I get goosebumps everytime i come back to this video. I found Windir when i was 17 years old and couldn't understand a word. Now I am 34 years old and spent the last 9 years in Norway. This guy literally changed my life :) (og norsk har jeg også lært meg)
It makes me really genuinely depressed that I'll never, ever see Valfar or Windir live, or listen to another album composed by him. Death was too greedy this time, I think.
Bein g from the same part of Norway myself, the melodies in Windir's songs almost make me cry. I'm fairly done with blackmetal, but I still enjoy Windir and Kampfar.
Good guy! I meet them many many years ago somewhere in Europe during a tour...Honor to you and for Vreid,good band and good guys! sometime I watch this interview because Terje was a fantastisk musician and I have good memory about the music in that years, about 20 years ago!
Narrator: He is fond of "nynorsk" (new norwegian) , folk music and the local history of Sogndal. And he want to show this this through his music. Narrator: On his computer he blends raw metal with other sound, the result is called Sogna metal Valfar: It started with ordinary metal, and later it has developed in a direction. In the last 5 years I have picked up more of the Folk music, this is my main interest.
Valfar is a legend !! true man who gave his life for great and pure music !! talented guy is gone but he still alive in our heart !! i lisen to his music everyday it give me a powerful feelings , make me stronger and positive in life , thanks valfar !! RIP valfar :(
German, Norwegian, and the Sognamali Norwegian dialect are among a couple of the languages I can speak, so I understand Valfar's names and lyrics perfectly. Norwegian is a beautiful language, and Valfar was an EXTRAORDINARY musician. To bad he's dead, a complete waste of a musical genius seen only ONCE in an ENTIRE lifetime(other than Chuck Schuldiner that is). In 2 days I'd better see everyone on this page pay a tribute to Valfar! SOGNAMETAL FOREVER! -Daimon Dante "D.D." Filth(Tsukuyomaru)
Found windir 10 years ago and i am sure that after 100 years will be people who will love his music. Valfar will live in our hearts till the end of the being of humanity
In the video they are basically talking about Valfar's own genre of Black Metal that stands out from the other traditional black metal bands of that time. And some other trivia that he used to play a accordian from a Sogndal-folklike-music style, but stopped playing it to pursue his metal idea. And also that he took tales from old in Sogndal as inspiriation for lyrics. Hope that enlightened the people that don't understand Norwegian :D
@Iluvatar0013 Valfar: The music is fairly dramatic, stone cold metal, usually i find texts that fit the music like war, violence and murder. Narrator: The lyrics are sung in the "sogna" dialect, and therefore makes it exotic for the foreign album buyers, fan-mail comes from all over the world. Valfar: The mail comes from Europe, Egypt also, they writes about Norway and their fondness about norwegian metal.
i understand that you might not know what he's saying in the interview but valfar pretty much word for word says "i don't like calling my music black metal, i prefer just metal or sognametal"
@@bosselotiscanon Valfar loved blackmetal. He went on many conserts and he was a part of this environment.. But in this time BM in Norway was stigmated as a satanism. It was impossible to develope metal in this conditions.
@@katarinastene9069 yes, but i don't think he'd enjoy being considered "true [...] norwegian black metal" given that it symbolized the arsons and murders that made people afraid of his art edit: specifically the usage of "true" in "true norwegian black metal" is what i'm annoyed by
@Iluvatar0013 Narrator: He played accordion since he was 12 years old, however when he was 15 years old he stopped playing. And now he does not want to start playing again. Narrator: It gives me nothing. Valfar: I started playing the guitar, and reading "Salm" books to try to find folk sounds and such. I chose some salms and started "destroying" them, as some may say. Narrator: While the melodies are found in folk music, he usally finds the text in old town-books.
