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NECHOCHWEN

About Me

"Modern man, the world eater, respects no space and no thing green or furred as sacred. The march of the machines has entered his blood." - Loren Eiseley, Anthropologist

Soundcheck with Andrew Della Cagna at the NPR/PBS Mesquite Heat Festival in Harlingen, Texas 7-12-08. Roy Z, who also performed, is in the background.

Performance at Heathen Crusade 3, Nov. 14th-15th, 2008.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/1/2007
Band Members: I want to spread knowledge of my area's roots through interesting soundscapes that are as dark as the history behind them.
- DISCOGRAPHY -

Forest of the Soul - Faun Song e.p.
Released 6-28-08 (c)Man Made Music

1. Mother Tongue
2. Sweet and Lowdown
3. Concentric Rings
4. Erin's Green Shore+
5. Hope Leaves++
+ trad. Irish, based on a Mick Moloney performance
++ Opeth cover

Angelrust-The Nightmare Unfolds
Released early 2008
To be re-released on Stronghold Records
late 2008
1. Neptune Heartbeat
2. Desolate Grace
3. In Soil She Sleeps
4. The End Unbound
5. Halo Around The Moon
6. Of Blood and Steel

Harvist-Live in Appalachia
Released 10-31-07 on Stronghold Records
1. Defy
2. Longing For Twilight Essence*
3. Foundations
4. When Nothing Becomes*
5. Turmoil Of The Seed
6. The Dawn Will Begin Again*
7. Troll's Bane
8. The Roost And The Song*
9. Hollowed (From Within)*
10. Phantom Of The Opera
SOLD OUT!

Nechochwen - Algonkian Mythos
Scheduled for Monday, September 22nd, 2008 release through Dark Horizon Records
Nechochwen - All Instruments, Native Singing and Chant;
Andrew Della Cagna - Guest Vocals on "Talgayeeta" and drums on "Pilawah"

1. A Blistering Fusilade
2. Fallen Timbers
3. Algonkian Mythos
4. Coffin of the Flesh
5. Talgayeeta
6. Gnadenhutten
7. Cut-ta-ho-tha
8. Pilawah
9. Nilu-Famu
10. West Across the Missi-theepi

Aaron Carey - s/t
2006 Self-released
1. Allemande - Dowland
2. Romance - Anon.
3. Prelude to Cello Suite No. 1 - Bach
4. Allemande - Weiss
5. Estudio Op. 35, No. 13 - Sor
6. Adelita - Tarrega
7. Estudio 3 - Carcassi
8. Mazurka Choro - Villa-Lobos
9. Estudio Sencillo 2 - Brouwer
- Anonymous Lute Suite -
10. Preludio
11. Bianco Fiore
12. Danza
13. Gagliarda
14. Canzone
15. Saltarello

Angelrust - Heart Turned Cold
2005 Angelsongs ltd.
1. Love Me Not
2. Season of Perpetual Flesh
3. Heart Turned Cold
4. Retribution's Throne
5. Blinded By Secrecy
6. Totem
7. Reflections In Obsidian
8. Hammerstone
SOLD OUT!

Forest of the Soul - s/t
2004 Man Made Music
1. Grey Sky, Green Earth
2. Autumnal Rains
3. The Lodge
4. Heart of the Night
5. Eagle's Nest
6. By the Fire
7. Man Made Mountain
8. Prelude
9. Magick in the Mundane
10. La Solenne Vedova
11. Evenfall
12. Eire
13. Forest of the Soul
14. Hourglass
SOLD OUT!

Angelrust - Pale Portrait EP
2004 Angelsongs ltd.
1. Pale Portrait
2. The Exile
3. Night's Closing In
4. Swallowed In Darkness
SOLD OUT!

Various composition, performance, and/or production credits on:

Harvist - Wolfskin Clad
Out now on Stronghold Records

1. Wolfskin Clad*
2. The Lycan Draws Nigh, Clad In Wolfskin
3. Farewell To The Old Forest*
4. Hidden In The Woods*
5. The Mountain River Flows Up, Not Across
6. Drudgery Of The Craft
7. A Pox On The House, In Which Thee Dwells
8. The Foreboding Essence

Harvist - Lightning Storm In The Veins
2004 Dark Horizon Records

1. Daybreak On Darkview
2. Forest Dreaming In My Discontent
3. A Harvester's Hymn*
4. Defy
5. Troll's Bane/Water In The Lungs
6. Turmoil Of The Seed*
7. When Nothing Becomes*
8. The Dawn Will Begin Again*
9. Hollowed (From Within)*
SOLD OUT!

