Danheim (real name Mike Schæfer Olsen; born in 1985,
Brøndby,
Denmark
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) is a
Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...
ambient
Ambient or Ambiance or Ambience may refer to:
Music and sound
* Ambience (sound recording), also known as atmospheres or backgrounds
* Ambient music, a genre of music that puts an emphasis on tone and atmosphere
* ''Ambient'' (album), by Moby
* ...
and
Nordic folk
Nordic folk music includes a number of traditions of Nordic countries, especially Scandinavian. The Nordic countries are Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
The many regions of the Nordic countries share certain traditions, many of w ...
musician.
Works and style
Olsen was born in
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
in 1985 and produced mostly in the
electronic genre until 2016, when a strong interest in
Norse mythology
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period ...
led him start combining that with his music.
His
stage name
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approximately means Danish Home, taken from the
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...
language word 'heim', meaning home.
Since 2016, Danheim has released eight records on his own independent label. His style has been described by reviewers as '
Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (; born Brian Peter George Eno, 15 May 1948) is a British musician, composer, record producer and visual artist best known for his contributions to ambient music and work in rock, pop an ...
doing the soundtrack for
Game of Thrones
''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ...
'
or 'inspired folk music, with dark undertones'.
Lyrically, his music deals with such tales from
Germanic mythology
Germanic mythology consists of the body of myths native to the Germanic peoples, including Norse mythology, Anglo-Saxon mythology, and Continental Germanic mythology. It was a key element of Germanic paganism.
Origins
As the Germanic language ...
such as
Hrungnir's fight with
Thor
Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred groves ...
, the story of
Fimbulwinter
In Norse mythology, (commonly rendered in English as Fimbulwinter), is the immediate prelude to the events of Ragnarök. It means 'great winter'.
Summary
is the harsh winter that precedes the end of the world and puts an end to all life on E ...
and much more.
In his 2019 release ''Hringrás'', Danheim recorded the last three minutes of a track using only parts of dead plants and animals, as well as some real human bones.
In 2019, Danheim also contributed music to the soundtrack of three episodes from the second half of the sixth season of the
History Channel series
Vikings
Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...
. One of the actors from the show, Georgia Hirst, enjoyed Danheim's contributions to the score so much that she released a social media video praising his music.
As of August 2022, his YouTube channel had 538,000 subscribers and received more than 200 million video views.
In March 2020 Danheim released his third full-length album of 11 tracks, ''Skapanir.'' He decided to release the album earlier than planned, to help entertain his fans under lock-down or in isolation due to the
2020 Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic. Reviewers praised the album's 'visceral and hypnotic' composition, and noted the varied instrumentation that produced a 'multidimensional Viking soundbath'. Teemu Esko of Kaos Magazine called ''Skapanir'' 'versatile and touching, while rich and immersive'.
Discography
Albums
*Munarvágr (2017)
*Mannavegr (2017)
*Herja (2018)
*Friðr (2018)
*Runagalðr (2018)
*Hringrás (2019)
*Skapanir (2020)
*Domadagr (2021)
Singles
*Munarvágr (2017)
*Jörmunganðr (2017)
*Temple of Odin (2017)
*Ivar's Revenge - Danish Viking Music (2017)
*Angrboða (ft.Sigurboði) (2017)
*Jörmunganðr - Vocal Version (2017)
*Tyr (2017)
*Gjallarhorn (2017)
*Myrkviðr (2017)
*Floki's Last Journey (2017)
*Alfaðir (2017)
*Ulfhednar (2017)
*Tyrfing (2017)
*Gleipnir (ft.Fader Sol, Moder Jord) (2017)
*Valravn (2017)
*Gripir (2017)
*War of the North (2017)
*Valhal - Viking War Song (2017)
*Berserkir (2017)
*Gungnir (2018)
*Ginnung (2018)
*Fornheim (2018)
*Vikinger (ft.Sigurboði) (2018)
*Vigja (2018)
*Vega (2018)
*Glitnir (2018)
*Fella (2018)
*Feikinstafir (2018)
*Rùnatal (ft. Sigurboði) (2018)
*Egilsson (2018)
*Heilagr Domr (2018)
*Hausrùnir (ft.Sigurboði) (2018)
*Hefna (2019)
*Bana (ft.Gealdýr) (2019)
*Reida (2019)
*Blodfest (ft.Heldom) (2019)
*Ymir (ft.Gealdýr) (2019)
*Niu Heimar (2020)
*Skylda (2020)
*Runamal (2021)
*Runar (2021)
*Skovblót (2022)
*Hel (2022)
*Hagalaz (2022)
*Valkyrier (2022)
*Ulvekald (2022)
*Brekvirki (2022)
*Tivar (2022)
See also
*
Wardruna
Wardruna is a Norwegian music group formed in 2003 by Einar Selvik along with Gaahl and Lindy Fay Hella. They are dedicated to creating musical renditions of Norse cultural and esoteric traditions, and make significant use of Nordic historical a ...
*
Heilung
Heilung is an experimental folk music band made up of members from Denmark, Norway, and Germany. Their music is based on texts and runic inscriptions from Germanic peoples of the Iron Age, and Viking Age. Heilung describe their music as "amplifie ...
*
Neofolk
Neofolk, also known as apocalyptic folk, is a form of experimental music blending elements of folk and industrial music, which emerged in punk rock circles in the 1980s. Neofolk may either be solely acoustic or combine acoustic folk instrumenta ...
*
Nytt Land
Nytt Land are a two piece Nordic folk and ambient band, from Kalachinsk in Siberia, Russia. Started by husband and wife Anatoly and Natalya Pakhalenko in 2013, the band released their third album ''Fimbulvinter'' on Cold Spring Records in 2017.
...
*
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References
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Danish musicians
Ambient musicians
Nordic folk musicians
Living people
1985 births