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Judith Proctor ([personal profile] watervole) wrote2007-11-17 12:32 pm
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Corvus Corax

I found Corvus Corax while browsing around Facebook.  I forget which of my friends was part of a fan community, but I was curious (I can't resist a Latin name, and there was a mention of half-naked men with bagpipes)

The music is just amazing.  It's like a pagan processional.  They're singing in a mixture of German and Latin and there's a very medieval feel to it all. 

A quick look at Wikipedia says that they tried to research how old music would have been and they use apropriate instruments and the like.

Broad hint to family - a CD of one of their live concerts would be a very acceptable Xmas present.  (there is an English language web site with a shop)

[identity profile] purple-peril.livejournal.com 2007-11-17 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
They're excellent - I've seen them several times at Kaltenberg. There a few German bands of this ilk but CC are the best known.
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[personal profile] kerravonsen 2007-11-18 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
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[identity profile] highstone.livejournal.com 2007-11-17 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I believe it may have been Linda Stratmann, since 'twas she who recommended them to me on Facebook...

My German friends think their best stuff was done in the early '90s - their later albums being deemed too 'commercial', but ymmv.

[identity profile] metamorphosa.livejournal.com 2007-11-17 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, thank you for posting that! Their music would be FABULOUS for my performance troupe!
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[identity profile] watervole.livejournal.com 2007-11-17 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Excellent! I'm sure the result will be fantastic.