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ALBUM RELEASE: Omgeving - Wijde wijdte

December 6, 2018
Omgeving’s debut album “Wijde wijdte” is officially released today! “Wijde wijdte” is available in a 6 panel digipack alongside a 10cm x 10cm sticker of the cover art.

You can also go to Bandcamp, where the album is now streaming in full. If you enjoy it, the album is available as a “name-your-price” digital download, just like the rest of HDR’s releases!




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Album description:
“Omgeving” is an experimental musical project from Dutch musician Franck Johanson (Distillator) where the listener is meant to interpret the sound as auditory landscapes, every texture part of a broader perception that has been created. The first Omgeving album crosses the boundaries of black metal, space rock, ambient, and doom. It is an entirely instrumental work based on conjuring imagery through soundscapes, through tones and frequencies that transport you through inner and outer space. This album should interest those who enjoy the slow buildup of layers, working with dynamics to build to a hypnotizing crescendo, shifting between subtle ambience to a piercing wall of sound. 
“Wijde Wijdte” will be released on a 6 panel digipack format through Hypnotic Dirge Records in December 2018, alongside a 10cm x 10cm sticker of the cover art, designed by Kuba Kujawa

Tracklisting:
1 - Ouverture 2015
2 - Zwaartekracht bestaat hier niet
3 - Daar waar de tijd smelt
4 - De zon ontmoet de aarde
5 - Wijde wijdte
6 - Eenzaamheid in extase
7 - Stille vernietiging
8 - De weg naar het donker is nauwelijks verlicht
Playing time: 46:57

Review Clips:
"The vibrant, glowing sheen of tremolo chords and a slow drum rhythm, layered with gleaming filaments of melody, seem to open the mind to a vista of stars, or perhaps the shimmering cascade of the aurora borealis." 
-No Clean Singing 

"Wijde Wijdte has a knack for pulling you in and submerging you under its ever compelling and hypnotizing atmospheres never to let you leave until your mind has been completely filled with darkened reveries and dirges of doom." 
-Cadaver Garden

“Wijde Wijdte” es un trabajo que invita a la reflexión y a la introspección por medio de ritmos lentos y una gran variedad de riffs; desde rabiosos trémolos, pasando por otros de carácter hipnótico y algunos pasajes de guitarras cristalinas, combinados con sonidos atmosféricos; recreando en su conjunto un álbum que despertará los sentidos del oyente y lo transportará a un mundo etéreo, donde lo intangible se volverá tangible.
-Broken Tomb Magazine 

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Wijde wijdte Album Trailer:

"Eenzaamheid in extase" Music Video
 

MUSIC VIDEO : Norilsk - “Weepers of the Land”!

December 4, 2018
Funeral rites and its iconography have a long history of weepers, or weeping figures – sad, heavy characters mourning the deceased. “Weepers of the Land” is a nod to the expression 'keepers of the land,' most often used in an indigenous and/or environment-related context, while referencing a less glorious side of history. The title song and concept is about what stays behind after someone vanishes.

The song was co-written with Joshua Cayer (Longhouse – bass/vocals), who is also guest v...

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MUSIC VIDEO: Omgeving - VI - Eenzaamheid in Extase

November 25, 2018
Omgeving has released their first music video for the track "VI - Eenzaamheid in Extase" from the upcoming debut album 'Wijde wijdte", releasing December 6 on Hypnotic Dirge Records.



Omgeving is an experimental musical project from Dutch musician Franck Johanson (Distillator) where the listener is meant to interpret the sound as auditory landscapes, every texture part of a broader perception that has been created. The first Omgeving album crosses the boundaries of black metal, space rock, ambi...

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PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE: Omgeving - Wijde Wijdte

November 12, 2018
Pre-orders are now available at Hypnotic Dirge Records for Omgeving's debut album, entitled "Wijde wijdte"



Pre-order CD
Digital / Stream the track “VII - Stille vernietiging”

“Omgeving” is an experimental musical project from Dutch musician Franck Johanson (Distillator) where the listener is meant to interpret the sound as auditory landscapes, every texture part of a broader perception that has been created. The first Omgeving album crosses the boundaries of black metal, space rock, ambi...

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NEW MERCH: NONE BEANIES / TOQUES!!

November 9, 2018
NEW MERCH: NONE BEANIES / TOQUES!!
[Taking pre-orders now, shipping early December]

For the first time ever, we have decided to print some beanies / toques for this upcoming lifeless season. This will be our first foray into this type of merch so we're not quite sure what to expect but if there is sufficient interest, this is something we'll continue to do.

To begin with, a black beanie with the NONE logo embroidered with gray stitching is available to pre-order! We are running pre-orders for th...

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NONE - "Where Life Should Be" available now!!

November 5, 2018
"Where Life Should Be" is an emotionally devastating journey, drenched in atmosphere and hopelessness from this mysterious project from the pacific northwest. This is an exclusive NONE song, a stand-alone release separate from the next full-length album scheduled for a release in spring 2019.


Stream / Download "Where Life Should Be"

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SONG PREMIERE: Omgeving - VII - Stille vernietiging

October 30, 2018

A couple of weeks ago, we announced Omgeving, the latest project to join our ranks for an album release later this year! Omgeving is an entirely instrumental project that blends elements of black metal, doom, drone, and ambient to create auditory landscapes that leads you on a journey through inner and outer space. And now today, No Clean Singing is hosting the premiere of the first-ever song to be released from the project. 


You can stream “VII - Stille vernietiging” (translating to "Sile...


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DIGITAL SINGLE: NONE - "Where Life Should Be" coming soon...

October 29, 2018
A new misery from the enigmatic pacific northwest.
"Where Life Should Be" is an emotionally devastating journey, drenched in atmosphere and hopelessness.

...coming soon




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Hypnotic Dirge Records turns 10 years old today!

October 21, 2018
In a small, chaotic and unorganized shared apartment ten years ago, I decided to embark on a journey to launch a record label to release music from my project Ancient Tundra and perhaps some other related projects. Never did I imagine that HDR would still be active ten years later nor that we would have the opportunity to release music from the caliber of artists we've worked with over the years!



To mark this occasion, we had plans to print some new Hypnotic Dirge merch, but unfortunately we'r...

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BAND SIGNING: Experimental Project “Omgeving” to release debut album “Wijde Wijdte” on Hypnotic Dirge

October 16, 2018
BAND SIGNING: Experimental Project “Omgeving” to release debut album “Wijde Wijdte” on Hypnotic Dirge
Tuesday October 16, 2018
“Omgeving” is an experimental musical project from the Netherlands where the listener is meant to interpret the sound as auditory landscapes, every texture part of a broader perception that has been created.
Omgeving is a solo project crafted by musician Franck Johanson (Distillator, Franck Johanson) Entitled  “Wijde Wijdte”, the first Omgeving album is a...

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