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Hilvern


Chants d'Automne

 

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Chants d’automne Digipack


CD		 Style: ‘Dark Atmospheric heavenly voices’
References : Dark sanctuary, Arcana and the 'Lord of the rings' ambiences.
Juin 2007- 11 Tracks - 45'06

Heavenly voices, atmospheric violins create a mysterious and Celtic landscape... a tribute to Broceliande's forest.

"With this new album 'Chants d'Automne' (Autumn’s songs), we want the listener to feel deeply the Broceliande forest, a beautiful and luxurious place but also very mysterious and fairyesque. Personally, I live very near this majestic forest. Our first album 'Hilvern' already talked a bit of Broceliande but this time we wanted to enter more deeply in Broceliande's mysteries. As a consequence, lyrics deal about the Forest itself and not about human thoughts which could live in it.
Every pictures of 'Chant d'Automne's' booklet have been taken in Brocéliande's magic places that we decribed in our songs.

Our influences:
We have been inspired by films like "The Lord of the Rings" or "The Last of the Mohicans" in which you are surrounded by very impressive landscapes and live epic adventures. Our references for this album are Trobar de Morte, Arcana, The Moon and the nightspirit, Dargaard, Qntal. We try to recreate atmospheres very near of movies' original soundtracks.
Gaëlle and me hope you'll enjoy our music"
Agathe from Artesia

11 TRACKS:
1 - Invitation 2 - Chant d'automne 3 - Terres perdues 4 - L'appel des esprits 5 - Entrelacs 6 - La maison des Feins 7 - Quand vient la nuit 8 - Valsent les ombres 9 - Sous la lune dansante 10 - Le refuge 11 - L'hiver est là
 

MP3 : Terres perdues (download)

MP3 : Entrelacs (download)

MP3 : Le refuge (download)

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Review : Side line

"The 2nd album of this feminine French duo is a traditional and outstanding Prikosnovénie-release. Inspired by the power of nature and the splendor of the forest, Artesia lead us through a magic universe made of prosperity. The music is a mix of orchestral arrangements and neo-classical influences played by instruments like piano and violin. The voice sounds like the breath of the forest, hanging over the music and leading the listener into dreamy landscapes. “Chants d’Automne” sounds like a pure soundtrack and especially when they go a bit deeper into their symphonic side (cf. “Invitation”, “Quand vient la nuit”). A touch of melancholia emerges at the surface of their work while the French lyrics are once again referring to the beauty of nature and enchanting vision from it. The song “Le refuge” is a bit darker and has a touch of Dead Can Dance. Artesia will please to lovers of Collection d’Arnell-Andréa, Les Secréts De Morphée and other bands in the style. A mysterious, passionate and essential release!"(DP:8/9)DP.
 

Hilvern CD
Style: Dark Atmospheric heavenly voices
References: Dark Sanctuary, Arcana, Elend, Les Secrets de Morphée...
February 2006 - 10 Tracks - 40'

ARTESIA is a new French female duet who comes to us as big surprise, they show obvious great talent! Walking on the roots of bands such as Dark Santuary, Stoa or Arcana, the two sweet sirens use a bed of velvet soft keyboard patterns and romantic violin as base for their odes to the nature, mixed with melancholy, sadness and forlorn daydreams. ‘Hilvern’ could be an ideal accompaniment for the ceremony of retirement of the elves of Lothlorien. Far from mere copies of other Ethereal goth bands, they express sad feelings and solemnity based on deep talent. Romanticism, beautiful enchanting female voices and supreme melancholy are the ingredients of this marvelous gothic opus!

TRACKS:
1 Une nuit en Hilvern
2 L'autre chemin MP3
3 Rencontre avec la Dame
4 La clairière des fées
5 Une ancienne légende
6 Barenton
7 Prière au mortel MP3
8 Les hommes ne se rappellent plus mon nom
9 Eveil et desespoir
10 L'abandonnée


MP3 : L'autre chemin (download)

MP3 : Prière au mortel (download)


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Side-line :
This is one more amazing French project discovered by Prikosnovénie. More than that, the female duo of Artesia simply belongs to the best productions of the label. There where Dead Can Dance invites the listener in a world of mystery, Artesia assimilates a mysterious side with dark reverie. The duo play between violin and vocals is simply sensational. The vocals sung in French are hard to understand as they give the feeling of just wafting over the music. It’s like a breeze that embraces the emotional music parts. The style is a symbiosis between neo-classical and gothic while the sad emotional content are leading the listener in a state of total adoration. The influences are hard to describe, but there’s a touch of Les Secrets De Morphée and bit of Collection D’arnell-Andréa in a mystical journey. The songs are one after one little pearls of intelligent and emotional music, but my favorites are “Rencontre avec la dame”, “Prière au mortel” and “Eveil et desespoir”. Simply exceptional! (DP:9)DP.

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