This is the third full-length of Italian project Albireon. Since 1998 Albireon have developed a heartfelt and clear sound with acoustic guitar and keyboards. They have previously collaborated with Vittorio Vandelli (Ataraxia), Ian Read (Fire + Ice) and Sonne Hagal. In 2008 Albireon completed the "I passi di Li�", their definitive emotional masterwork. This is an album of mournful laments, remembering a lost beloved one, and is led by Davide Borghi's solemn voice. This nostalgic, evocative work leans towards Ambient and Post-Rock sounds, with ethereal moments and will appeal to fans of early Current 93.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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ALBIREON - 'Mr. Nightbird Hates Blueberries' CD (Old Europa Cafe)
A dark comedy or a folk drama about drunk birds, mocking spiders, empty bottles and lost souls. For this decadent party, recorded between late 2008 to early 2010 and graced by great emotional neofolk ballads and more experimental gloomy soundscapes, Albireon invited some very selected guests to share this tasty blueberry cake and offer the album a different palette of vocal nuances and a multi-national coven of damned artists' parade: David E. Williams, Lloyd James (Naevus), Sonne Hagal, Future Whirl (formerly Oberon) and Die Weisse Rose are the selected guests of Mr. Nightbird's party. These great artists offered a priceless contribution to Albireon's music and lyrics, and perfectly painted the sad main character, in his struggling pilgrimage toward love, loss, forgiveness and rebirth, but all seen through the drunk eye of the mocking spiders.
FIRST HUMAN FERRO Feat. ALBIREON - 'Prosa Profana' CD (Nitkie)
"Prosa Profana" is the 2nd post mortem dedication by Olegh Kolyada (dedicated to his late father), this time collaborating with Neofolkers Albireon. A low-key unison of dissonant ex-Soviet schlager melodies and prominent Italian vocals in a tender naive manner, offering a unique nostalgic experience... homesickness, melancholy, grief and yearning. The release comes in a beautiful digipak with a 12-page booklet.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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VA - 'Nikolaevka' CD (Palace Of Worms)
Compilation dedicated to the Italian soldiers who fought in the Battle of Nikolaevka on 26 January, 1943 (as a small part of the larger Battle of Stalingrad) against 4 Soviet armies. 65 years later a new assault from the Italians brings us some of the best apocalyptic neofolk and martial Italian bands around today. 18 exclusive tracks from: Albireon, All My Faith Lost, At The Funeral Of My Violet Rabbit, Calle Della Morte, Das Lange Messer, Der Feuerkreiner, Gregorio Bardini, Hexperos, L'Effet C'Est Moi, Lia Fail, Rose Rovine E Amanti, Sala Dell Colonne, Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum, Sir Logla feat. Coro Dell'Innominato, Symbiosis, The Green Man, The Growing Crystals Lab and The Well Of Sadness.
UK 10.50£
Europe 11.50£
World 12.50£
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VA - 'With Friends Like These...' 2 x CD (Tursa / Kaparte Promotions)
"With Friends Like These" is a double CD compilation by Tursa and Kaparte Productions who are jointly responsible for the successful "Ship Of Fools " club nights in central London. Oldies like Orchestra Noir, Sieben, Naevus, Tor Lundvall, Tony Wakeford, Andrew King and Arcana are joined by a roster of less gnarled artists from the UK, Europe and beyond. This is a compilation of artists not constrained by musical label or ghetto: Albireon, Alex Monk, Amber Asylum, Andrew King, Arcana, Art Immunda, Autumn Grieve, Brown Sierra, Christy & Emily, Cutty Sark, Eva Eden, Gargemella, Golgatha, Gregorio Bardini, Guy Harries, Heidika, Hekate, Hide & Seek, Hong Kong In The 60s, Human Greed, Man Eat Man Eat Man, Mercy Liao, Naevus, Orchestra Noir, Pilori, (r), Richard Moult, Rose Rovine E Amanti, Seventh Harmonic, Shining Vril, Sieben, Sonver, Susan Matthews, That Summer, The Hare & The Moon, Tony Wakeford, Tor Lundvall, Vega, Vultures and While Angels Watch.