If you want to read the subtitles in English, take a look on youtube :Interview with Valfar of Windir on NRK listed by Masaroth ¡¡¡ I just watched the video ¡
You are definitely right on with Mistur and Cor Scorpii. I went looking for them both a while back when I found out that the other members continued in other bands, and I agree that Cor Scorpii is probably the closest anyone will come to something like Windir ever again. That's how it should be, though. In any case, thank you for the recommendations. :)
I share your grief. But do listen to Mistur and Cor Scorpii if you haven't yet. I highly recommend it! Those are the bands from ex-members of Windir who are still bringing out albums and giving live performances! (at least Mistur does some shows this year) Vreid is an (awesome) band from Windir's ex-members too but have a different style than Windir. I think Cor Scorpii resembles Windir the most, if you are looking for a similiar sound.
Holy shit this is the best recommendation I have come across randomly on the internet. I know Mistur and Vreid but not Cor Scorpii. I just checked them out and holy shit I'm literally listening to Windir! Thanks! Who knew this comment's been waiting for me for 10 years lol!
@Iluvatar0013 Narrator: He likes to call his music metal, or Sogna metal , and not Black metal because of all the bad publicity. The Sogna metal sub culture is not as bad as people may believe Valfar: The music form is new, and people dont know how to understand it, and music- technical is it as good as any other musicform. Its the largest export article in the norwegian music branch, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Its like how some people reacted to the hippie movement in the late60s
I live okay. It's kind of hard getting a job here these days, because of the lingering financial crisis. But, overall Norway is a good place to live. It can always get better though, like for instance our health system. If you come to Norway, whatever you do, don't get sick. You will spend more time in a hospital line, than get help.
i just wanna say that when you are going to die frozen, there is not big pain, actually you don't feel anything and just die in the sleep, expecially if one is drunk, because your senses are simply fading away.
He is mainly talking about his music and where he gets his inspiration. I'm norwegian, but his accent is hard to understand, though I understandet most of it. He played that instrument in the suit-case from age 5, but now he won't play it cause the voice in that instrument is so boring. He's talking about that black metal ain't that scary as people thinks, and the refers his music to be called " Sogna metal" because he is inspired by the books of Sogna. " Sogna townsbook" or something.
Nei, han spilte trekkspill siden han var 8, men ved 15 års alderen la han instrument på hylla og trengte noe mer for inspirasjon. Han har et vakkert dialekt)
Well, you see, i dont want to die such a death, out of kvltness, but out of the fact that i would have found it much harder to go through that process. Besides i really want to die out in the nature, because (as cliche as it might sound) i feel so conected to it. I dont think i would feel bad about dying like that, other then of course the pain. I still respect your opinion though.
Personally I'd rather die a peaceful death as an old toothless man then being frozen to the point my blood stops moving and in the process realizing I'm about to die with out saying goodbye to the people I love and not to mention the fact in his case a whole lot of fans and an amazing band.
I still don´t understand how someone who lived most of his life I suppose in the Norwegian country had any access to metal...and then made such an amazing band? specially considering country areas in most European countries that are really isolated from city life...
it's a dialect!! in norway you find many many different dilects :D i think the worst is the one we speak in my area (Stavanger) oh my god you can't understand a shit when we speak XD
My comment is directed at the user Angloth by the way, but you know on the flip side it sure is a very "black metal" death but none the less, a horrible terrifying one.
@AdrianvonZiegler How can he be in Valhall? he didnt fall in battle. The sagas clearly state that only people who fall in battle comes to Valhall or Frøyas hall.
I get goosebumps everytime i come back to this video. I found Windir when i was 17 years old and couldn't understand a word. Now I am 34 years old and spent the last 9 years in Norway. This guy literally changed my life :) (og norsk har jeg også lært meg)
It makes me really genuinely depressed that I'll never, ever see Valfar or Windir live, or listen to another album composed by him. Death was too greedy this time, I think.
I saw Winder live after Valfar's death in my home country. They still play.
@@ingwiafraujaz3126There's no Windir without Valfar, you fool.
Greedy is far from his gift he gave
Why the best men die beacause of tragedy?? Valfar you are and will be forevere in to my heart together quorthon
Exactly:(((
Bein g from the same part of Norway myself, the melodies in Windir's songs almost make me cry. I'm fairly done with blackmetal, but I still enjoy Windir and Kampfar.
