Keltika Hispanna is a Dark Folk band, was born in the ancient Mountains of Guadarrama (Madrid/ESPAÑA).
In his compositions, harmonies and old rhythms from Rural Iberian folk music are mixed with melodies and lyrics inspired by nature, ancient history and the magical-religious beliefs of the Iberian people. Focusing on the use of traditional instruments and singing their lyrics in the Castilian language and some of his songs in the ancient runic language of their Celtiberian ancestors.
was formed in 1999, but the two founding members (Sörös Gergö – vocals, acoustic guitar, percussions, Kiss Balázs – acoustic and classical guitars) have played music together for more than ten years in various forms.
In 2004 Sörös Gergő has founded his own band, Larrnakh, since then Kiss Balázs has been the only official member of Cawatana, now he is responsible for all the music and (partially) the lyrics, while Sörös Gergő became a “constant guest musician”, who sings on recordings (and contributes also in the lyrics), and he is the live drummer and vocalist.
At the beginning on concerts and recordings they were helped by some guest musicians on keyboards, bass, percussions, but recently there has been a stable line up for concerts, containing Kiss Kornél on acoustic guitar and Kiss Ottó on bass.
Formerly the music of Cawatana balanced between tranquil, acoustic guitar-based neofolk and harsher snare drummings and other percussions, with keyboards playing an important role in both styles. Nowadays the harsher industrial parts seems to disappear from their music.
TSIDMZ, Gregorio Bardini – Oriente E Occidente Label: Old Europa Cafe – OELP 015 Format: Vinyl, LP, White Vinyl – 100 Handnumbered Copies Country: Italy Released: 2015 Style: Folk, Industrial
Tibetan bells, Eastern and Western Gregorian chants, Mongolian throat singing, Pakistan flutes, bagpipes, Tunisian Mizwab, Sufi dhikr, martial drums, ethnic and tribal drums, speeches of personalities like E. Pound, P. P. Pasolini, Imam Khomeyni; majestic scenarios representing, in a whole ethnic-industrial musical opera, a picture of the various identities, peoples and traditions living on the great geographic space called Eurasia.
“Eurasia” was also the name of the first Gregorio Bardini cd, now totally replayed with TSIDMZ.
All the songs have been re-composed and re-played by Gregorio Bardini and TSIDMZ in 2014.
All the flutes are played by Gregorio Bardini.
Mixed at Tetsuo studio.
Final Mastering by Peter Andersson (Raison D’ Être).
Graphics and layout by Emily NewResistance.
Tracklist: A1. Canto per i morti A2. Die Sklavenmoral und die Herrenmoral A3. Gestige Revolution gegen die Macht des Goldes A4. Non fu l’uomo a creare il coraggio, o l’ordine, o la grazia
