Early Music: RFI

^ wildlife tapestry is on Spotify, to my amazement!

Wld make good double header with Sublime Frequencies Night Sounds of Bali

And also Sonic Seasonings!

Another Early music group that cam onto my radar is Sequentia. Note they've just completed the rec of Hildegard von Bingen oeuvre, begun 30 years ago! Heard of them in this article by Kevin Volans. Its Interesting that they started around the time the Early Music Revival was in full swing. Punk wasn't the only thing happening in the late 70s!

The wiki for Early Music indicates this includes Baroque as well but we're all stopping around the Renaissance, or even earlier, so Musica Antiqua Köln have been excluded. I guess we think of Bach as its own thing, but it would be good to get any views on this.

This all touches on another area -- one I've not been able to pursue -- of Historicall informed Performance xps

I have always wanted to hear Sequentia's speculative renditions of ancient Norse music.

By the way, this early music FAQ, run by a dude named Todd McComb, is the fucking BOMB:

http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/site.html

Wow Gloucestershire Woodlands are really bustling even in winter!

I'm really loving the character who enters at about 2:45 into 'Night: Spring'--

http://open.spotify.com/track/4HKMxNBFtsRNIUdK4sVzl8

i should probably take it to some nature sounds thread but omg i love this
i guess nature sounds are the real early music?!

Not on spotify ah well..

Thanks for the FAQ, will have a look.

the earliest music

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I love this, but has anyone got any purely instrumental recommendations? Thanks lots.

what do you like so far?

I'm listening to English Country Dances by The Broadside Band at this very moment. I enjoy stuff like that. Listened to lots of lute music earlier...specifically Early Venetian Lute Music.

http://www.amazon.com/Early-Venetian-Music-Ambrosio-Dalza/dp/B00004GLLX

Here are two CDs for cheap of stompin' squawkin' renaissance dances by Munrow and company:

http://www.amazon.com/Renaissance-Dances-Tylman-Susato/dp/B000CEBOQ8/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1359065968&sr=8-5&keywords=david+munrow

Here's an interesting CD of Ars Subtilior vocal music performed instrumentally by germany's spirited Ensemble Unicorn:

http://www.amazon.com/Codex-Faenza-Instrumental-Music-Century/dp/B000009OM1/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1359066109&sr=1-1&keywords=codex+faenza

People don't talk about this enough in cool music circles, but Jordi Savall just might be the most reliable name in early music. Hesperion XXI can even bring dusty old 18C French overtures to life.

Plus this one is a mystical EM ur-recording: http://www.amazon.com/El-Cant-Montserrat-Figueras/dp/B004DY5B1M/

Current 93 used to play it before going on stage - talk about fostering expectations!

That Codex Faenza looks like another top Naxos goody!

Thanks for the recommendations!

I've learned so far that I can't go wrong with anything called estampie, saltarello, or anything that's labeled as "dance music". This is my kind of dance music, apparently? One of them, at least.

Love those lutes...

hahaha i was just thinking yesterday while listening to something "LL should add estampie and istampitta to her list of 'always win' EM genres."

Does estampie actually mean 'stamping dance' or somesuch?

I have been super remiss in paying attention to Savall/Figueras. I only have Savall's Brandenburg Cto set (which is awesome).

OH yeah the stompy/plodding/swirly drummy songs are totally the ones I love the most. For a while I listened to La Quinte Estampie Royal almost every day! So much that I can spell it from memory and actually remember the name of it -- that's a sign that a song has truly made it! Ideal song has persistent drumming (speed may vary), something droning, and another element dancing around on top of those two things.

Two Renaissance Dance Bands is the one I'd recommend, I think, but I can't remember offhand if there is singing in there or not. Either way, I'm sure you will enjoy some singing here and there.

I think Two Renaissance Dance Bands might be indcluded on that budget 2cd i linked... but I'm not positive.

That lute disc is really doing it for me right now.

Have you tried out some John Dowland? He's kind of thee lute dude.

Ooh, those renaissance dances are nice.

Came across this one the other day. Listened a few times already. Spectacular for the the lute heads: http://www.amazon.com/Lute-Music-Witches-Alchemists-Kirchhof/dp/B00004S38O/ref=pd_sim_m_2

tell me you were searching for witches and/or alchemy when that popped up ;)

Wow that is one peculiar release. How can I not check that out.

“ That is truly within the realm of Herr/Herra Parent to educate the child that there is quite a universe of music that is out there. ”

T. Smith | 2 reviewers made a similar statement

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Herra Parent say hi to me

The reason I call this 'My Precious', is that I had lost a lot in Hurricane Katrina, including my music library, which i am still slowly rebuilding, thank the Goddess!!

I owned this CD when it became released, and found it to be a collection of music that is most suited for comtemplative study, note-taking, journalling, writing memoirs with tea/coffee/mead/or aperitif. For me, it is also good music to use when busy scripting in my book-of-shadows, or rhyming wordings to be used later for some good works, by tensor light if not by candle.

As one who has self-taught guitar and medieval instruments, i appreciate the talent behind, and the hard work to play this collection.

I will place this among my 'workings' collection, once i receive it ... although not quick enough!

oops i meant to italic the first para as well

oooooooooohhhhhhhhh god MY PRECIOUS

That mead is a must.

brb, scripting in my book-of-shadows

skine-of-mole

Lute music for witches aka MY PRECIOUS is on Spotify, FYI.

This is rly good and well sequenced so far.

I have always wanted to hear Sequentia's speculative renditions of ancient Norse music.

This should be in the Inspector Norse thread.

kind of in that vein, sorta gothy folk - The Quaking Bogge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJS9qCcILMM

have been in a mood for some serious early music dance tunes, a la https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3Tg_NSmXTU

in the event that anyone who reads this thread is thinking "that sounds great, but i wonder how it would sound with more drums..." do i have a link for you! http://bit.ly/1o6vyNl

:D

Rock on!

i could listen to that song like 20x in a row
david munrow really brings the fire

He is so killer
I wish someone would write a juicy biography of him and his scene

You do it!! I'll read it!

But research is boring :(

munrow enthusiast laura cannell doing some really interesting things with early music imo
http://thequietus.com/articles/17067-laura-cannell-interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK4ypurd-aE#t=18

wow i did not know about this person! She sounds super interesting. Just read the list of tracks she picked for a mixtape on some other site.

kind of getting heavily into the david munrow stuff these days

oh yay that's awesome tyler! Which records you digging?

http://cdn.discogs.com/kBCYvuMTnIaCpIsSYIMfqcnldsk=/fit-in/600x598/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(96)/discogs-images/R-2899397-1339286855-2282.jpeg.jpg
this one! got the LP w/ the giant book -- just so much to dig through...

Jealous!! I recently found another ECM/Munrow lp but I never have stumbled on that one. Get the Art of the Netherlands box if you ever see it. Really great.

I've been super into Jordi Savall recordings lately. I see someone bigupped him upthread.