My dad is one of the founders of vreid, the band that was made after valfar died. He was altso part of the band windir
Good guy! I meet them many many years ago somewhere in Europe during a tour...Honor to you and for Vreid,good band and good guys! sometime I watch this interview because Terje was a fantastisk musician and I have good memory about the music in that years, about 20 years ago!
Oh rad, dude! =)
@@Mithreniel thanks dude
Cool, haven't you taken up music too?
Vreid is a solid band!
Narrator: He is fond of "nynorsk" (new norwegian) , folk music and the local history of Sogndal. And he want to show this this through his music.
Narrator: On his computer he blends raw metal with other sound, the result is called Sogna metal
Valfar: It started with ordinary metal, and later it has developed in a direction. In the last 5 years I have picked up more of the Folk music, this is my main interest.
Valfar is a legend !! true man who gave his life for great and pure music !! talented guy is gone but he still alive in our heart !! i lisen to his music everyday it give me a powerful feelings , make me stronger and positive in life , thanks valfar !! RIP valfar :(
I see in Valfar's eyes that he is an inteligent person, a good musician and a nice guy. Or maybe im blind.
Intelligent Blue Eyes
German, Norwegian, and the Sognamali Norwegian dialect are among a couple of the languages I can speak, so I understand Valfar's names and lyrics perfectly. Norwegian is a beautiful language, and Valfar was an EXTRAORDINARY musician. To bad he's dead, a complete waste of a musical genius seen only ONCE in an ENTIRE lifetime(other than Chuck Schuldiner that is). In 2 days I'd better see everyone on this page pay a tribute to Valfar! SOGNAMETAL FOREVER!
-Daimon Dante "D.D." Filth(Tsukuyomaru)
I wish I got to see them live.
Aaargh.. We miss him :( So talented guy he was...
RIP Valfar!!
Valfar le plus grand homme du black metal avec varg vikernes
on se reverra au Valhalla .
R.I.P. VALFAR
bien dit frere !!
Merci ^^ tu ira au Valhalla avec moi frere !
***** If he was a christian the name of genre was christian black metal :/
***** he has a traditionalist.christianity is not a tradition from scandinavia.
Such a talented musician and seemed like a really nice guy as well. RIP.
Found windir 10 years ago and i am sure that after 100 years will be people who will love his music. Valfar will live in our hearts till the end of the being of humanity
what a sweet and nice face =)
rip... =((((((
In the video they are basically talking about Valfar's own genre of Black Metal that stands out from the other traditional black metal bands of that time. And some other trivia that he used to play a accordian from a Sogndal-folklike-music style, but stopped playing it to pursue his metal idea. And also that he took tales from old in Sogndal as inspiriation for lyrics. Hope that enlightened the people that don't understand Norwegian :D
Fast Tracker 2?!?!?! :-D I used that back in the '90s. So sad this guy passed, rest in peace.
Haha, exactly my response. You have to be a maniac to use Fasttracker II for guitar based music.
Whatever floats your boat!
But it's crazy to see how much has happened in the DAW world in not that many years...!
rest in peace VALFAR. Still listening from Turkey❤
@Iluvatar0013
Valfar: The music is fairly dramatic, stone cold metal, usually i find texts that fit the music like war, violence and murder.
Narrator: The lyrics are sung in the "sogna" dialect, and therefore makes it exotic for the foreign album buyers, fan-mail comes from all over the world.
Valfar: The mail comes from Europe, Egypt also, they writes about Norway and their fondness about norwegian metal.
Valfar and Chuck Schuldiner are the saddest deaths in metal for me
Both were geniuses we can only hypothesize what kind of masterpieces may have released today if they were still with us..
