"For me, Sturmpercht shows much more of what 'real' folk music is compared to the borrowed folk played by some simplistic traditionalists. Sturmprecht first of all shows many aspects of an Alpine folk style and environment. Especially the first half of the album which shows the most varied expressions with a more social folk context, going from shamanic associations, drinking-brother songs to overcome the fears of cold or possible enemies outside in the winter woods, sung with voices like wolves, but compensated with fun making rhythms, the marching folk of the woods, or also kind of herding songs, eventually sung between the cows (with amplified equipment and well recorded), or with even a hint to a true traditional alpine folk arrangement, or local stories, fantasy or not, that are worth to be told (one track with spoken word had a beautiful orchestration). This section really has something of..." http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.co
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