I meant to post this information to the list, but accidentally sent it to John's address! So, apologies to him, since he will receive this mail twice! John wrote: << Nick - what sort of musical direction does Orplid have? Rammstein, Weissglut, some of the more German Gothic-y sort of direction? >> Orplid are infinitely more subtle than any of the bands listed above. The type of music they play gets labelled "neo-folk" in Germany (as does the material that I produce with my own project). It's definitely dark, but this style appears to have ceded from goth to become a scene of its own. Their ouevre ranges from sublime piano based ballads, to dark avant-garde martial-ambient soundscapes, via intricately layered acoustic guitars and classical flourishes. Moreover, Herrn Nolte has an excellent voice, which can be quite a rare commodity where this sort of music is concerned! In Amicitia, Nick.
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