Totentanz (Luxus)

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daligh Cathartic and contemplative, Totentanz is a journey of death and rebirth; of cruelty and mercy. Favorite track: Totentanz.

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2CD book edition (18x18 cm, 60 pages), incl. 5 bonus songs, contains prefaces by both Axel Menz and Susanne Grosche, a "Totentanz" essay, the biographies of Franz Stassen and Hermann Wöhler, English translations by Markus Wolff (Waldteufel) and numerous illustrations by Wöhler (500 copies available)

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1.	The Old King 07:04	buy track
2.	Lost And Broken 04:40	buy track
3.	Mondnacht 03:56	buy track
4.	Luzifer Morgenstern 04:26	buy track
5.	Ascension Day 04:35	buy track
6.	Totentanz 05:29	buy track
7.	Spring Of Life 05:10	buy track
8.	Embrace Of Light 06:49	buy track
9.	Desire 07:04	buy track
10.	Am Meere 05:21	buy track
11.	Etüde in g-Moll / The Old King 04:17
12.	Der Prem 03:08
13.	Lebenszeit 03:20
14.	Another Lovesong 03:42
15.	Ich bin Euch gut – der kalte Schnitter 02:51

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In Greek mythology, Hekate is the goddess of magic, mediating between the realms of life and death. Hekate, the band, was formed in 1991 and is one of the foremost protagonists of German neofolk. Over the course of five albums, the group has combined folk, medieval and classical music with striking percussion and electronic elements to create a distinctly individual style, which reaches its temporary climax on their sixth record "Totentanz" ("dance of death").

Seven years after the release of "Die Welt der dunklen Gärten" ("the world of dark gardens"), Hekate delivers its most refined compositions to date, playing both traditional, catchy neofolk tunes and hypnotic tracks. In the process, the group manages to recall the atmosphere of early 90's apocalyptic folk without coming across as anachronistic. Enhanced by floating synthesizer and drum arrangements, the music itself reflects the lyrical themes of "Totentanz": dealing with our own mortality in the sense of "memento mori".

In this context, Hekate plays out its fondness for Romanticism with an urgent interpretation of Prussian poet Joseph von Eichendorff's "Mondnacht" ("moon night"), and an album cover graced with a (so-far unpublished) painting of the same name by German symbolist and art nouveau artist Franz Stassen. Just as exclusive: the design of the album's book edition features unpublished ink drawings from the series "Apokalyptische Landschaften" ("apocalyptic landscapes") by Hermann Wöhler, a painter influenced by magic realism who worked in secret and whose paintings the art community is only now discovering years after his passing. All of the included paintings are a part of Hekate singer Axel Menz' personal art collection.

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German band Hekate was already founded back in 1992, and over the course of the years, they advanced to the position of one of the most important representatives of Germany's Neofolk scene. Thanks to their unique mixture of folk, singer/song-writer, classical, and mediaeval music with experimental, electronic sounds, Hekate's songs are highly original. ... more

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