The lyrics to this song were taken from a translation from 1918 by Frances Densmore in "Teton Sioux Music", Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 61. I believe there is a connection in spirit that bridges the chronological and geographical gap between an ancient group of mound-building Indians in the Upper Ohio Valley and a well-documented tribe in the modern day Dakotas. The desire to seek, wander, or go on a quest is universal and applies to both life and death.
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“Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.”
Exodus 32:26 KJV kingdavidslament
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What an impressive piece of black metal. This one-man hurricane is pure art. Sgah‘gahsowáh creates an haunting atmosphere. He puts so much soul in his music. Sælzer Bub
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Le son des pieds qui s'enfoncent dans la neige, un black metal atmosphérique qui s'abat comme une tempête de grêle et tranche la peau, des violons polaires : Roads To The North est aussi glacial qu'un album de Paysage d'Hiver (surtout Schnee). En tout cas au début. Panopticon nous invite en fait moins à une méditation statique qu'à une randonnée, une ascension jusqu'aux sommets. On y accède à pieds en surpassant la douleur, en train en profitant du folklore. C'est un grand parcours initiatique. Jordan Vauvert