http://www.Oskoreien.com - full album stream + free download.
Press for the album:
"Oskoreien is essentially the solo black
metal vehicle perfected... the record’s sound is just inspirational to
behold." - Lurker's Path
- Full review: http://www.lurkerspath.com/2011/02/22/oskoreien-st/
"With its neofolk moments and intensely mournful chord progressions, I
would say this stands up there with the latest Agalloch record but with a
hint of Godspeed You! Black Emperor in its crushingly sad guitar
crescendos." - Dead Formats
- Full review: http://devdformats.blogspot.com/2011/02/oskoreien-st.html
"Swaths of grandiosity in the vein of Bathory’s classic Viking era meld
with harsh vocals, gentle acoustic guitars, and an incredible sense of
melody. Neige [of Alcest] should be taking notes from this lone
California dreamer." - Metal Army America
- Full review: http://www.metal-army.com/?p=20784
"It’s not often that I get goosebumps whilst listening to music, but
listen to this on a pair of headphones and you’ll likely have the same
reaction." - Scene Point Blank
- Full review: http://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/oskoreien-/oskoreien-
"Gorgeous expanses of fragile post-rock mix gently with the harshness
and purpose of the album’s more blackened passages, songs ebb and flow
like waves at sunset, and it’s far too easy to lose yourself amongst the
waves." - Metal Injection, "Top ten releases of 2011 that you've never
heard of"
- Full review: http://www.metalinjection.net/lists/best-of-2011/grim-kims-top-ten-releases-of-2011-that-youve-never-heard-of
"Valena’s insane talent resulted in this beautifully executed release.
The album was a delicate balance of organic atmospherics, neofolk
melodies, and rawness" - Invisible Oranges, "Top 50 Albums of 2011"
- Full review: http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2011/12/top-albums-of-2011-50-to-41/
"'Oskoreien' is one of the most enticing albums of 2011 because icy
black metal and beautiful acoustic folky passages are perfectly
balanced, the production is spot on, and the composition of each song is
so good I am still having trouble believing this is a debut effort."
- "Top 10 Albums of 2011" List: http://wolfpuls.org/2011/12/best-of-2011/
- Full review: http://wolfpuls.org/2011/11/tuesday-tubeday-oskoreien-entropic-collapse/
Oskoreien was also featured on the front page of Roadburn Festival's website as "Album of the Day" on February 24th, 2011: http://www.roadburn.com/2011/02/album-of-the-day-oskoreien-%E2%80%93-oskoreien/