Old Forgotten Lands [Split Album Available Now]

About Me

Begat as a black ambient project, conceived in the summer of the year 2007, Old Forgotten Lands was crafted as a cathartic and enlightening means for Elan to express both his dismay toward the plague of industry, and his reverence for the majesty of nature. This being his first experimentation with more atmospheric music, it was a very new experience.
During many months of melancholic, yet calming excursions to natural reserves, the first album was recorded, using a very minimal approach. EEE Recordings, recognizing the goals of this project, saw fit to release this music. Over time, however, and with the coming of new equipment, the project began to evolve.
A feature film was created as well, during the same time as the creation of the debut album, and, though it took much longer to release, it eventually saw release in 2008 from EEE as well.
Though the project is still young, it has underwent many changes, and its sound has only matured. What once was a synth-derived, melodic black ambient project has now morphed into something more. Field recordings, strange and unorthodox instruments, and a deep, impenetrable atmosphere now grace the sound of Old Forgotten Lands...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 05/06/2007
Band Website: None.
Band Members: All music composed by nature, and given voice through the hand of Ã‰lan O'Neal.
Influences: The wind rustling the leaves.
The waves crashing on the shore.
The solid foundation of the mountains.
The creaking of the old oak trees.
The storms in the skies.

The world without humanity.
Sounds Like: The sounds of scenescapes instilled on the listener's minds.
Record Label: EEE Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Prophecies for the rest of the year...

The collaborative effort, known as Equinox, was unveiled merely days ago. It is available for anyone interested, through two separate labels, as was foretold.Now, with this recent music completed, I h...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:39:00 GMT

Split with Ancient Tundra to be released September 2nd...

The time has come for the collaborative work between Old Forgotten Lands and Ancient Tundra to be released. It will be entitled EQUINOX.On September 2nd, this split album will be released on two diffe...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:23:00 GMT

EP Review from Underground Violence webzine...

Old Forgotten Lands From Ethereal Forests to Mystic Mountains (EEE Recordings) Review by Walter Beck The debut album from Old Forgotten Lands, another project from Élan ONeal (Asgath, Élan, ...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:31:00 GMT

New, upcoming release announcements!

I am delighted to announce two new releases that will occur this year.One of them being a cassette version of the debut album, From Ethereal Forests To Mystic Mountains, through my friends Moribund Tr...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:21:00 GMT

Acknowledgements...

I would like to make an opportunity to thank all the people who have supported me in my musical endeavors.The first to thank is the man behind EEE Recordings. You have given me the opportunity to have...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:07:00 GMT

Debut album released on EEE Recordings!

The first official Old Forgotten Lands album is now available for pre-order from e3recordings.com. The official release date is August 26th.For anyone who appreciates this music or what I do, be sure ...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:46:00 GMT

I have finished work on the film...

For the better part of a year, I have been working on and off on a film presentation for this project. With music I have created to enhance the atmosphere of the videos I have shot, the end result cam...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:44:00 GMT

Interview....

Picture deep forests and towering mountains. Now envision vast lakes, or even snowy fields in the arctic lands. These are just some of the visions that come to mind when listening to 'Old Forgotten La...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:59:00 GMT

My favorite and most personal song of mine...

...has got to be "Atop the Mystic Mountain", for a few reasons. Basically I was on a trip to North Carolina, and staying in a small house on top of a mountain, with a large view of another mountain ac...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:37:00 GMT

Why do we do it?

We are all killing ourselves. Call me your typical environmentalist, but I really do not see why we can't live with the aide of preserved natural forests and wildernesses! We need trees and the wild t...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:26:00 GMT