Venenum: Inferno Akkurator
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BAEST's second album, Venenum, is accompanied by a novel that deals with the samme issues as the album. It's s modern re-interpretation of Dante's 700 year old classic, that follows our lead protagonist Kurtz through the circles of Hell, guided by the great poet Virgil, as they try to understand the engine of his ruin. This podcast is an abridged audio version of the novel complete with an elaborate sound design and original music by the band.
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First Circle - Limbo
A man finds himself in a strange, unfamiliar place with no recollection of how he ended up there in the first place.
Narration: Richard Galbraith
Recording, sound design, mix & master: Andrew Davidson
Theme music: Svend Karlsson
Additional music: Baest -
Second Circle - The Lustful
Still troubled by the task at hand, Kurtz is now haunted by sweet visions of the past.
Narration: Richard Galbraith
Recording, sound design, mix & master: Andrew Davidson
Theme music: Svend Karlsson
Additional music: Lasse Revsbech -
Third Circle - The Gluttonous
Kurtz and Virgil come upon Cerberus, the three-headed beast, as they must flee to escape the monster's claws.
Narration: Richard Galbraith
Recording, sound design, mix & master: Andrew Davidson
Theme music: Svend Karlsson
Thanks to Peter Albrechtsen for lending us very specific sounds. -
Fourth Circle - The Hoarders & Spenders
A wretched, sad creature brings forth terrible memories from Kurtz' past.
Narration: Richard Galbraith
Recording, sound design, mix & master: Andrew Davidson
Theme music: Svend Karlsson -
Fifth Circle - The Wrathful & Sullen
Kurtz and Virgil must traverse throught the fifth circle where the wrathful and sullen perform violent and perverse acts on each other.
Narration: Richard Galbraith
Recording, sound design, mix & master: Andrew Davidson
Theme music and additional music: Svend Karlsson -
Sixth Circle - The Heretics
Kurtz and Virgil arrive at the city of Dis in hopes of receiving aid to enter through its massive, impenetrable iron gates.
Narration: Richard Galbraith
Recording, sound design, mix & master: Andrew Davidson
Theme music: Svend Karlsson