{"product_id":"agalloch-marrow-of-the-spirit","title":"Agalloch - Marrow of the Spirit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA work of bleak grandeur, elemental force and restless transformation, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarrow of the Spirit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e marked the beginning of a new chapter in the history of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAGALLOCH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Following the precise, modern production and more song-oriented approach of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAshes Against The Grain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the band deliberately moved in the opposite direction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClean became dirty. Digital amp simulations gave way to vintage tube equipment. Concise structures opened into vast, cinematic compositions. Where its predecessor began at a measured pace, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarrow Of The Spirit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e erupted from its quiet cello introduction into the most ferocious blast beats. The intention was clear: to capture what a black metal album recorded in 1970 might have sounded like.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally recorded by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteven Wray Lobdell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 2010, the album was approached with the instincts of an old-school experimental recording session. Rather than polishing away every imperfection, the performances were allowed to remain loose, physical and alive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYet while the original recording captured the performances and energy the band had envisioned, the mixing process was fraught with difficulties. AGALLOCH had wanted a vintage, organic sound with warmth, depth and analog character, but important details became obscured and parts of the arrangements were lost within the finished mix. Attempts were made to recover some of those elements during mastering, but the band never felt that the final result fully represented the album as they had intended it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecordings produced by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarkus Stock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e had always served as references for the kind of depth, atmosphere and cohesion the band wanted to achieve. He was therefore the natural choice when the opportunity arose to return to the original recordings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMixed at Klangschmiede Studio E and newly mastered by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGus Elg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this 2026 reissue edition brings the album's original vision closer to the foreground. Stock focused on the emotional impact of the recording and on the way its instruments merge into one enveloping soundscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRemixing a record is always delicate, especially when the character of the original has become inseparable from the listener's first impression. The new mix was therefore completed with great care, preserving the album's rawness, atmosphere and distinctive identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAGALLOCH never intended to rewrite the album or erase its history. The aim was simply to underline what had always been there: to uncover performances and details previously buried, strengthen the music's physical and emotional impact, and bring the sound closer to the ideals the band had pursued in 2010.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarrow of the Spirit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e returns not as a replacement, but as a revelation: the same untamed, cinematic and deeply esoteric album, now heard with renewed depth and force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EISENWALD (CODE 7)","offers":[{"title":"Indies Exclusive Transparent Red Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":60367069643097,"sku":"SDZ-56183","price":72.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sea Blue Smoke Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":60367069675865,"sku":"SDZ-56184","price":72.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Smoke Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":60367069741401,"sku":"SDZ-56185","price":72.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":60367069774169,"sku":"SDZ-56186","price":72.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Deluxe 2CD Art Book","offer_id":60367069872473,"sku":"SDZ-56188","price":56.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":60367069806937,"sku":"SDZ-56187","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/PROP_20261103_1619_162456_272_v_4260393748262_002.jpg?v=1793808084","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/agalloch-marrow-of-the-spirit","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}