Motinai

"In this journey, the origins lie in the dust of centuries, in the forgotten songs of the fields, in the foreboding of what is yet to come.
A path following archetypes and symbols, guided by the voice of the Mother, whose image resonates across the ages.
And a return to where it all began — to the native land, to its deep silence, to its unseen memory.
Motinai is not a story about the past.
It is the breath of the present, carrying an eternal song."

Motinai is the result of nearly five years of creative exploration, composed largely by a single individual with significant contributions from vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Maria Prismakova, as well as other musicians.
All details about the participants and the instruments used are provided in the accompanying booklet.
This album grew out of a deep reflection on local religious identity and the search for archetypal foundations.
Having crossed epochs and transcended territorial boundaries, this path of understanding ultimately leads back to its origin — the native land — in a symbolic return to the Mother.
Motinai is a cultural and creative historiography of the Great Goddess — a presence that, according to the author's perception, has been rooted in local religious tradition from ancient times.
Through the archaeology of myths, echoes of the distant past, and a projection into the future, the album embodies the idea of archaeofuturism — a deep rooting in tradition combined with a striving beyond its limits.

Initially positioned within Tver Neo-Folk (the name Kreiviskai itself coming from Old Prussian, meaning "in a Krivish way"), over time the project has dissolved genre boundaries.
In Motinai, elements of dark folk, ritual ambient, ethnic motifs, and neoclassical music are interwoven, creating a unique, timeless, and profound sonic fabric.

For fans of: Nest; Wardruna, Heilung, Tenhi, Of The Wand And The Moon, Current 93...

Comes in a solid 6-sided digipak with a large booklet, a poster and a sticker.

Tracklist:
1   Motinai 01:12
2   Creation 03:41
3   Old Europe 05:38
4   To Horizon 05:45
5   Core Myth 04:34
6   Green Oak 04:27
7   Agni Parthene 03:28
8   Footprints in Stone 6:19
9   The Grove 1:40
10   The Clearcut 10:14
11   Anthropocene 07:33
12   Soneyco 3:36

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