Harvist - Turmoil Of The Seed
2002 Self-released

1. Turmoil Of The Seed*
2. When Nothing Becomes*
3. Memoirs Of Sanity*
4. The Dawn Will Begin Again*
5. Hollowed (From Within)*
SOLD OUT!

Harvist - A Gleam In The Night
2001 Dark Horizon Records

1. A Gleam In The Night
2. By Hidden Ponds
3. The Roost And The Song*
4. Phantom Feelings
5. Longing For Twilight Essence
6. Upon Brazen Wings
7. As Darkness Ends The Day
SOLD OUT!
* - Denotes Harvist tracks featuring Nechochwen

I have a very limited stock of this merchandise. This may be your last chance to get some of these. Get in touch for details.
Influences: Ulver, Hagalaz Runedance, Arckanum, R. Carlos Nakai, Bach, Landini, Dufay, October Falls, Tenhi, Nest, Vivaldi, Abigor, Machaut, Leonin, Nebron, Flauros, Mozart, The Who, Darkthrone, Michael Hedges, Ruhr Hunter, diSEMBOWELMENT, Anathema, Harvist, Nick Drake, Shape of Despair, SunnO))), Blood of the Black Owl
Sounds Like: A blend of classical, ambient acoustic, and Native American music with a dark, somber atmosphere.

"Nechochwen - an atmospheric experience of a more organic nature. epic tales of valor and war as told by plucked strings and breathing soundscapes." - Sacred Sound

Record Label: Dark Horizon Records/Stronghold Records/PHD Dist.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Review of The Nightmare Unfolds from Metal Psalter

http://metalpsalter.com/review_angelrust_the_nightmare_unfol ds.html
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:54:00 GMT

Worm Gear Interview

Nechochwen  Interview"May 2, 2009 " No Comments Having recently witnessed Aaron Carey perform as Nechochwen at last years Heathen Crusade III festival, so unexpected was the one man with acoustic gui...
Posted by on Thu, 14 May 2009 22:38:00 GMT

Metal Psalter Review and Interview links

http://www.metalpsalter.com/review_nechochwen_algonkian_myth os.htmlhttp://www.metalpsalter.com/interview_nechochwen_1.ht ml
Posted by on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:26:00 GMT

Ancient Death Webzine Interview

NECHOCHWENAn interview with Aaron CareyNechochwen is the work of Aaron Carey, a classically trained guitarist from West Virginia. He is easily one of the best musicians I've heard in quite some time a...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:24:00 GMT

Algonkian Mythos Review from ANCIENT DEATH Webzine

NECHOCHWENAlgonkian MythosDark Horizon RecordsMetal isn't the only genre (or group of genres under one name) of music that I listen to. I listen to loads of other stuff but a lot of it has one common ...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:05:00 GMT

Compilation appearance

..TR> Compilation appearance Body: I will be contributing a new track to the compilation, "Der Wanderer uber dem Nebelmeer (The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog) out of Antwerp, Belgium.The comp's my...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:41:00 GMT

Review for Algonkian Mythos from The Shadows Commence Webzine

This review is from The Shadow's Commence Webzine, out of Sweden.  http://theshadowscommence.99k.org Label: Dark Horizon Records. Year: 2008. Style: Acoustic Folk. Format: CD. Note: The CD ...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:54:00 GMT

Interview on kdvs.org

Check out the Nechochwen interview with Blasphemer and Scarecrow on the "Raise the Dead" show.  You can access their archive of this show at http://kdvs.org/shows/view/show_id/23/date/2007-11-03/...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:49:00 GMT

New demo track posted

I've removed "By the Fire" from the Forest of the Soul album so I could post this new one, "At Night May I Roam".  If anyone knows how to keep 5 songs up on this player, send me a message.  ...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 07:41:00 GMT

New additions to the site

I have posted a new track from Algonkian Mythos. It's called Talgayeeta. It's about the Cayuga turned Mingo chief, Talgayeeta, better known as Logan. He was said to be a friend to all until his father...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:31:00 GMT