Nytt Land, the ambient, Russian dark / shamanic folk project of Natasha “Baba Yaga” Pakhalenko, and Anatoly “Shaman” Pakhalenko, will release their seventh record, Ritual, via Napalm Records August 6. Two words to describe Nytt Land’s music? Esoteric and atmospheric. States Nytt Land: “All our songs are, first of all, our personal experience, how we perceive reality around us. Ritual is the release of inner, primal energy through music, words, dances, and images. This is what the world and the universe was born into. And we want to share our part of this energy with you.” Regarding the new record, Nytt Land says: “Our new album is a big story, a long way—from the harsh, snowy fjords of ancient Scandinavia—to the endless expanses of the great Siberian taiga. Having...
