I've just noticed there still isn't a forum topic for this excellent, young band from the Russian Steppes. Kauan plays amazing folk-doom, and have just released their third album last year. I'll let it be known that I love this band, and would like to know what everyone else thinks about them.

I liked this band, I see it like a hybrid between Shape Of Despair, Tenhi and Agalloch, I like the atmosphere they portray in their songs, very relaxing.

Folk/ Doom ?? what is that??

I like both styles. best album of them? Recomendations?

I've only heard the two most recent releases and I'm already a big fan. Really fantastic music and a great overall atmosphere. I should probably check out the earlier stuff as well, as I've heard that it's heavier.

Fantastic band! I'm most familiar with their first release Lumikuuro and I just love it and I've also heard a bit off of Tietäjän Laulu. Isn't their newest release supposedly post-rock?

Written by adean_bllzr on 23.04.2010 at 14:02

Folk/ Doom ?? what is that??

I like both styles. best album of them? Recomendations?

Its one of those weird genres when a band isn't exactly able to fall into either genre. Its a lot of slower "doomy" music but full of pianos and violins etc. Lumikuuro and Tietajan Laula are excellent, although I haven't had a chance to hear their new one yet.

For a more comprehensive idea, you can check out my review of Lumikuuro: http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=6839

Written by Marcus on 24.04.2010 at 20:26

Written by adean_bllzr on 23.04.2010 at 14:02

Folk/ Doom ?? what is that??

I like both styles. best album of them? Recomendations?

Its one of those weird genres when a band isn't exactly able to fall into either genre. Its a lot of slower "doomy" music but full of pianos and violins etc. Lumikuuro and Tietajan Laula are excellent, although I haven't had a chance to hear their new one yet.

For a more comprehensive idea, you can check out my review of Lumikuuro: http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=6839

Thanks Marcus; I´ll read your review to comment it

I just heard this band some months ago ... and now I am a fan .... but here in latin america is really hard to buy their albums ... wherever is pure art ... awesome concept ... new winds to metal music

Agalloch got me into these guys. They are absolutely amazing, and quite different from what I expected. I like their album, Lumikuuro.

For anyone wondering about the language, they sing in Finnish. Pretty cool band.

Written by Risto on 13.05.2010 at 12:33

For anyone wondering about the language, they sing in Finnish. Pretty cool band.

Only in Finnish?
Weird, I thought they did both Finnish AND Russian.

They do write songs in both Finnish and Russian. Tietäjän Laulu's has some lyrics in Russian while Lumikuuro and Aava tuulen maa on the other hand are all in Finnish.

Very limited edition to be released by Kauan soon.. only 50 copies available (pré-orders during a week)
All informations on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/kauanmusic/posts/10150528946726085

Excellent band. I have 2 of their releases. "Kuu..." and "Aava tuulen maa". Really good.

PRE-ORDER: October 23rd at 5PM Finnish time (10AM NYC).

Blood Music will be debuting the fifth album from Russian/Ukrainian underground post-rock/funeral doom masters, Kauan. The album, entitled "Pirut" (meaning - "Devils"), will see its first time printing on digipack CD and ultra-limited edition LP. The album is a single song -- a kind of funeral doom "opera" -- spanning 40-minutes, weaving its way in and out of shimmering beauty and disgusting ugliness. During the mixing of the project [in their hometown of Chelyabinsk, Russia] the band and their families were under attack from the Chelyabinsk meteor strike, which delayed the album for several months. The artwork was created with that experience as the backdrop. The album will be released on December 15th, 2013.

The opening excerpt to "Pirut" can be heard here:

http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2013/10/song-debut-kauan-lightfox/

Kauan "Pirut" LP





* 180-gram+ Light Blue LP.
* First time publication of this funeral doom / post-rock masterpiece.
* Mastered for vinyl at the original engineering sessions.
* 350gsm heavyweight board single-pocket rough-coated reverse-board jacket, featuring the high resolution original artwork.
* Heavyweight rough-coated reverse-board printed inner sleeve with the full booklet artwork from the release, including lyrics and credits.

Kauan "Pirut" CD



Limited edition of 1000 copies in 4-panel, rough-coated, reverse-board digipack with 6-panel, rough-coated booklet.

Lyric video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o05p6TfdpYk

I personally like Lumikuuro the most. It has an I don't know what that makes that album unique... Looking forward for their new stuff.

"Pirut" excerpt #2 lyric video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRRfy9Y1iho

It will be! We will be streaming it through there next week.

PRE-ORDER: September 17th at 5PM Finnish time (10AM NYC).
RELEASE: November 4th.

Blood Music will be presenting the sixth album from Russian/Ukrainian underground post-rock/funeral doom masters, Kauan. The album, entitled "Muistumia" (meaning - "Reminiscences"), will see its first time printing on digipack CD and ultra-limited edition 2xLP. Additionally, we will have long-lost copies of the 2xLP first pressing of the band's most well-known album - "Aava Tuulen Maa" that were thought lost into the north of Finland.

About "Muistumia":

Through Kauan's growth and experimentation, its sound and production has vastly improved since its humble beginnings as a band of teenagers in remote Chelyabinsk, Russia. It was decided while in between labels to privately crowdfund the professional recording of a collection of re-arranged tracks from the band's early years.

The band re-recorded six of the main tracks from the albums "Lumikuuro" and "Tietäjän Laulu" in addition to the recording of a brand new song called "Unsoi."

The release was intended only for a core group of 53 individuals, but the demand for the release was too high. It is now being presented in a limited run of high-quality digipack editions with official artwork.

The closing track / re-recorded version of "Orkidea" can be heard here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISmI4On5eHk

Kauan "Muistumia" 2xLP





* First-time pressing of Kauan's beautiful 6th album.
* 180-gram+ White (250 copies) or Black (150 copies) 2xLP
* Mastered specifically for vinyl from the 24-bit original mixes.
* Contains two bonus tracks - an early texture sketch, entitled "Nuotio" and the Summoning cover track "Long Lost To Where No Pathway Goes."
* 350gsm heavyweight gatefold jacket with reverse-board rough-coated printing.
* Black inner sleeves.

Kauan "Muistumia" CD



Limited edition of 1000 copies in 4-panel, rough-coated, reverse-board digipack.

Kauan "Aava Tuulen Maa" 2xLP



First-time pressing of Kauan's most well-loved album. The original label had difficulty selling copies, sold only 100 of them and stuck the others into an obscure book shop in the north of Finland. We tracked them down and are putting the rest of the copies for sale, now five years later.

Written by BloodMusic on 17.09.2014 at 10:49

am more interested in Dekadent

can you give an update on their upcoming album?

Written by theFIST on 18.09.2014 at 17:22

Written by BloodMusic on 17.09.2014 at 10:49

am more interested in Dekadent

can you give an update on their upcoming album?

THIS