And Quorthon
The TRUE GENIUS of Norwegian Black Metal!!! He was so AMAZING Mind Blowing Talented!!! 💀🖤💀🤘🤘🤘Why the dislikes??? 🙄👎👎👎
i understand that you might not know what he's saying in the interview but valfar pretty much word for word says "i don't like calling my music black metal, i prefer just metal or sognametal"
man commenting something like this… what a poser you are
@@bosselotiscanon Valfar loved blackmetal. He went on many conserts and he was a part of this environment.. But in this time BM in Norway was stigmated as a satanism. It was impossible to develope metal in this conditions.
Agree. He is genius.
@@katarinastene9069 yes, but i don't think he'd enjoy being considered "true [...] norwegian black metal" given that it symbolized the arsons and murders that made people afraid of his art
edit: specifically the usage of "true" in "true norwegian black metal" is what i'm annoyed by
in honor of valfar, a true viking
@Iluvatar0013
Narrator: He played accordion since he was 12 years old, however when he was 15 years old he stopped playing. And now he does not want to start playing again.
Narrator: It gives me nothing.
Valfar: I started playing the guitar, and reading "Salm" books to try to find folk sounds and such. I chose some salms and started "destroying" them, as some may say.
Narrator: While the melodies are found in folk music, he usally finds the text in old town-books.
i know his best friend, and he died walking down from his hosue on the mountain, and got heart problems
to bad he died
RIP Valfar
i love that bloke RIP valfar
Un auténtico genio. Gracias por todo Valfar.
Valfar is legend!!!! R.I.V.!!! (valhalla)
likely such step it went from the house on January 14, 2004. R.I.P ValFar
🌹
Hvil i fred, Valfar /\
If you want to read the subtitles in English, take a look on youtube :Interview with Valfar of Windir on NRK listed by Masaroth ¡¡¡ I just watched the video ¡
Thank you very much for sharing!
Rip😭
@Lufologue it is so for us norwegians too, the Sognamaal is one of the hardest of our dialects to understand
happy birthday valfar
Valfar is a warrior.
You are definitely right on with Mistur and Cor Scorpii. I went looking for them both a while back when I found out that the other members continued in other bands, and I agree that Cor Scorpii is probably the closest anyone will come to something like Windir ever again. That's how it should be, though. In any case, thank you for the recommendations. :)
Sigtyr was a highly overlooked band too that held true to the Sogna sound.
I share your grief. But do listen to Mistur and Cor Scorpii if you haven't yet. I highly recommend it! Those are the bands from ex-members of Windir who are still bringing out albums and giving live performances! (at least Mistur does some shows this year) Vreid is an (awesome) band from Windir's ex-members too but have a different style than Windir. I think Cor Scorpii resembles Windir the most, if you are looking for a similiar sound.
Holy shit this is the best recommendation I have come across randomly on the internet.
I know Mistur and Vreid but not Cor Scorpii. I just checked them out and holy shit I'm literally listening to Windir!
Thanks!
Who knew this comment's been waiting for me for 10 years lol!
@@AbuZahi Listen to Soknangr.
he was probably the nice guy of black metal
R.I.P Terje Bakken aka Valfar!
Ya valfar was a god in compisition and interpretation THX VALFAR R.I.P
Å herre! savner deg Valfar!!!
Valfar live 4ever
valfar and quorthon.... they could not die...!
@Iluvatar0013
Narrator: He likes to call his music metal, or Sogna metal , and not Black metal because of all the bad publicity. The Sogna metal sub culture is not as bad as people may believe
Valfar: The music form is new, and people dont know how to understand it, and music- technical is it as good as any other musicform. Its the largest export article in the norwegian music branch, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Its like how some people reacted to the hippie movement in the late60s
R.I.P Valfar...
R.I.P Valfar
I want that Sognabook!
There is one here on youtube. It has the same title as this video. And is in the 'related videos' to the right of the screen.
I live okay. It's kind of hard getting a job here these days, because of the lingering financial crisis. But, overall Norway is a good place to live. It can always get better though, like for instance our health system. If you come to Norway, whatever you do, don't get sick. You will spend more time in a hospital line, than get help.
i just wanna say that when you are going to die frozen, there is not big pain, actually you don't feel anything and just die in the sleep, expecially if one is drunk, because your senses are simply fading away.
