Sol Invictus – Thrones Label: Auerbach Tonträger – AB 049 Format: 2 × CD, Reissue, Limited Edition Country: Germany Released: 04 Nov 2011 Style: Neofolk
Noble re-release of the Sol Invictus classic with eleven-track bonus CD
Apart from the early Sol Invictus catalogue that hasn’t been available for a long time, Auerbach Tonträger is re-releasing the newer albums by the English godfathers of Neofolk as well of course. «Thrones», originally released in 2002, sees a special treatment. In addition to the usual portrait-format Digipak including revised artwork and liner-notes limited to 700 copies, a jam-packed bonus CD is included, containing tracks from the deleted collection of Sol Invictus rarities «The Angel», the hidden tracks from the best-of album «The Giddy Whirl of Centuries», the songs «Light me the Candle» and «Welcome» from the compilations «Writ in Water» and «Songs for Aliénor», a live recording of «Against the Modern World» from Paris that was originally included on a compilation by «Orkus» magazine in 2003, as well as the song «Owl & Pussycat.»
Sol Invictus – King & Queen Label: Auerbach Tonträger – AB 038 Format: CD, Reissue, Album, Limited Edition, Digipak Country: Germany Released: 02 Mar 2012 Style: Modern Classical, Neofolk
Noble re-release of the Sol Invictus classic with eight bonus tracks
Originally released back in 1992 and deleted for a long time, «King & Queen» comes back stronger than ever in an enhanced packaging (limited portrait-format Digipak, revised artwork, liner notes) and with bonus tracks: apart from the original album, eight additional songs are included – live recordings from the years 1990 and 1991 which up to now had only been released on the rare and strictly limited LP «Rite Of Spring.»
Sol Invictus – The Devil’s Steed Label: Auerbach Tonträger – AB 050 Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue Country: Germany Released: 03 Feb 2012 Style: Modern Classical, Neofolk
Noble re-release of the Sol Invictus classic with four bonus tracks
Up until the release of «The Cruellest Month» in summer 2011, «The Devil’s Steed» from 2005 was Sol Invictus’ most recent album, and the one that saw Wakeford returning to a more classical folkloristic style. Apart from the customary high-quality packaging of all Sol Invictus re-releases (limited, portrait-format Digipak, revised artwork, liner notes), this new edition of «The Devil’s Steed» also includes a new version of the song ‘Looking For Europe’ (as known from the homonymous Neofolk compendium) as well as previously unreleased demo versions of the tracks ‘There Did Three Knights Come From The West’, ‘The North Ship’, and ‘The Devil’s Steed.’
Sol Invictus – In A Garden Green Label: Auerbach Tonträger – AB047-1 Format: CD, Reissue, Stereo Country: Germany Released: 2019 Style: Neo-Folk
Noble re-release of the Sol Invictus classic.
In August 2011, Sol Invictus’ «In A Garden Green» blossomed into splendid new colours. Originally released in 1999, this Auerbach Tonträger re-issue in a portrait-format Digipak features new artwork..
Sol Invictus – Necropolis Label: Auerbach Tonträger – AB 075 Format: CD, Album Country: Germany Released: 23 Mar 2018 Style: Neofolk, Psychedelic Rock
More than 30 years after their inception, English neofolk kings Sol Invictus release their long-awaited new album, «Necropolis», described by the group’s dean Tony Wakeford as «a record based on and brought forth from London and the serpent Thames that snakes its way through its heart» and possibly the final release from a band revered as progenitors of a dark and desperate sound..
Sol Invictus is one of the most prolific and influential bands associated with neofolk or apocalyptic folk, a form of experimental music which emerged in punk rock circles in the 1980’s, blending elements of folk and industrial music with dark themes of decay, decline, and/or the destruction of Western civilization. Along with Current 93 and Death in June (both of which included Wakeford as a member), Sol Invictus has both created and guided the genre, steering it forward through to this day. Latin for ‘the unconquerable Sun’, Sol Invictus has released over a dozen albums since the mid-Eighties, chronicling an evolution from raw, post-punk dark folk to increasingly sophisticated arrangements.
A quasi-conceptual album centered on Wakeford’s feelings of a declining London [«London was once the apex of an empire but it is now the playground of other empires that have superseded it.»], «Necropolis» could be called a eulogy to England’s capital. Sol Invictus titled the record after The London Necropolis Railway, a railway line that has connected London with the Brookwood Cemetary since 1854. But the moniker is also a nod to Wakeford’s perception that the town is now «a London of mausoleums and masonry» and «a city haunted by the customs and crimes of the dead and the living.» «Necropolis» features guest guitar from Don Anderson (ex-Agalloch, Khorada) who previously lent his skills to Sol Invictus’ 2014 release, «Once Upon A Time». The group around Wakeford continues to explore the psychedelic side of dark folk, using acoustic guitar as a foundation enriched with piano, flute, violin, electric guitar an drums among other instruments and – for the first time – the singing of The Green Army Choir.
