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London, United Kingdom (1996 – present)
The Mediæval Bæbes are an English ensemble of female musicians founded by Miranda Sex Garden member Katharine Blake in London in 1996, featuring some of her MSG cohorts as well as other friends who share her love of medieval music. The lineup often rotates from album to album, and ranges from 6to 12 members.
The Bæbes’s first album, Salva Nos (1997), shot straight to No 2 in the classical charts, a silver disc. Subsequent albums include Worldes Blysse (which went straight to No 1), Undrentide, (co-produced by John Cale), The Rose, and the Christmas-themed album Mistletoe & Wine.
Mirabilis (2005), was launched at a concert and party in London, August 2005. A self-titled DVD was released in July 2006. The first 300 preorders were autographed by the band and received a special mention in the DVD credits.
A live album was be released in December 2006 and featured two bonus studio tracks, An Itunes exclusive was also launched which added tracks not featured on the cd release and at this time still remain exclusive so is well worth tracking down.
The new album entitled Illumination was released via preorder on the bands website in Oct 2008 and as an added incentive to fans features two bonus tracks not included on the regular wholesale edition which has a Spring 2009 official release date. There has been concerns over the mastering of the album from fans which could account for the delayed release dates.
Each album features traditional medieval songs and poetry set to music, mostly arranged by Blake specifically for the ensemble, alongside varying numbers of original compositions.
The Bæbes’s first album, Salva Nos (1997), shot straight to No 2 in the classical charts, a silver disc. Subsequent albums include Worldes Blysse (which went straight to No 1), Undrentide, (co-produced by John Cale), The Rose, and the Christmas-themed album Mistletoe & Wine.
Mirabilis (2005), was launched at a concert and party in London, August 2005. A self-titled DVD was released in July 2006. The first 300 preorders were autographed by the band and received a special mention in the DVD credits.
A live album was be released in December 2006 and featured two bonus studio tracks, An Itunes exclusive was also launched which added tracks not featured on the cd release and at this time still remain exclusive so is well worth tracking down.
The new album entitled Illumination was released via preorder on the bands website in Oct 2008 and as an added incentive to fans features two bonus tracks not included on the regular wholesale edition which has a Spring 2009 official release date. There has been concerns over the mastering of the album from fans which could account for the delayed release dates.
Each album features traditional medieval songs and poetry set to music, mostly arranged by Blake specifically for the ensemble, alongside varying numbers of original compositions.
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DivineSelene wrote:
Magical music.
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traditionalist wrote:
Medieval fap.
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Kristin_Brns wrote:
обложки альбомов, название группы и фото исполнителя и близко не характеризуют музыку, которую они исполняют
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BjornOlafsson wrote:
I love this band, it has everything that I could dream of ^^
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enemy_ov_god wrote:
HAIL FROM CANADA!!!! AMAZING BAND!
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yan-sav wrote:
и какая из них на русском, м?
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undrentide72 wrote:
i love the new sound, for me Illumination was far too cluttered instrumentally, the fact theyve chose to go back to a sound more akin o Salva Nos and Worldes Blysse is a very good move!!
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jump29 wrote:
cool celtic!
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dark_tower wrote:
Did anybody see the Veni Veni Bella video? Awesome! And judging from the song the new album is gonna be huge!
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LordSigmund_p wrote:
HAIL FROM BRAZIL !!!! NICE BAND !
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Madrangue wrote:
corny name, smooth music [3]
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nrek wrote:
bad name, cool music [2]
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orhangenjedi wrote:
bad name, cool music
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moonshadow0 wrote:
They just came on my Pandora radio, I'm impressed. Definitely going to check out some more of their music. Any suggestions what songs to start with?
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enid_coleslaw_ wrote:
vv You should check out Estampie and Stille Volk next. :3
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ivorypale wrote:
Although I've been listening to this genre for awhile-my sisters are professioal musicians(I only play and sing for fun), some friends of 1 sis is on one of the 1st if not the first Chant collections. He and his wife have doctorates in Medieval music; its their passion and life'swork. Mediaeval Baebes is relatively new to me. So far, Mrabilis is a favorite. After reading here I'm going to listen to others that are new to me. New music is almost as exciting as Chritmas morning as a child!! I look forward to new music and new friends :-)
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nDroae wrote:
That's a good idea, I should just run all of my music through Fruity Loops and add massive reverb ambience to it. Especially the hip-hop.
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Crowly0 wrote:
Choosing a sound program on my receiver called "Church In Freiburg", adds a subtle ecco and makes the sound a bit more roomy, works very well with this music :) Try it out if you have similar options. And this is great music all by it self :D
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jasminqueen wrote:
There's some good tracks on Mirabilis, but yeah The Rose is my favorite by far
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vidarth wrote:
New pic: http://www.last.fm/music/Medi%C3%A6val+B%C3%A6bes/+images/67065560
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November 2011 Newsletter From Esther
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little Eden (my back garden). The sun has decided to make an
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