With “Yggdrasil II”, Danish composer and producer Reidar Schæfer Olsen, the creative force behind Danheim, unveils one of the most evocative chapters from his forthcoming album, Heimferd. Built on slow, cyclical percussion and enveloped in immersive drones, the piece unfolds like a ritual invocation, bridging the record’s elemental extremes of stillness and motion.
Entirely composed, performed, and produced by Olsen, “Yggdrasil II” distills the essence of Danheim’s signature sound: primal rhythm intertwined with vast, atmospheric space. The result is both meditative and powerful, a composition that feels rooted in the ancient while resonating with modern cinematic depth.
While Heimferd resists a linear narrative, “Yggdrasil II” serves as its spiritual axis. It reimagines the mythic World Tree not merely as a symbol of Norse cosmology, but as a living continuum—binding memory, land, and lineage. As its layers evolve, the track becomes a reflection on renewal and return, closing the album with quiet transcendence and timeless weight.
Heimferd will be released October 31st via Season of Mist.
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