Classic first two albums for the first time ever on CD & vinyl. As heard on Emmy award winning series Vikings.
Reidar Olsen, the man behind Danheim has been producing music all the way back in his teenage years. Focusing on mostly electronic music, it wasn’t until 2016 that he fused this love for music production with his Danish roots. Loosely meaning ‘Danish home’, Danheim is the perfect marriage of old Norse mythology with ambient electronic music, à la Brian Eno.
With his signing to Season of Mist, Danheim now reminiscences to the two albums that started it all: Munarvágr & Mannavegr.
Munarvágr, the first of the two albums, is a 12-track showcase of thundering drums, subtle percussive instrumentation layered with deep chants. It’s an album that immediately sets the tone for what Danheim‘s music is all about – honoring old Nordic tradition in a majestic and fierce way. If you’re ever in the mood for a good workout while feeling like a viking about to conquer new lands, this is the the kind of album you’d put on.
Mannavegr is the album that really showcases how brilliant Olsen is in the studio. Ultra clean and super clear production carves a path to a full sonic palette of underlying clicks, warhorns, drone-like synths and a clever use of samples from nature. It transports you straight to the viking time, yet remains fresh in its production.
While these albums have been available to all on streaming platforms for a few years now, it’s with Danheim‘s signing to Season of Mist that they’re now exclusively offered on physical formats.
Munarvágr & Mannavegr will both be out on March 7th through Season of Mist.
Pre-order starts today: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/DanheimReissues
Tracklist Munarvagr: 1. Intro (0:44) 2. Vindöld (3:29) 3. Tyrfing (3:27) 4. Tyr (3:41) 5. Temple of Odin (3:23) 6. Myrkviðr (4:33) 7. Munarvagr (3:18) 8. Jörmungandr (3:05) 9. Ivar’s Revenge (3:45) 10. Gjallarhorn (3:07) 11. Floki’s Last Journey (4:11) 12. Call to the Gods (Outro) (1:09) // Full runtime: 37:56
Tracklist Mannavegr: 1. Gripir (3:46) 2. Heljarför (4:12) 3. Nóatún (3:46) 4. Vali (3:43) 5. Glundroði (4:59) 6. Fensalir (4:26) 7. War of the North (4:36) 8. Vanheimr (4:00) 9. Holmgang (3:15) 10. Folkvangr (4:00) 11. Ímar (3:04) 12. Ivar’s Wrath (3:50) 13. Gripir (Sigurbodi Vocal Version) (3:49) 14. Heljarför (Sigurbodi Vocal Version) (4:20) 15. Mannavegr (3:16) // Full runtime: 59:06
Danheim is a Nordic folk/Viking inspired project from the Copenhagen-based Danish producer Reidar Schæfer Olsen, a man with 10 years of experience in electronic and ambient music – focusing on Nordic Folk and Viking age inspired music with a certain Nordic authenticity or mood. Danheim’s music is often composed of ideas and stories based on the darker side of the Viking period, inspired or consisting of Nordic Mythology, old Danish folklore, and a vivid imagination.
Danheim hit 1 billion streams across streaming platforms in 2022, has 585.000 subscribers on YouTube, with music featured in multiple seasons of the popular TV show Vikings.
Early information: Singer-songwriter Reidar Schæfer Olsen, (born in 1985, Brøndby, Denmark), transitioned to focus on music in the early 2000s and has been composing music almost continuously ever since, alongside doing radio shows and starting the indie label Fimbul Records.
With a passion for songwriting running through his veins from an early age, Reidar Olsen’s Viking-inspired music and dark melodies have broadened the Nordic folk genre and inspired millions of listeners around the world, bringing them back in time with a blend of his imagination and creativity.
“A deep connection to his Danish roots and heritage fueled his interest in the Nordic Folk/Viking genre, prompting the creation of Danheim and his indie label Fimbul Records.”
Ǽttartrú, a self-made Scandinavian belief system that reconnects oneself with their ancestors.
Danheim is: Reidar Schæfer Olsen – Musician, Songwriter, Producer & Singer
