IN CONVERSATION WITH FAUN
In the relentless pace of the modern world, people often find themselves drifting into a kind of numbness—losing not only their sense of time, but also their connection to nature. A growing sense of estrangement takes hold. Yet certain forms of music—and art itself—have the power to reverse this disconnection, slowing time, reshaping its flow, and guiding the listener into an entirely different rhythm and mode of existence.
With narratives rooted in nature and myth, and with its mystical instruments and sonic textures, the German pagan folk band FAUN stands precisely at this intersection—rebuilding the bridge between past and present, ritual and stage, nature and human. Their music evokes the feeling of gathering around a fire under the open sky, returning to something deeply rooted. It is not merely something to be heard, but something to be experienced together.
Following the enchanting atmosphere of their 2023 Istanbul concert—where the boundary between stage and audience seemed to almost dissolve into a ritualistic experience—we spoke with FAUN’s founder Oliver Satyr about the essence of their music, the rediscovery of nature, and the transformation of cultural traces.
(Faun Turkey concerts, presented by Stagepass Live)