Sol Invictus – The Killing Tide Label: Auerbach Tonträger – AB 037 Format: CD, Reissue, Digipack Country: Germany Released: 07 Oct 2011 Style: Neofolk
Noble re-release of the Sol Invictus classic with seven bonus tracks
As befits the album’s twentieth anniversary, “The Killing Tide” is going to be re-released in a re-worked and extended edition on October 07th, 2011. Apart from the usual upgrading of our series of new Sol Invictus editions – such as a portrait-format Digipak, revised artwork, and liner notes by Tony Wakeford – the original album is going to be accompanied by seven bonus tracks: in addition to an old DAT recording of “The World Turns” and a version of “Somewhere In Europe” that was originally released on the Schock 7″, you will also find five live recordings from a concert at Frankfurt’s
Tony Wakeford – Into The Woods Label: Tursa – TE 03, Dark Vinyl Records – TE 03 Format: CD, Album Country: Germany Released: Mar 2007 Style: Modern Classical, Neofolk
Two years after SOL INVICTUS “The Devil`s Steed” TONY WAKEFORD is back with a new Folk Noir solo album …. Featured special guests: Kris Force of AMBER ASYLUM Reeve Malka and Guy Harries from ORCHESTRA NOIR and the whole SOL INVICTUS crew (Caroline Jago, Andrew King, Renée Rosen)
Loosely influenced by the prog records of Tony Wakeford’s youth, Into The Woods describes a weird England of the 60’s and 70’s where pockets of woodland hold out against the encroaching suburbs. A dark England of out-of-work hangmen, dubious priests and Woman’s Institute covens.
The CD cover artwork is by painter Richard Moult and comes as Digipack with 8 Page Booklet.
Tracklist 1 The Woods 0:18 2 A Saint In Roseland 4:34 3 Lightning Strikes 4:03 4 In The Woods 3:33 5 Into The Woods 5:50 6 A Small Town In Germany 4:01 7 Down The Road Slowly 5:35 8 The London Hanged 1:55 9 The Hangman’s Son 3:54 10 Take The Steps 3:18 11 The Devil Went A’ Travelling 3:54 12 If You Go Down To The… 2:13
Barbarossa Umtrunk – Distant Shores Of Aryanem Vaejah ( Tribute to Miguel Serrano ) Special Edition PRE – ORDER / OUT OCTOBER 2024 – IMPORTANT, ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER Label: Gradual Hate Records – GH 156 SP Format: Special Edition: Pyrographed, aged and hand-painted wooden box, T-shirt, Sticker + Postcard + Cassette, Album, Limited Edition 50 Copies + CD Digipak Style: Neofolk, Military, Industrial, Ambient, Martial Industrial
The album Distant Shores of Airayanem Vaejah (Hvareno de Huaiyuhén: The Green Thunderbolt) is a tribute to Miguel Serrano which brings together the respective parts that Barbarossa Umtrunk had previously delivered in memory of the last of the Troubadours and ultime prophet of «Esoteric Hitlerism» on Distant Shores of Hvetramannaland (2011) & Airyanem Vaejah (2015), two now sold-out splits which were undertaken with Dronerune (side-project of Kazeria) and Saturn Form Essence (side-project of Moloch). As a bonus, two tracks from Agarthi (2010) and Regnum Sanctum (2008) are included. The whole thing has been completely remastered by Sol. M. (T.S.I.D.M.Z) at Tetsuo Studio in Spring 2024.
Mon prochain album de Barbarossa Umtrunk «Distant Shores of Airayanem Vaejah (Hvareno de Huaiyuhén : The Green Thunderbolt)» sortira prochainement sur GH Records, c’est un hommage à Miguel Serrano qui regroupe les parties respectives que Barbarossa Umtrunk avait préalablemet livré en souvenir du dernier des Troubadours sur Distant Shores of Hvetramannaland (2011) & Airyanem Vaejah (2015), deux splits aujourd’hui sold-out qui furent entrepris avec Dronerune (side-project de Kazeria) pour le premier puis Saturn Form Essence (side-project de Moloch) pour le second. En bonus seront inclus deux morceaux tirés de Agarthi (2010) et Regnum Sanctum (2008). L’ensemble a été entièrement remasterisé par Sol. Mutti (T.S.I.D.M.Z) à Tetsuo Studio au Printemps 2024. L’artwork sera l’oeuvre de Mael Hyno et l’album sera disponible sous deux formats : CD et K7. Les compos naviguent entre military-pop, post-industrial, ambient-ritual et des parties plus martiales/orchestrales délivrant des climats hyperboréens qui nous transportent de la Terre Creuse à Shambhala via l’Ultima Thule.
