Orplid

但凡有點黑暗音樂經(jīng)歷的人都會聽過來自德國的民謠團體Orplid。這個成立于1996年的老牌樂團是德國乃至整個歐洲Dark Folk的標志性人物。樂團主要成員為詩人Uwe Nolte(看到這里你就會明白他們的詞為什么總是那么的炫，盡管我們聽不懂……)和Frank Machau，此二人是堅定的日爾曼主義者，為喚起人們對德國文化的保護所以一直使用德語做為音樂語言。樂隊主要風格是以歷史、傳說和神秘主義通過民謠配合新古典的魅力將Uwe Nolte的那種詩體語言展現(xiàn)出來，得到一個充滿幻想和思考的立體空間，此外長笛、豎琴和女聲也是他們常用招式。
 
Orplid is definitely one of the more interesting folk-noir outfits that I enjoy. They have a wide variety of tracks on this album, ranging from calm folk strumming, to more of an electronic sound, to very experimental and atmospheric. In fact, most of the tracks on here can not really be considered folk at all. They seem to be turning to a more experimental, post-industrial or &martial&-industrial sound, as described by some fans. &Die Seherin& is more of a tribal drumming song with ominous keyboards, eerie female vocals and faint screams, almost sounding cult-like. &Perzivals Traum& is a very simlple, yet very effective atmospheric interlude. &Schneeglockenreigen& is a wonderful music-box-esque little instrumental song.
 
All the vocals are in German, and in some songs the vocals are very deep and prominent, which can be heard in the very first song. So if the German language or the accent annoys you, you may hate this record. Personally, I don't care what language bands sing in, in fact if it is in a language I don't understand, the vocals become more of an instrument because there are no words to listen to. Also, a lot of the deep vocals have a heavy reverb on them, making them even more prominent. I think this could possibly be toned down in a few songs to make them smoother, but it's not too bad.
 
If you like the previous Orplid releases, you will certainly like this one. I have listened to this way more then the other two and it is by far their best release so far. Can't wait for another one, which happens to be coming out in about a week.