Völur

Some stellar shots from @apileofconcerttickets from our release show back in August. Such a joy to have two guest vocalists join us @zynphonicka & @amy_e_bowles 🖤🖤 #volur #volurfreejazztour2025 #blackthroneproductions #torontometal #freejazz #breathlessspirit

Travel back to the ‘Breathless Spirit’ release show at @tranzac292 with these live clips of the Toronto 'violin-weilding prophets of blackened doom/folk/jazzdoom' @volurdoom and @_cares . Copies of the innovative album are up for grabs on the Black Throne webshop along with 10+ other Volur products – from vinyls, to CDs, to cassettes - complete your Volur physical media collection!  Filming done by @dex_forbes 🤝🏻 Völur is @lauracbates - violin, electric violin, viola, cymbals, and vocals @bethegar - electric bass, double bass, harmonium, keyboards, tanbur, clarinet, bass clarinet, and vocals Justin Ruppel - drums and percussion Cares is James Beardmore - Synthesizers, keyboards, sound design, and production #blackthroneproductions #blackthrone #blackeneddoom #doom #blackmetal #folk #blackenedfolkmetal #heavymetal #volur #doommetal

IT STARTS LIKE THIS. Breathless Spirit is out now on all platforms. Physical ships worldwide via @black_throne_productions “Breathless Spirit draws inspiration from Icelandic myth. It’s both experimental and grounded in timeless metal benchmarks…There are moments of striking beauty and terror as well as superb dynamics and nuance.” - @decibelmagazine @mrjustinnorton Improvised movement danced by @isabelladiliello Völur is @lauracbates  - violin, electric violin, viola, vocals @bethegar  - electric bass, double bass, harmonium, keyboards, tanbur, clarinet, bass clarinet, and vocals @justinruppel - drums and percussion Cares is James Beardmore - Synthesizers, keyboards, sound design, and production Produced by Völur & @_cares Recorded by the band & Reuben Huizenga @star_beast_toronto Mixed by @thecrowsnestmusic   Mastered by @reubenghose   Breathless Spirit stone cut print by Saimaiyu Akesuk with permission of Dorset Fine Arts @dorsetfinearts Layout and design by @chimerenoire with elements by @handdrawndmitry Inner sleeve photo by @raerocknroam Custom listening experience tea by @helenandhildegard Viola on Hearth played by @clittaurus Guest Vocals on Windbourne Sorcery II by @amy_e_bowles We acknowledge the support of the @ontarioartscouncil 🇨🇦 Thank you to: @bradvdz @benjammin_jammin @ninawodz @chelseashanoff @thirstyandmiserable_bar @bloodceremony_ @mamasbroke @alaskab @bacons.bits @mamasbroke @fuzzedandbuzzed @prophecypro @vectorinstruments @empress_effects @dexter_apogean @dominic.costa.3 and Cuban Pete #doommetal #electricviolin #volurfreejazztour2025 #experimentalmusic #freejazz #contemporaryballet #sixstringviolin #britishfolkrevival #occult #doommetal #mythology #freejazz #extrememetal #gustavmahler

Marking just abour 5 months since the release of ‘Breathless Spirit,’ the collaborative album from Toronto’s 'violin-weilding prophets of blackened doom/folk/jazzdoom' @volurdoom and ‘stressful electronic music’ makers @_cares . If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the physical copies of the album on the Black Throne webshop to add to your vinyl collection! We are also happy to announce their tea that was originally bundle only will soon be available as an individual item! Just in time as the tundra settles in. “Does Doom need guitars? Is “heavy” necessarily defined by the riffs? Is the distorted sound of the six-string combined with a slow tempo the definition of Doom? Do the heaviest riffs result in the heaviest possible music? Listen to Breathless Spirit and you will see that the answer to all these questions is NO” – Veil of Sound  Völur is @lauracbates - violin, electric violin, viola, cymbals, and vocals @bethegar - electric bass, double bass, harmonium, keyboards, tanbur, clarinet, bass clarinet, and vocals Justin Ruppel - drums and percussion Cares is James Beardmore - Synthesizers, keyboards, sound design, and production #blackmetal #ambientdoom #doommetal #tea #BlackenedDoom

Featured in August at mediajunkbox.com: @arctangentfestival @volurdoom / @_cares 📷 @dianarevell What was your favorite gig or album from August?

