NORTHODOXIAN

Faith and devotion are examined through atheist eyes by Estonian quartet who blend sacred music with prog rock.

JM

While not all religious experiences lead to conversion, there are those powerful enough to merit artistic exploration. Ergo Northodoxian is a project that’s been put together by Estonian promoter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Lauri Laubre after witnessing devotion so intense from followers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church that it left him profoundly shaken. Visiting southern Ukraine in 2007, Laubre – then, as now, a confirmed atheist – was introduced to Archimandrite Mikail Pyanov, the rector of the Holy Trinity Dukonsky Monastery. He showed him the restricted and cloistered sections of the monastery, and then introduced Laubre to the pilgrims who’d travelled from across Ukraine. “I’d never seen anything like it before, but about 100 people were laying on the ground and praying,” says Laubre. “They’d been there for two weeks with their…

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