Melankolia

Melankolia was started in mid-2007 by Mike O'Brien At least the concept of it. The music actually formed and took shape late 2007 - 2008. My original goal with Melankolia was to try and put feelings to music. I originally started with a very poor setup and poor instruments. The difference between now and then is almost definately the passion. I had enormous passion and creativity then, just not the right tools to express it fully. As the years went by, I found I had to reclaim again the original fire for creative work. Thanks to the many friends and supporters I have, I realized that continuing forward is the one true course. A bit of background: Melankolia has at this point (1/13) 3 studio albums, 2 EP's, and countless contributions to many different collaborative works. The discography falls as follows: - Nokturnum - 2009, Beneath the Fog Productions, 7 track album. Later referred to as the project's "demo", Nokturnum sold over 150 copies, and is currently sold out. - Orpheus Down - 2010, Quartier23, 10 track full album. Orpheus Down saw the ascent in quality to MIDI sounds and better instrumentation. Orpheus Down has sold an unknown amount of copies, and is still available through distros and online stores worldwide. One track of note is a cover of Vond's Slipp sorgen løs. - III - 2012, Quartier23, 15 track full album. III took over 2 years to fully come together. Featuring 80 minutes of music, it also boasts the collaborative talents of Appalachian Winter, Buer, Hoyland, Immundus, Karsten Hamre, Loell Duinn, and Mortiis. Currently available worldwide through various outlets. http://www.melankolia.bandcamp.com A personal note...: Thank you all for the support over the last years. I know I can be a weird, intro/extrovert at times, and I do deal with depression. So, it's appreciated that those of you who are on this page (and in real life) have helped me through my darker days... This is the only official page for Melankolia on Facebook. http://www.ninegatesrecords.com/melankolia