Today is the Solstice—the longest night. 🌒 What better way to honour this turning of the wheel, and the women who light our lives, than by sharing this work—manifested on the hottest day of summer. Danced and conjured by choreographer Martha Adem, filmed, directed, and edited by Megan Tolme. This song is “Windbourne Sorcery I” off our 2025 release “Breathless Spirit” in collaboration with @_cares This track features Lucas playing the tanbur. It’s a three-stringed instrument popular in Iran, especially in the Kurdistan region in the western mountains. It is mostly composed in 10/8 time (count of 3-2-2-3,) which is common in Kurdish music. It was written while listening to tanbur player Ali Akbar Moradi and “Spirit of Eden” by Talk Talk. #SolsticeRitual #Disir #TurningOfTheWheel #RitualMusic #DarkFolk

Throwback to a perfectly normal barefoot witch playing the fiddle in 1996. #throwbackthursday #witchesofinstagram #volurfreejazztour2025

Copies of ‘Breathless Spirit,’ from the Toronto 'violin-weilding prophets of blackened doom/folk/jazzdoom' @volurdoom and @_cares , are up for grabs on the Black Throne webshop! 10+ other Volur products are have up for sale too; from vinyls, to CDs, to cassettes – complete your Volur physical media collection!  “Does Doom need guitars? Is “heavy” necessarily defined by the riffs? Is the distorted sound of the six-string combined with a slow tempo the definition of Doom? Do the heaviest riffs result in the heaviest possible music? Listen to Breathless Spirit and you will see that the answer to all these questions is NO” – Veil of Sound  Völur is @lauracbates - violin, electric violin, viola, cymbals, and vocals @bethegar - electric bass, double bass, harmonium, keyboards, tanbur, clarinet, bass clarinet, and vocals Justin Ruppel - drums and percussion Cares is James Beardmore - Synthesizers, keyboards, sound design, and production #blackthroneproductions #independantrecordlabe l#psychedelic #music #rock #rockmusic #musician #heavymetal #heavyrock #rockandroll #guitar #guitarplayer #bass #bassplayer #toronto #volur #cares

Last month marked the release of ‘Breathless Spirit,’ the collaborative album from Toronto’s 'violin-weilding prophets of blackened doom/folk/jazzdoom' @volurdoom and ‘stressful electronic music’ makers @_cares . If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the physical copies of the album on the Black Throne webshop to add to your vinyl collection!. “Does Doom need guitars? Is “heavy” necessarily defined by the riffs? Is the distorted sound of the six-string combined with a slow tempo the definition of Doom? Do the heaviest riffs result in the heaviest possible music? Listen to Breathless Spirit and you will see that the answer to all these questions is NO” – Veil of Sound Völur is @lauracbates - violin, electric violin, viola, cymbals, and vocals @bethegar - electric bass, double bass, harmonium, keyboards, tanbur, clarinet, bass clarinet, and vocals Justin Ruppel - drums and percussion Cares is James Beardmore - Synthesizers, keyboards, sound design, and production #blackthroneproductions #independantrecordlabel #stonermetalband #hardrock #psychedelicrock #psychedelic #70smusic #70srock #music #rock #stonerrockmusic #rockmusic #musician #musicianlife #diy #stonerdoom #heavymetal #heavyrock #rockandroll #guitar #guitarplayer #bass #bassplayer #drummer #occult #horror #gothic #torontoevents

One of the prerequisites of being this band is being a Son of a Northern Dave. Happy birthday to Laura’s Dave. Also, it’s bandcamp Friday….. help Dave Bates get return of investment on the many violin lessons he paid for!

