Camerata Mediolanense - Madrigali

This latest CD from Camerata Mediolanense reflects some new developments in sound and material. Moving away from their folky origins, the new album features the operatic voice of Daniela Badeski accompanied by synths and drums, and employs fuller, neo-classical textures. Although some of the music is by Camerata Mediolanense, all of the texts are provided by some old and some not so old European songs, which are sung in their native German, French and Russian as well as Italian. Material ranges from 'L'Homme Arme', the Fifteenth Century French song (of which the melody was utilised in some 31 Renaissance masses) to 'Lili Marleen', the sentimental wartime hit. The last two tracks are more experimental. 'Taberna' is a soundtrack of café clatter, while 'Madchenlied' is a very busy song cleverly combining numerous layers of musical style.

via Fluxeuropa

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[Italy / 1998 / Triton / Modern classical - Medieval / 192kbps]

Tracklist:
1 Der Tod 3:50
2 L'Homme Armé 1:38
3 Podmoskovnye Vecera 5:52
4 Madrigale 4:22
5 Canto Di Popolo 4:49
6 Lili Marleen 6:22
7 Taberna 2:17
8 Mädchenlied 4:12
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33:25

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Ataraxia - Nosce Te Ipsum

Nosce Te Ipsum, a new steep into the ancient times of this very important medieval band from Italy !!! This is a re-release, the songs were taken from the 1991 homonym Ataraxia’s demotape previously included in « Ad perpetuam rei memoriam » CD. ...the states of mind and heart collected in the pages of a voluminous book, "Prophetia". Is destiny driven by accident or by Fortune ? A Kafkian succession of questions without answer in a re-created inquisitorial trial of our times, the slow march of a humanity who tries desperately and unsuccesfully to know itself bearing the burden of its own chaotic existence and blindness. Finally, an act of rebellion and courage, an awakened consciousness that could lead to a new birth and refound harmony in the fluid cycle of Nature where every gesture and sound acquires a metaphysical value. Will we be able to transform the rought material into Gold?

via Twilight Records

My favorite Ataraxia release.


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[Italy / 1991-2008 / Twilight Records / Medieval - folk / v0]

tracklist:
1 Prophetia 1:37
2 Aigues Mortes 6:20
3 Tu Es La Force Du Silence 4:19
4 Flée Et Fabian 4:43
5 Nosce Te Ipsum 6:23
6 Zweistimmenstäuschung 6:19
7 Torquemada 4:40
8 Incabala 3:31
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37:56

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