founder and head of magical order of Dragon Rouge, a Left-Hand Path initiatory organization and...
and Tommie Eriksson
Tommie Eriksson
Tommie Eriksson , born 1975, is a Swedish musician who played in the symphonic metal band Therion. Eriksson was guitarist in 1995, drummer from 1996–1997, and guitarist from 1997-1998 .-Background:Eriksson, who spelled his first name "Tommy" before 1999, is a musician, composer and writer, as of...
, who before 1999 spelled his name Tommy Eriksson.
Shadowseeds released their first album The Dream of Lilith in 1995 on Dark Age/Megarock Records
Megarock Records
Megarock Records is a Swedish record label, which focus mainly on heavy metal music.-Bands:* Abstrakt Algebra* Ace's High* Alien* Backyard Babies* Bad Habit* Candlemass* Criss* Crossroad Jam* It's Alive* Jester* Landberk* Machine Gun Kelly...
. The album was hardly at all promoted by the label and it sank with inertia into an esoteric underground cult status.
In 2002, after exactly seven years of silence, the project was resurrected.
Thomas wrote a unique text about the 17:th century Swedish occultist Johannes Bureus
Johannes Bureus
Johannes Thomae Bureus Agrivillensis was a Swedish antiquarian, polymath and mystic. He was royal librarian, tutor, and adviser of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden....
which created the basis for a live performance at the Ecstatic Society/Fylkingen
Fylkingen
Fylkingen is a society for experimental music and arts, founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 1933, one of the world's oldest societies of its kind. Composer Ingemar Liljefors served as the organization's first Chairman from 1933-1946....
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
together with acts like Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio
Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio
Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio is a neofolk and martial industrial music group from Stockholm. The band is composed of its founding member and vocalist Tomas Pettersson, and Rose-Marie Larsen, who replaced Chelsea Krook on backup vocals...
and Coph Nia
Coph Nia
Coph Nia is the name given to the dark ambient/ambient industrial act formed by Aldenon Sartorial. Coph Nia is currently signed to the Swedish label Cold Meat Industry. Its first release was the album That Which Remains, which was released in 2000...
.
In March 2003 Shadowseeds II performed at the Pandemonium Club in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
. And in 2004 the first release was out based on the live performances. The CD-r is called Der Mitternacht Löwe and the sleeve is designed into a limited edition envelope shaped cover that beautifully captures the old tradition of the concept.
The name Shadowseeds II emphasizes the project’s rebirth.
Other links of interest
- http://www.kaliyuga-electronica.cjb.net (Tommie's dark wave/electronicaElectronicaElectronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
projects) - http://www.dragonrouge.net (The dark magical order to which they both belong)
- http://www.megatherion.com (Tommie's previous band/Thomas writes lyrics for them)