STELLAMARA — The Seven Valleys
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Ätherisch-melancholische World-Musik mit ost-europäischen und orientalen Wurzeln, eine Art dunkler Oriental-Folk mit den polyphonen Gesängen von SONJA DRAKULICH und komplexen Rhythmen & Harmonien, irgendwo zwischen DEAD CAN DANCE, AMIR BAGHIRI, den „heavenly voices“ des Projekt-Labels und zeitgenössischem orientalen Pop. Und ein Stück heisst natürlich BARAKA, danke !
Beautiful ethereal and melancholic “dark oriental folk”- music, with polyphonic multil-layered female voices & complex rhythms....
a mixture of DEAD CAN DANCE, “heavenly voices” / Projekt Records-Sound and Oriental Pop and AMIR BAGHIRI.
“A universal bass drone introduces this intriguing album, a synthesis spanning centuries and cultures. Although this is Stellamara’s first album, you may have heard them on Triloka’s Tranc Planet III and
City of Tribes TAU. The music is ancient and mysterious as candle lit catacombs; one can almost smell the smoke of oriental incense tinged with primeval earthen molds. Most of the album is played live; the ensemble of Medieval instruments, strings, and Middle Eastern percussion creates the immediacy of a castle courtyard performance.
Sonja Drakulich’s lead vocals intoxicate with ornate embellishments and exotic harmonic overdubs. The lyrics and melodies are inspired by Medieval music from Galicia, Persia, Jewish Spain, and Croatia.
”Taqsim” is a solo by Jeffery Stott on a plucked string instrument (one of several guitars and dulcimers he plays on the album). If you like the music of Dead Can Dance, you’ll love Stellamara’s dark hypnotic tapestry of sound. Members include Gary Hagggerty on violin and viola, Susu Pampamin on darbuka and riqq, Marika Hughes on cello, and Micheal Emenau on bells and samples. It’s an excellent album for
swimming the depths of the soul.” [CW / New Age Voice]
Beautiful ethereal and melancholic “dark oriental folk”- music, with polyphonic multil-layered female voices & complex rhythms....
a mixture of DEAD CAN DANCE, “heavenly voices” / Projekt Records-Sound and Oriental Pop and AMIR BAGHIRI.
“A universal bass drone introduces this intriguing album, a synthesis spanning centuries and cultures. Although this is Stellamara’s first album, you may have heard them on Triloka’s Tranc Planet III and
City of Tribes TAU. The music is ancient and mysterious as candle lit catacombs; one can almost smell the smoke of oriental incense tinged with primeval earthen molds. Most of the album is played live; the ensemble of Medieval instruments, strings, and Middle Eastern percussion creates the immediacy of a castle courtyard performance.
Sonja Drakulich’s lead vocals intoxicate with ornate embellishments and exotic harmonic overdubs. The lyrics and melodies are inspired by Medieval music from Galicia, Persia, Jewish Spain, and Croatia.
”Taqsim” is a solo by Jeffery Stott on a plucked string instrument (one of several guitars and dulcimers he plays on the album). If you like the music of Dead Can Dance, you’ll love Stellamara’s dark hypnotic tapestry of sound. Members include Gary Hagggerty on violin and viola, Susu Pampamin on darbuka and riqq, Marika Hughes on cello, and Micheal Emenau on bells and samples. It’s an excellent album for
swimming the depths of the soul.” [CW / New Age Voice]