Adaro was a German
medieval folk rock
Medieval folk rock, medieval rock or medieval folk is a musical subgenre that emerged in the early 1970s in England and Germany which combined elements of early music with rock music. It grew out of the British folk rock and progressive folk move ...
band active from 1997 to 2006.
Style
While their first CD, ''Stella Splendens'', was based mainly on Spanish songs from the 13th and 14th century, the later works incorporated late medieval songs from the ''
Minnesang'' tradition by artists such as
Hans Sachs,
Walther von der Vogelweide and
Oswald von Wolkenstein.
The album ''Minnenspiel'' (2002) has been lauded for being a fresh, original work in the
Mittelalter rock genre featuring very melodic and modern sound structures. The German ''Sonic Seducer'' magazine noted the contrast between the clear Heavenly Voices style of singer Konstanze Kulinsky and Christoph Pelgen's smooth male vocals, as well as the perfect mastering of the instruments on this record.
The 2004 album ''Words never spoken - Extended Edition'' which includes the tracks of the ''
Words never spoken'' EP (1999) was noted to have a rather light style reminiscent of
Pop rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, earl ...
.
Discography
* 1997: ''
Stella Splendens
Stella Splendens ("Splendid Star") is a polyphonic song (fol. 21v–22), with two parts voices from the ''Llibre Vermell de Montserrat'', one of the oldest extant medieval manuscripts containing music. In modern times it has been recorded by many ...
'' (
Akku Disk)
* 1999: ''
Words never spoken'' (EP, Akku Disk)
* 2002: ''
Minnenspiel'' (
SPV)
* 2004: ''
Schlaraffenland
Cockaigne or Cockayne () is a land of plenty in medieval myth, an imaginary place of extreme luxury and ease where physical comforts and pleasures are always immediately at hand and where the harshness of medieval peasant life does not exist. S ...
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Inside Out
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*Backwards (disambiguation) or inverse
Books
* '' Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd'', by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason
* ''Inside Out'', Christian book by Larry Crabb
* ''Inside Out'', novel by Barry Eisler
...
)
* 2004: ''Words never spoken - Extended Edition'' (Inside Out)
References
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German folk music groups
Medieval folk rock groups
Musical groups established in 1997
Musical groups disestablished in 2006
1997 establishments in Germany
2006 disestablishments in Germany
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