▁artists ▁combined ▁folk ▁elements ▁from ▁previous ▁albums ▁to ▁insp ire ▁the ▁m ood ▁of ▁Mer ed ead . ▁ ▁The ▁opening ▁track , ▁" Sp ir its ' ▁Mas qu erade ", ▁uses ▁folk ▁instrument ation ▁to ▁ref ine ▁the ▁album ' s ▁varied ▁sound . ▁The ▁tracks ▁É ta ín ▁and ▁S igr lin n ▁lyr ically ▁rec ount ▁the ▁myst ic ism ▁of ▁past ▁cult ures ▁and ▁are ▁supported ▁by ▁u ile ann ▁pip es . ▁The ▁album ▁also ▁features ▁more ▁traditional - s ounding ▁songs , ▁such ▁as ▁N yst ev ▁and ▁Kr å ke vis a . ▁The ▁latter ▁makes ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Sc and in av ian ▁ny ck el har pa , ▁or ▁key ed ▁fiddle . ▁Also ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁is ▁a ▁cover ▁of ▁To ▁France , ▁an ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁tra ged y ▁and ▁em otion ▁of ▁Mike ▁Old field ' s ▁classic ▁track . ▁Ma ite ▁I to iz ▁and ▁John ▁Kelly ▁( El f ent hal ), ▁Car men ▁El ise ▁Esp en æ s ▁( M id n att sol ), ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁An ette ▁G uld br ands en , ▁and ▁Victor ▁Sm ol ski ' s ▁L ing ua ▁Mort is ▁Orchestra ▁once ▁again ▁provide ▁supporting ▁vocals ▁and ▁instrument ation . ▁ ▁The ▁EP ▁Mel us ine ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁was ▁a ▁special ▁release ▁in ▁co - operation ▁with ▁German ▁Son ic ▁Sed uc er ▁Magazine . ▁ ▁Sym phon ies ▁of ▁the ▁Night ▁( 2