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YAMOZHA II

by BLEEDING RAVEN

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DOGRIB 07:29
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-DOGRIB- Oh, where come forth thine offspring? Children born from a fire Mystical dogs and a Raven’s cry Young maiden seeks her beloved A prince from the Northern Shadows Oh sons, go forth and work the Earth Wolverine will be your guide Raven’s wisdom and a purple moon Oh Mother, we know thy name Sophia and a scared flame
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FEAST 06:35
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FEAST With their ancestors they celebrate the day Beyond Golgotha, old death will never stay Matriarchs pass on their wisdom Grandchildren peer into a kingdom Beyond the mask of the finite A tribe, a people of “Light” Feast for yesterday’s sorrow Drink to a new tomorrow
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LOST DAUGHTER 05:42
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LOST DAUGHTER She was honoured for her beauty Her soul taken by demonic vultures The Raven calls her name A fractured soul, an army’s game Oh daughter, more beautiful than the Northern Sky We shall never forget you, for you are many
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DANCE OF THE WOLVERINE 03:12
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DANCE OF THE WOLVERINE Love and truth cannot be destroyed Deceivers and oppressors take heed The Light pierces through the dark cold sky Young and old dance with the fire Peace for all who doubt Father Death dances with the dawn

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This is an alternative version of the Bleeding Raven release "Yamozha". This version has placed the vocal tracks more in the background and with more of an atmospheric effect. It is not tremendously different than the other version but I wanted to have this alternative version. This EP is inspired somewhat by the Dogrib Nation story of “Yamozha” and also other stories from their tradition. “Lost Daughter” is about the sad reality of many young First Nations women who have gone ‘missing’ in Northern/Western Canada and the effort to ‘find them’ hasn’t always been…fervent. A sad chapter in our history. The last song, “Dance of the Wolverine” is the only track that I started from ‘scratch’. The three other tracks were already recorded a few years ago, but without vocals. “Dance of the Wolverine” is sort of a fusion of Black Metal Ambient with a bit of trance. (again, I call it Dungeon Trash Ambient) This track is the real ‘test’ for me as far as capability goes. I will wait and see what people with “good ears” have to say about it. I honestly don’t know.

Just a note regarding the reference to First Nations: I do NOT claim to know all there is to know about their culture. It would be severely lacking in respect to my brothers and sisters of the First Nations for me to claim I am “all knowing” regarding their culture. I am not. But I have a deep respect for them and they in fact inspire me in more ways than one! If you want to learn about some of what this is about, see

www.native-languages.org/dogrib-legends.htm

So, I close with the lyrics from “Dance of the Wolverine”

Love and truth cannot be destroyed
Deceivers and oppressors take heed
The Light pierces through the dark cold sky
Young and old dance with the fire
Peace for all who doubt
Father Death dances with the dawn

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released March 5, 2020

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BLEEDING RAVEN Toronto, Ontario

An experiment initiated by Dean Mason of "Gnostic Gorilla" to explore a more abrasive/aggortech type project. Some of the tracks could be called doom-tech while others almost have a trance feel with some noisecore sentiments here and there. Yeah, it's very noisy and almost disturbing. That was the plan. ... more

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