Ataraxia (band)
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Ataraxia is an Italian
neoclassical band who combine modern technology with archaic instrumentation over various media. They describe their music as a cross "between sacred
and profane, ethereal
and neo-classical, contemporary and early music
". They make researches into the European legends crossing the Greek and Latin myths. Their lyrics are written in many ancient and contemporary languages. Many of their performances take place in locations the band believes to possess specific spiritual qualities. Since the beginning of the group in the late 1980s, they have released more than 20 original LPs.
Italy
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neoclassical band who combine modern technology with archaic instrumentation over various media. They describe their music as a cross "between sacred
Sacred
Holiness, or sanctity, is in general the state of being holy or sacred...
and profane, ethereal
Ethereal Wave
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and neo-classical, contemporary and early music
Early music
Early music is generally understood as comprising all music from the earliest times up to the Renaissance. However, today this term has come to include "any music for which a historically appropriate style of performance must be reconstructed on the basis of surviving scores, treatises,...
". They make researches into the European legends crossing the Greek and Latin myths. Their lyrics are written in many ancient and contemporary languages. Many of their performances take place in locations the band believes to possess specific spiritual qualities. Since the beginning of the group in the late 1980s, they have released more than 20 original LPs.
Discography
- Simphonia sine Nomine (1994) on Apollyon and Energeia
- Ad perpetuam rei memoriam (1994) Apollyon
- La malédiction d’Ondine (1995) on Energeia
- The moon sang on the April chair (1995) on Apollyon
- In amoris mortisque (1995) 10" on Apollyon
- Il fantasma dell’Opera (1996) on Avantgarde
- Concerto N. 6 (1996) on Apollyon
- Historiae (1998) on Cold Meat Industry
- Orlando (1998) Maxi CD on PrikosnovéniePrikosnoveniePrikosnovénie is a French independent record label founded in Nantes in 1990 by Frédéric Chaplain and Sabine Adélaïde who moved to its current home in the medieval city of Clisson in 2001...
- Os cavaleiros do templo - Live in Portugal (1998) Live video + CD, on Symbiose
- Lost Atlantis (1999) on Cold Meat Industry
- Sueños (2001) on Cold Meat Industry
- A Calliope, collection (2001) on Future Insights
- Mon Seul Désir (2002) on Cold Meat Industry
- Des Paroles Blanches (2003) digital single on Arkadyss
- Saphir (2004) on Cold Meat Industry
- Odos eis Ouranon (split with Autunna Et Sa Rose) (2005) on Equilibrium Music
- Arcana Eco (2005) Book + CD on Ark Records
- Paris Spleen (2006) with Madame Bistouri and Circuz KumP on Cold Meat Industry
- Kremasta Nera (2007) on Ark Records
- Sous Le Blanc Rosier (Best Of) (2007) on Shadowplay
- Llyr (2010) on PrikosnovéniePrikosnoveniePrikosnovénie is a French independent record label founded in Nantes in 1990 by Frédéric Chaplain and Sabine Adélaïde who moved to its current home in the medieval city of Clisson in 2001...