‘Breathless Spirit’ is OUT NOW! Enjoy the collaborative album from Toronto’s 'violin-weilding prophets of blackened doom/folk/jazzdoom' @volurdoom and ‘stressful electronic music’ makers @_cares !  Be sure to head over to our webshop to grab your limited edition copy of ‘Breathless Spirit’ on 180g black vinyl with reverse board finish jacket and insert, and a 7" bonus track featuring a b-side from Bowed Arts. The first 50 orders also include a 20g bag of Volur's Breathless Spirit Tea! “Breathless Spirit draws inspiration from Icelandic myth. It’s both experimental and grounded in timeless metal benchmarks…There are moments of striking beauty and terror as well as superb dynamics and nuance.” - Decibel Magazine  Völur is @lauracbates - violin, electric violin, viola, cymbals, and vocals @bethegar - electric bass, double bass, harmonium, keyboards, tanbur, clarinet, bass clarinet, and vocals Justin Ruppel - drums and percussion Cares is James Beardmore - Synthesizers, keyboards, sound design, and production Produced by Völur & James Beardmore Recorded between February 2020 and September 2023 at Bilskirnir Studios and The Bates Motel by Völur and at Marmaduke Studios in Toronto, Ontario by Ruben Huizenga Mixed by @thecrowsnestmusic at @halomusichamilton Mastered by @reubenghose at Mojito Mastering All music written by Völur and Cares Lyrics by Lucas Gadke and Laura C. Bates Breathless Spirit stone cut print by Saimaiyu Akesuk with permission of Dorset Fine Arts @dorsetfinearts Layout and design by @chimerenoire 📷 - Matt Williams #blackthroneproductions #independantrecordlabel  #stonermetalband #hardrock #psychedelicrock #psychedelic #70smusic #70srock #music #rock #stonerrockmusic #rockmusic #musician #musicianlife #diy #stonerdoom #heavymetal #heavyrock #rockandroll #guitar #guitarplayer #bass #bassplayer #drummer #occult #horror #gothic #torontoevents #toronto #concert

Thank you for coming out to our "Breathless Spirit" album release! Why stream it when you can touch it? - Visit @black_throne_productions website to order IF the spirit of postmetalfreejazz moves you. Unfeigned gratitude to @tom.f.park 📸 for capturing our release. Hails to our guests: @wavy.ondulees 🎹🎛 @tommoffett 🎺 @seanmccarthymusic 🎷 @amy_e_bowles 🎤 @zynphonicka 🎤🔮 Thanks to @markcoatsworthphoto for TeaTending our custom listening brew by @helenandhildegard If @burndownthecapital were a cult, we would join it. Patrick McKenna is our unsung audio hero @pepperonihog @tranzac292 bless Clubhouse eternal. Amazing to support @nadjaluv celebrating two decades🎉🎉 Shout out to @ronceyguy for the beautiful jazz in the front room. P.S. Love to @alanpark4 for getting his son into "cool" music. -------------------------------- Völur is @lauracbates - 6-string chin guitar via @vectorinstruments *still* waiting for a @mesaengineering endorsement @bethegar - electric Bass, double bass, harmonium, keys, tanbur, bass clarinet, vox @justinruppel heavy drummer @_cares is James Bearmore - Synths, keys, sound design, the moon Breathless Spirit is Produced by Völur and Cares Mixed by @thecrowsnestmusic Mastered by @reubenghose Stone cut print on the cover by Saimaiyu Akesuk with permission of @dorsetfinearts Layout by @chimerenoire with elements by @handdrawndmitry Inner sleeve photograph @raerocknroam Listening tea [not weed] by @helenandhildegard Viola on Hearth played by @clittaurus @divkamusic Guest vox on Windbourne Sorcery II by @amy_e_bowles @mossy_wood_arts #Volur #BreathlessSpirit #postmetal #experimentalmusic #freejazz #albertaylerfans #ericdolphy #polarisprizenowplease #heavymusic #bandoftheyear #blackthroneproductions #prophecyproductions