Description

2007 press on white vinyl with gatefold cover

Named after a Norwegian mountain plateau that is also the location of one of the largest glaciers in Norway, this album of ambient works by Ildjarn is the embodiment of the exquisite desolation of that cold and alien region in which man and his technologies are rendered meaningless by nature’s majesty. Among the last recordings completed by Ildjarn (although he is accompanied by Nidhogg), Hardangervidda is perhaps the most highly composed of his works. Thorough in its exploration of human solitude and alienation from nature, these albums are the culmination of Ildjarn’s work and a fitting end to the career of one of the most profound contributors to the black ambient metal underground. If anyone still questions Ildjarn’s abilities to write more complex and clean music, no album should convince them of the opposite better than this one. Originally released on CD in 2002, this is the first time these recordings have been available on vinyl.

Track listing:
1. Overture part 1
2. Overture part 2
3. Highlands part 1
4. Highlands part 2
5. Spring
6. The Troll Dome
7. Natures Church part 2