Corvus Corax

Corvus Corax是一只來自德國的中古民謠（Mediaeval Folk），1989年12月，兩位樂手首次以Corvus Corax為名登臺演出，這也是柏林墻倒塌后德國首支中世紀(jì)樂隊(duì)。同年樂隊(duì)發(fā)表專輯&Ante CasuPeccati&，在各地廣受歡迎。1991年樂隊(duì)發(fā)表專輯&Congregation&，并在柏林主辦了首屆中世紀(jì)音樂節(jié)(此后樂隊(duì)更主辦了25屆以上)。Corvus Corax的音樂植根于中世紀(jì)旋律。樂隊(duì)研究并親身體驗(yàn)中世紀(jì)吟游詩人的生活，將古老的歌曲改造為自己的風(fēng)格。1994年，樂迷和媒體將“吟游詩人之王”的美譽(yù)贈(zèng)與Corvus Corax。
 
中世紀(jì)的吟游詩人們在他們的旅途中收集曲調(diào)和韻律的片斷，融入他們自己的音樂體驗(yàn)寫出自己的音樂。Corvus Corax同樣在他們的音樂中融入了自己的體驗(yàn)——包括對現(xiàn)代音樂的感受。1999年是Corvus Corax組建10周年。樂隊(duì)已擁有了5位蘆笛手和3位鼓手。當(dāng)年樂隊(duì)將1988-1992的一些作品集結(jié)成專輯Tempi Antiqui發(fā)表.此后樂隊(duì)結(jié)識了Ottomar Rodolphe Vlad Dracula Prince Kretzulesco，他是Vlad Tepes王子的后裔，也就是傳說中的Dracula伯爵(!!!!!!)。在2000年專輯&Mille Anni Passi Sunt(千年流逝)&的主題曲中，Kretzulesco王子用古羅馬尼亞語唱出：&What I have been, you are now - what I am, you will be - a thousands of years are gone...&
 
by Chris True
 
For the last hundred years or so, it has been pretty easy to explore and chart the ups and downs of popular music. In medieval times, however, it's not so easy. Enter Corvus Corax. an (eventually) eight piece German outfit that played exclusively dark ages era ?pop' (For lack of a better word, the band was focusing less on the church music which dominated the era, and were more concerned with the music of the man of the, uh, fief, if you will.) with authentic instruments, and period costumes. Formed by Castus Rabensang, Win, and Meister Selbfried in 1989, Corvus Corax released its first album, Ante Casu Peccati that year, and followed that in 1991 with Congregatio. Inter Deum Et Diabolum Semper Musica Est (1993), Tritonus (1995) followed, but it was to be 1996's EP release Tanzwut that was to have the most commercial impact, and the band took the main idea of the release (that of ?metal music' with bagpipes) and started a separate project named -- obviously -- Tanzwut. The band continued on through the nineties, releasing full-lengths on a regular basis, including compilations and live platters, but in 2005, Corvus Corax had a bit of a shake-up when founding member left the ranks of musician to focus on the business end of the band and its label, Pica Records. That year also marked the group's first performances in America, as well as the beginning of Corvus Corax's operatic exploration of the Carmina Burana. Entitled Cantus Buranus, this opera was performed that year, and released on CD and DVD in 2006. The band (settling on Ardor vom Venushugel, Castus Rabensang, Patrick der Kalauer, Harmann der Drescher, Hatz, Jordon Finus, Teufel, and Wim) released Kaltenberg Anno MMVII in 2007.