Windir e best uansett!
Nope, but I love his music. My favorite black metal band.
RIP valfar.
He looks like Golem before he find the ring...
ChurchInAshes GOLEM aahaha ;D
Gollum*
Valfar R.I.P. T_T
Valfar ein windir!
R.I.P Valfar
Amazing.
@Dimholt123
from the arntor album "arntor, ein windir"
R.I.P.
Faen ass.... Hadde vært fornøyd med livet om jeg bare hadde møtt geniet bak sognemetallen \m/
no subtitles? it doesn´t matter.. that languaje sounds epic
I love u Terje ❤
that is absolutely true.
@MoonOvIce We're not talking about the 1800s here. I don't think the Norwegian countryside is as isolated as you think it is.
I would die for English subs lol
Valfar forever!
He is mainly talking about his music and where he gets his inspiration. I'm norwegian, but his accent is hard to understand, though I understandet most of it.
He played that instrument in the suit-case from age 5, but now he won't play it cause the voice in that instrument is so boring. He's talking about that black metal ain't that scary as people thinks, and the refers his music to be called " Sogna metal" because he is inspired by the books of Sogna. " Sogna townsbook" or something.
Nei, han spilte trekkspill siden han var 8, men ved 15 års alderen la han instrument på hylla og trengte noe mer for inspirasjon. Han har et vakkert dialekt)
hvil i fred valfar.ein arntor
6Kulde6- thanx for the translation man...
he used fasttracker.. damn
Hvil i fred, Valfar
fair enough mate, have a good day.
When was this interview recorded?, can someone please tell me?, after all, Valfar was such great music genius, Peace in his grave, Windir!
Well, you see, i dont want to die such a death, out of kvltness, but out of the fact that i would have found it much harder to go through that process. Besides i really want to die out in the nature, because (as cliche as it might sound) i feel so conected to it. I dont think i would feel bad about dying like that, other then of course the pain.
I still respect your opinion though.
*RIP*
thx man
I think this interview's from 2001 or 2002.... think it's in 2002. He died in 2004, on his way to his familys hut.
rest in peace in Helheim
Personally I'd rather die a peaceful death as an old toothless man then being frozen to the point my blood stops moving and in the process realizing I'm about to die with out saying goodbye to the people I love and not to mention the fact in his case a whole lot of fans and an amazing band.
Only the god die young
Somebody PLEASE do subs for that!
I still don´t understand how someone who lived most of his life I suppose in the Norwegian country had any access to metal...and then made such an amazing band? specially considering country areas in most European countries that are really isolated from city life...
Record stores, mail order service,other metal fans, the internet. Among some of the ways to access music in the 90s for a norwegian kid.
it's a dialect!! in norway you find many many different dilects :D i think the worst is the one we speak in my area (Stavanger) oh my god you can't understand a shit when we speak XD
Looks like he uses FastTracker 2 as music program/Ser ut som han bruker FastTracker 2 som musikk program på pc`en.
I didn't understand a word (except "metal" and "egypt" :D ) but whatever...I don't need to understand it to like it :')
R.I.P. Valfar
Godgut!
I fucking...miss...Valfar
Vi møtes i Valhalla
rip
My comment is directed at the user Angloth by the way, but you know on the flip side it sure is a very "black metal" death but none the less, a horrible terrifying one.
He died hiking on a mountain.
@AdrianvonZiegler How can he be in Valhall? he didnt fall in battle. The sagas clearly state that only people who fall in battle comes to Valhall or Frøyas hall.
i guess its true..still, much better then to die in a bed, old and toothless
Eg e frao Sogndal
Terje :(
Store nationalister! Veldig bra.
Can someone translate this!?
Well :)
Why do the best always have to die ?
Rippage. Celebrate his death every year.
That's cool. We call it Valfar Appreciation Day. You?