Za Frûmi

A.k.a "Simon Kölle and Simon Heath"

4680 plays, 105 songs on radio, from Sweden

Za Frûmi is melodic mood music from a dark fantasy setting. Centered around a wayward group of orcs, and their adventures in deep forests and mysterious castles. Deep flutes, rythmic drums and atmospheric ambience combine to grant enthusiasts everywhere a unique experience.

Influenced by the Uruk-Hai and their language, the artists started the project now known as Za Frûmi. "Za shum ushatar Uglakh" is the first album from Za Frûmi and is quite different from the normal fantasy inspired albums out there. Using theatrical dialogue and spoken entirely in orcish, the album tells the tale of a clan of orcs caught in their struggle against a mighty vampire lord. A translation of the dialogue is included in the booklet, so those who do not know orcish (and most people don't) still know what is happening and what the orcs are saying as the storyline progresses. One year later Za Frûmi released chapter two of their Saga and the story continued about the clan, this album was recieved with open arms by the fantasy, black metal and ambient scenes. After that album Za Frûmi released an instrumental album, a musical journey through the legends and myth of Za Frûmi.

Official site: waerloga.com/zafrumi

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Humagon 6 August, 2005 at 21:29 0

I would rate 10 for this if I could.
This is at the moment my favourite artist and I like it very VERY much.
Thank you Radio Rivendell for introducing such an artist to me!

Wled 16 November, 2005 at 08:36 0

great music

Darmort 25 January, 2006 at 15:27 0

Not really my kind of thing, but there you go; that's me...

Sir Daniel of Bedford 30 January, 2006 at 19:19 0

Freaky bunch of people they are. Some of their tracks leave me blinking in speachlessness...and not in a good way. I really don't care for most of their songs.

Neithan 19 February, 2006 at 01:17 0

It's just horrible. There might be some people who like it (though I have really now idea how) but make the others listining to it is just that cruel, that I really plead for it to be taken out of the programm or at least be played much less often.

Findel 2 April, 2006 at 19:27 0

Great!

Lute Rosenwood 12 April, 2006 at 11:05 0

The voices added to the music remind me of the tape I had to listen to when I started work at the mental hospital to resemble what schizophrenics have to hear. It's incredibly unsettling.

Drogo Bumbleroot 20 April, 2006 at 02:12 0

Without a doubt one of the best fantasy music acts in the world.
True dark fantasy!

!!GORO!! 23 April, 2006 at 11:19 0

Great music, only the voices are sometimes a little bit annoying...
However, their style is matchless!

Grishnak 2 May, 2006 at 13:58 0

The two orcish CDs are the best!

TheRedWrath 31 May, 2006 at 07:06 0

I would be loathe to classify this tripe as 'music'. Unless, perhaps, I were one to thoroughly enjoy listening to primitive grunts, sound effects, and a failure at melody. Storytelling as one may call it, it is preached upon deaf ears, as I imagine there is not much of a demand for the fictitious Orcish language. You may find a greater sanctity in your "stop" button.

Xulili 18 June, 2006 at 23:48 0

Diffrent and a wonderfull ride though the dark worls of fantasy.

Lucifer 4 July, 2006 at 11:29 0

I am blown away!

tzonarin 15 July, 2006 at 06:37 0

Za Frumi's sound is definitely unique - if you like sound effects in your music. There is a high about of low ominous crunching sounds, gutteral vocals, and other assorted noise that takes away from whatever Za Frumi is attempting to convey. There are a couple of tracks that appeal to me, but in general, I won't be purchasing any albums from this artist.

ironenthery 11 August, 2006 at 14:16 0

The best dark fantasy band today!

Belba Took 30 August, 2006 at 01:16 0

I haven't decided how I feel about this artist yet...

arwenstar13 14 September, 2006 at 05:41 0

omg, my new fav group w/o a single doubt.

Carthurg 4 October, 2006 at 20:41 0

Absolutly one of the best inovative musical acts of today. 6 out of 5!

heroic665 30 December, 2006 at 04:46 0

If there's a composer who makes something that diverges farther from what I consider decent music than Za Frumi, I don't want to ever hear him. The sound effects and the voices are what makes otherwise annoying music truly abysmal.

Tincolindo 10 January, 2007 at 17:56 0

I'm not entirely sure what I think about this group. They're certaintly innotave (sp?) but...I'm not sure.

Ivan the great 6 February, 2007 at 01:44 0

Without a doubt one the most extraordinary bands right now. Cannot wait for a third CD in the instrumental Legends series.

Alassë~Celonalfirin 14 February, 2007 at 22:53 0

well. i'd rate this a 2.5, i can't say tis completly aweful, nor completly great. I am more of an elf than orc, so, I DO NOT like the orcish, the babbleing. nice if you like that, but I Do Not. Though without the orc ramble, I like it. It tells a story well, and has good percussion. so this definatly brings me mixed feelings.

harl 6 March, 2007 at 17:48 0

Controversial sound, definitely unique. Some parts I like much, others less, but they're overall still pretty OK, I guess. So, not that I'd hate Za Frûmi when I say I don't like something they did, but whether I like it or not seems to very much rely (more than compared to some other music) on my current mood and situation and what other kinds of music to my liking I've heard that day (or week).
Za Frûmi's somehow ambient and phantasmagorical, so I think it's rather those moment which are kind of dark (but not really too dark) on the one side and still fun (but not really too fun) on the other, rather quiet non-busy moments, in which I'd care for it.

Troll 15 March, 2007 at 20:07 0

This is one of the best and coolest projects today! Dark as hell and beautiful as heaven!

Jiktori 16 March, 2007 at 15:55 0

To sum up my thoughts: 'This is not the style I like, at all'. If you like orc grunts and goblin yelps as vocals in your music, and if you like breaks in the music to make gaps for sounds such as snowwalking or stepping in dogdirt or shuffling in bushes, go for it. It isn't for me though, no sir, certainly not. They may be stepping out of the crowd, being unique and new, but I quite like what the crowd is about, so I'd rather hang with them, thanks.

Sean Patrick Fannon 17 April, 2007 at 21:30 0

Orcs gargling dead cats ruins this otherwise great radio station!

Darky 14 May, 2007 at 21:24 0

One the best projects in the genre of dark ambient

Japan-hero 10 June, 2007 at 23:08 0

I Love Za Frûmi!

The Rohir 26 August, 2007 at 21:35 0

Garbage, mostly.

Elm 28 August, 2007 at 02:03 0

Mostly great!

Azaki 27 September, 2007 at 18:25 0

Very Special but not so bad

Alexander Lepata 29 April, 2008 at 02:23 0

In the top three in the world right now.

aletheia 17 May, 2008 at 21:17 0

Really great music!!

tzonarin 11 September, 2010 at 07:10 0

I'm really not sure what people thing is so good about Za Frumi, but in my opinion, I could make better music in my garage, beating on trash can lids and screaming Klingon death chants, while sneezing and flatulating. The random crunching sounds and beastly grunting has but one redeeming quality - bathroom break - with the volume muted.

brijam 29 November, 2010 at 07:29 0

Could you create two stations?

Some people like this, but to me and probably many others it ruins your station to play stuff like this.

I'd much prefer a station with music from fantasy movie soundtracks without sound effects, voices, clanging swords or especially garbled orc voices.

Martin 16 May, 2011 at 12:59 0

Very good. I love Za Frûmi.

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