Today we feature two beings from very different cultures from opposite sides of Europe.
Louhi or Dionysus? You tell us: who made the better list. Tattoo your answer to your hindquarters, take a picture of it and send it to whyamidoingthisagain@example.com
Louhi
You put me against Dionysus? I spit on their hedonism. Music is not to be taken lightly. It is not just a way to perform magic. It is magic. Singing is serious business. Used without control or finesse, you can never know what the result of the song will be. I assume the only reason why the world is not falling apart from all the music being played with various devices, is that those lack the will behind them.
Yet, you must be careful. Inspect the meaning behind the songs before you play them. Is this song really what you want let out into the world? I would be especially careful with the first song. ‘Maailmanloppu’ is ‘The End of the World’ in Finnish, and Finnish is an ancient and powerful language. You might say this is irresponsible on my part. No. I am merely giving you tools. It is up to you how you use them.
I must especially warn you against falling into a trance and sing along with any of these.
Enjoy. And remember, if I don’t win, you will experience a winter you could never even imagine.
Eleanoora Rosenholm – Maailmanloppu
Chelsea Wolfe – Feral Love
Portishead – Mourning Air
Ragana – Desolation’s Flower
Lingua Ignota – MAY FAILURE BE YOUR NOOSE
King Woman – Hierophant
Anna von Hausswolff – The Truth, The Glow, The Fall
Midwife – Song for an Unborn Sun
The Knife – Still Light
Nadja – No Cure for the Lonely
Dionysus
Louhi? What a buzzkill. All that doom and gloom from the north. On the other hand, go there during the summer and the day doesn’t end. Those parties can last forever. Find the right shrooms and the right shaman to prepare them and you are set. Don’t worry about the delivery method. Urine is fine to drink in small doses.
But you don’t need that kind of help. You can just go with the music. Have fun with it. Be fully in on the joke. Let your hedonism fly. Why else would you exist if not to seize the moment? In this case, to party. And whatever happens at the party, stays at the party.
And if you think Louhi isn’t up for this, they don’t call her ‘Harlot Mistress of Pohjola’ or ‘Whore of Lapland’ for nothing.
Vote for me or you will never be able to have fun again. Sorry, but that is the rule. And while I am all about breaking the rules, this one you might want to respect.
Peaches – Fuck the Pain Away
100 gecs – Dumbest Girl Alive
Slayyyter – I’M ACTUALLY KINDA FAMOUS
PVRIS with Tommy Genesis & Alice Longyu Gao – Burn the Witch
SOPHiE – BIPP
Hannah Diamond – Affirmations
Rahim Redcar & Christine and the Queens – Smalltown Boy
Rina Sawayama – XS
Grace Ives – Stupid Bitches
Avenue D – Slut?