Germanic/Norse Ethnic Music

Jun 01, 2008 15:15

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nomaed June 1 2008, 14:59:10 UTC
Thanks for the reply.
I know Týr, and even thought I kind of like them, most of their stuff is quite monotonic, sadly :)
I'll give this "Rosenberg 7" a try.

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artista4you June 3 2008, 05:09:10 UTC
Yeah, I was thinking of Faroese music too.

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ap_aelfwine June 1 2008, 16:36:13 UTC
I don't believe there's any tradition of throat singing in Europe.

The instrumentation's mostly more complicated and stringed-instrument-heavy than what it sounds you're looking for, but the first couple of albums from Garmarna ("Vittrad" and "Guds Spelemän") are quite brilliant. Hedningarna are quite fun, also.

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lukadron June 1 2008, 16:51:59 UTC
Gåte (Norwegian) and Schandmaul (German) might be something for you...They're Folk Rock and thus use more often traditional instruments for a better effect. Usually they both have lyrics with medieval touches. Schandmaul got also instruments-only pieces once in a while and are more "folk" than Gåte.
Oh yeah, Lumsk (Norwegian) fits quite good in with your discription, too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCFfuq_1iJA f.e.?

Aside from that...hmmm maybe try Odd Nordstoga, though that is not ancient. But simple with vocals and usually just with a guitar.

I think the problem is, that there isn't a real Germanic/Norse ethnic music, unlike in Asia etc where it has been a long tradition to practice and uphold their tunes. : /

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nomaed June 1 2008, 17:11:17 UTC
I've got all Schandmaul, thanks.
I'll try to listen to the others.

I was looking for stuff that aren't too much "rock" or "metal", but I guess if there isn't much of this, rock-folk will suffice :)

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artista4you June 3 2008, 05:12:23 UTC
Uh, I think that Blumfeld (German) can sometimes lean in a Folk-like direction. He has two songs that immediately come to mind called "Ich Fliege Mit Raben" and "Schmetterlings Gang". Other than that I would call classical composers very traditional German, Austrian, ect. music.

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alderwounds June 8 2008, 20:26:27 UTC
There's quite a lot of traditional folk music and post-industrial takes on folk music out there, usually dealing with traditional and pre-Christian Germanic themes ( ... )

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