In April this year, the Dutch artist and Nordic dark folk pioneer Kati Rán, will celebrate the tenth anniversary of her debut album LYS (meaning "light" in Norwegian) with a brand-new physical release, available through Svart Records.
In 2015, Kati Rán and producer Christopher Juul (Heilung) recorded, produced, and released LYS at the renowned LAVA Studios in Denmark. Together, they shaped, recorded, and performed all the tracks, bringing Kati Rán's inner world, voice, and historical instrumentation to life. LYS contains ten original tracks performed in Norwegian, English, German, and Old Norse, including the hit song "Suurin", featuring Kai Uwe Faust and Maria Franz of the Danish act Heilung.
LYS was originally crowdfunded by listeners and supporters of Kati Rán’s dark pagan folk band L.E.A.F and her solo musical journey. Several international artists contributed campaign support videos, helping to make her first album an international success.
Svart Records is re-releasing LYS in its very first vinyl format for listeners and collectors of the Nordic and dark folk music genre, along with a digipack CD format. All editions include updated artwork, a booklet with original lyrics and English translations, and the bonus track "Vinda Acoustic". Link
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