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Dwelling
Ainda É Noite
Digipak CD
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"Ainda É Noite (‘Still It Is Night’) is the second album from Portuguese neo-classical ensemble Dwelling, following 2003’s Human release, also on Equilibrium Music. According to the press release, Aind(...)"
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Dear all,
We'll be conducting our first clearance sale ever, to make room for the exciting new year ahead. Your help would be much welcome - get together with some friends and combine your requests for additional savings, or spread the word around!
This special offer covers all the items from this list (click here), as follows:
2 CDs = 20.00EUR
5 CDs = 45.00EUR
10 CDs = 85.00EUR
Prices include worldwide shipping via regular air mail and PayPal fees, if you're using that payment method.
To place an order, you can email us the list of items that you wish to purchase at orders@equilibriummusic.com, together with your name / address and information on the payment method that you wish to use. We will send your total once we have checked availability on the items. Alternatively, you may also place your order using the shopping cart system on the site - the discounts will be applied when sending your total.
Please note: the offer is limited to the available stock and to the items listed in this file. When applicable, the order will be dispatched in multiple parcels and/or without jewelcases for the sale items (if this is a problem for you, please let us know).
Kind regards,
JM / EQM
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| Les Fragments de la Nuit (France) |
| EQM028 - "Demain,
c'était Hier" Digipak CD 2010 [ out 2010.10.15
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14.00EUR [ new ] : [
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Les Fragments de la Nuit return
with their new album! "Demain, c'était Hier"
perpetuates their timeless musical quest, blending the radiance
of the stars with the dark forces that lurk in the Night.
The French ensemble have kept faithful to their trademark style,
in which pulsing piano chords set the pace for the string-work
woven by the cellist and the three violinists, haunted by female
choirs that surface on occasion. Yet, contrary to its predecessor,
which mostly gathered pieces composed over the years, "Demain,
c'était Hier" was devised as a complete opus,
giving way to longer and more elaborate compositions.
Although challenging in its complexity, "Demain, cétait
Hier" is nevertheless immediately engaging, building
a vibrant soundtrack to a tale of mystery and suspense. The
album holds quiet, melancholy-driven moments - such as those
found on Teletemps or Cyrius B, emphasized by
beautiful violin solos, or the title track's slow motion waltz
- that flow into stirring, violent passages on tracks like Lunistice
or Des Restes Vivaces. Halfway through the record, Allegra
Aeternae offers an epic crescendo, complete with choir,
percussion and French horn, immediately preceding the eerie
Marche Nocturne with its wickedly ceremonial atmosphere.
Such variety is testimony to the band's ability to take Contemporary
/ Neo-Classical music beyond its typical standards, by adding
to this genre other stylistic references, some common to Post-Rock,
Pop or even Metal, and thus bringing together elements that
recall the works of composers like Steve Reich, Philip
Glass or Arvo Pärt with those of formations
such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Balanescu Quartet
or even the sinister cult-band Magma. "Demain,
cétait Hier" discloses a unique musical universe
that takes form in an overpowering nocturnal masterpiece. On
Digipak CD, with illustrations by Aurélien Police.
» Les
Fragments de la Nuit official website
» Les
Fragments de la Nuit on MySpace
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Special offer, valid until 2010.10.31:
Buy both "Musique du Crépuscule"
and "Demain, c'était Hier" on
Digipak CD for only 25.00EUR (shipping included worldwide)!
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Buy now with PayPal
(25.00EUR, shipping included worldwide)
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| Hexperos (Italy) |
| EQM024 - "The
Veil of Queen Mab" Digipak CD 2010 [ out 2010.09.20
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| 14.00EUR [ new ] : [
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Following their debut “The
Garden of the Hesperides”, successfully welcomed
by fans and press alike, Hexperos return with
"The Veil of Queen Mab", whose title is inspired
by Nicaraguan writer and poet Rubén Darío. The new album pays
homage to the queen of fairies and dreams, a creation of the
Anglo-Saxon mythology, probably with roots in Celtic legends,
referred in works by numerous artists, from Shakespeare or Percy
Shelley to Gustave Doré.