Ataraxia – Sueños (2 × Vinyl) Label: The Circle Music – TCM003RED Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Gatefold, Red Country: Greece Released: 2021 Style: Neofolk, Modern Classical
The Circle Music proudly announces the release of Ataraxia’s “Suenos” for first time on LP. “Suenos” was released on CD in 2001 and now, 20 years later, we honor this magnificent album -one of the best albums that Ataraxia ever released- by releasing it in two different Luxurious Double Colored Gatefold LP editions, the first will be in red vinyl (Limited to 250 copies) and the second edition will be in blue vinyl (Limited to 250 copies). There will be new mastering and two bonus tracks, “Melisanda” & “Clytaemestra”, from “In Amoris Mortisque” split EP, that was published in 1995 together with Engelsstaub.
“Suenos” will be the first step of a long walk that we intend to accomplish as a record company as far as the glorious past of Ataraxia is concerned. Our aim is to release their most important albums in vinyl, so leave enough space in your LP collection for Ataraxia, one of the most influential and long-lived bands that offer us their magical musical melodies for three whole decades.
Ataraxia – “Suenos”
Code: TCM003RED
Release Date: 27.09.2021
Format: Double Gatefold Red Colored LP (250 copies)
Style: Neofolk, Medieval, Modern Classical
Track-list:
Side A – EGO PROMITTO DOMINO
1) Parti de mal 2) Saderaladon 3) Belle Jolande 4) Il Bagatto
SIDE B – L’AME D’EAU
1) Mon Ame Sorcière 2) Eleven 3) Mnemosine
4) I Love Every Waving Thing
SIDE C – SANDY DUNES
1) Encrucijada 2) Funeral In Datca 3) The Corals Of Aqaba 4) Nemrut Dagi
SIDE D – IN AMORIS
1) Clytaemestra
2) Melisanda
Musicians:
Francesca Nicoli : vocals, flute, cymbal, bells
Vittorio Vandelli: classical, acoustic and electric guitars, chitarra battente
Giovanni Pagliari: keyboards, vocals
(Guest in Suenos)
Francesco Banchini clarinet, traverse flute, bodhran, vocals
Statement from Ataraxia:
Suenos 2001-2021
“Which were the dreams that, twenty years ago, brought us here and now? Which ones, those that, in twenty years in the future, will have drawn our present now and here? PARTI DE MAL, far from evil, a choral and decisive NO towards forces that keep us away from our dreams, then, to exorcise this time, we let ourselves free to dance a pagan dance called SADERALADON.
We are in the presence of BELLE JOLANDE, quintessence of Venus, Goddess of harmony and love that we honor until we find ourselves catapulted to card 1 of the tarots, IL BAGATTO, the one who has all the tools to “start” a work but he’s not moving yet.
We enter the second phase of the dream and journey, we get into the deep unconscious, the lucid dream, the feminine, the welcoming water.
MON AME SORCIERE, right now the soul begins creating, she becomes a witch, a prophetess and initiates her subtle action through portal 11, ELEVEN, the number of the door in deep contact with memory, MNEMOSINE, Titaness-Goddess of memories who leads us to get in touch with all what is waving, I LOVE EVERY WAVING THING. We access the third phase, the masculine, the action of fire. Through sandy dunes, we reach a crossroad, ENCRUCIJADA, where does the dream lead us? To abandon all what is no longer useful, the burden of what denatures us physically, emotionally and spiritually (FUNERAL IN DATCA), we give it a worthy burial in order to access a sparkling, multicolored treasure (THE CORALS OF AQABA) allowing us to ascend to Mount Nemrut (NEMRUT DAGI) where we put the crown on our head, the return of the inner King, the quintessence, in dignity, beauty and love. IN AMOR, the fourth step, in love and for love. Lost love for the ones who did not have the courage to live it, to devote themselves to it, to open their own hearts as in the song CLYTAEMESTRA; and the glorious love embodied by MELISANDA, protagonist of the alchemical wedding, an iridescent soul dancing a round dance that rejoins the one of SADERALADON in a spiral that rises by an octave. We had the ardor to dream and the dream came true. The dream is all what has been, is and will be as time is only a dimension of space and each space travels parallel to another in a multidimensional matrix where everything is possible if we sing it.
Dernière Volonté – Commémoration Label: Hau Ruck! – HR!67 Format: 2 × CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Digifile Country: Austria Released: 2018 Style: Modern Classical, Industrial, Neofolk
Commemoration brings together my work from 1998 to 2003, 5 years when, as you will see, I recorded a lot. Minimalist, factual, often dark and very pessimistic, that’s how I conceived Derniere Volonteat that moment. My equipment was very rudimentary, my texts quickly written on crumpled books, all recorded often in one or two days. It was perhaps the moment, that I was the most productive and also, by anger, the most inventive. A few years ago I started to think of a new edition of Commemoration, a review of those years of ‘iron and lead’, the testament of my ‘anti light’. This is Commemoration in its new edition. Good listening. Geoffroy Delacroix October 2018
