CD in a JakeBox sleeve. The JakeBox is an eco-friendly packaging product (printed with vegetable inks on 100% FSC cardboard), its most significant feature is the folded "claw" that holds the record and unfolds when opened, displaying the record and making it easily accessible.
DANHEIM is the work of Danish musician and producer Reidar Schæfer Olsen, an emblematic figure of Nordic folk and Viking-inspired music. With more than one billion streams and tracks featured in the series Vikings, DANHEIM has become a cornerstone of the genre. ‘Heimferd’ is a journey guided by instinct and atmosphere rather than by a fixed mythological story. The album oscillates between striking sounds and hushed minimalism, creating a soundscape that is both ancient and alive. Each track evokes a return to something old and deeper: a cultural current that runs through memories, a call that is both familiar and distant. From the wild rhythms of “Stormdans” to the haunting expanse of “Yggdrasil II”, DANHEIM balances intensity and restraint, weaving a sonic ritual in resonance with a timeless Nordic heritage. Entirely composed, performed and produced by Olsen, ‘Heimferd’ is both an immersive listening experience and a personal letter to his ancestral heritage.
For fans of HEILUNG, WARDRUNA, GARMARNA, MYRKUR. Cover photo by Reidar Shaefer Olsen.