In this partially conceptual work, Hexperos once again combine
classical and contemporary approaches to chamber music, incorporating Celtic,
Mediterranean, Medieval and Baroque elements in a meticulously crafted and varied
opus, shaped into perfection over the past 3 years. Its orchestral arrangements
come together to form a rich setting for the haunting soprano of Alessandra Santovito,
highlighted in the dramatic crescendos found in Queen Mab, or on the
majestic Moon Spell and Summatem Deam, with Latin verses from
Apuleius’ (c.125 – c.180) Metamorphoseon (Liber Undecimus).
The darker shades of Hexperos appear in Le Lacrime di Proserpina,
an homage to Alda Merini, or Diadem of the Night (an early Gothica song which
is hereby revisited), both instant classics in the Gothic Neo-Classical genre
with their overwhelmingly blissful melancholy. On the other hand, tracks like
Summoning of the Artists, Time of Spirit, or El Velo Azul,
with dreamy medieval textures and trickling harp, offer a more soothing side to
the album.
On A Reason to Live, voluptuous violin lines and sensual percussions
mix with lulling vocals in a mysterious piece, followed by Nocturne,
a perfectly titled somber epic that would find a comfortable place in a Nyman
or Glass score and which underlines Hexperos’ talent in
taking Gothic Neo-Classical a step closer to cinematographic soundtracks. Finally,
and as they had already done on their previous record, the band pays tribute to
Manuel de Falla’s legacy on Asturiana, which features a
guest appearance by Riccardo Prencipe of Corde Oblique on classical
guitar.
Pressed on gold disc and housed in a matt-varnished Digipak
with gold foil print, “The Veil of Queen Mab”
will be released on September 20th and comes with a 16-page
booklet beautifully illustrated with visuals by Polish artist
Malgorzata Maj, of Sarachmet Photography & Illustration.
» Hexperos
official website
» Hexperos
on MySpace |
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| Íon (Ireland) |
| EQM025 - "Immaculada"
Digipak CD 2010 [ out 2010.05.10 ] |
| 14.00EUR [ new ] : [
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Four years past since "Madre, Protégenos",
Duncan Patterson returns, leading the entity known as Íon.
On “Immaculada”, the lone travelling musician has again
collected instrumental and vocal souvenirs from his numerous
destinations to illustrate the memoirs of his quest.
“Immaculada” was written in a period I was
travelling back and forth between Ireland and Greece. The album
documents personal experiences of that time, set to introspective
and reflective ballads.
Hypnotic and alluring, the album balances both the freshness
of Irish landscapes and the warmth of Mediterranean sunbathed
seashores, as its haunting Celtic vibe thrives and builds upon
tribal rhythmic patterns. Much like its predecessor, the
straightforward and minimalistic overall tone of the album is
misleading, as its layered complexity and resonant harmonies
reveal themselves at each listen, one mystery at a time, and
one step closer to the end of this spiritual quest.
Íon has gathered around it an enormous amount of talent,
both in the many musicians that have taken part in “Immaculada”
and in the group of singers that bring words to life, this time
lead by the Irish Lisa Cuthbert. Her heartfelt performances
are occasionally accompanied by her sister Aoife Cuthbert, with
Mark Kelson (of The Eternal) and gothic/alternative muse Vic
Anselmo, providing additional outstanding contributions to the
album, among other voices from Argentina, Mexico, Romania or
Brazil.
Mostly recorded in the Portuguese countryside and in Dublin
city, the intricate instrumental backbone is mainly constructed
out of traditional instruments. With the mandolin family taking
center stage, the tracks have been arranged to incorporate ethnic
instrumentation (flutes, uillean pipes) which contrast with
the sparse orchestration supplied by cello, violin, acoustic
guitars, keyboard pads and piano, supported by the earthbound
pulse of the percussion.
“Immaculada” is a collection of slow motion mysterious
ballads, balancing light and shade, salvation and loss, beautifully
crafted by gifted artists scattered over the world. Available
next May 2010 in deluxe Digipak CD on Equilibrium Music.
» more info + mp3
samples ...
» Íon
on MySpace |
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