Sol Invictus
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Sol Invictus – La Croix - I
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Wakeford founded Sol Invictus in order to pursue his own musical ideas. He was an original member of Crisis and Death in June with Douglas P… He formed Sol Invictus in 1987, working with Ian Read and Karl Blake. He has been the sole constant of the group, as it continues to bring forth new forms and conceptions.
Wakeford has described Sol Invictus as a “cabaret band from Hell for the fin-de-siècle” and has referred to his work as folk noir. He has said the name “comes from a pre-Christian Rome-based cult. Many of its trappings were taken over by the church. The name means ‘the unconquered (or victorious) sun’, and it was brought back by the legionnaires returning from Persia. The sun has always been an important symbol and as the cult of Sol Invictus nearly defeated Christianity at one point it seemed a good name to use. I also love the sound of Latin. “
Sol Invictus imagery and lyrical content, especially initially, was strongly influenced by a antipathy for the modern world and materialism. The band also had considerable interest in Heathen and Mithraist themes, often reflecting an explicit antipathy to Christianity. Wakeford has written from a melancholic position of doomed Romanticism, which laments the loss of beauty, love, and Culture. He sees Americanism as a scourge upon Europe, as expressed with pitch-black humour in his song, “Death of the West” from the album of the same name.
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LoveisInfinite
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mk741
Tony Wakeford's voice is an acquired taste, but it's worth the effort." The compositions backing his vocals, along with his consistently wonderful lyrics, makes any shortcomings of his voice pretty much irrelevant. I've always thought his vocals worked well within the context of his own music, which is really all that matters at the end of the day.
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siegeresist
Like it or not Mr. Wakeford we are your biggest fans.
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Lord_DeviL_
фуфуфу
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Pheneks
Holy fuck, Lex Talionis is good.
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Bloodsekeer
tolsto
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Octaviobanake
Why did the chicken cross the road? Because it was Looking for Europe.
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Xandoren
Tony Wakeford's voice is an acquired taste, but it's worth the effort.
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viddhartaD8
Believe me is a pretty good song.
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deathinjuneluv
2k plays of Rome? Stfu chrisdawg
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chrisdeg
top track is believe me. spreads lies about other bands. oh the irony
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Tuberkulloosi
Enjoyable
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Arkandast
Понравился больше всего первый самый альбом. И голос, и песня мне нравятся. А дальше уже идут повторы, повторы. Но среди тех выделить бы хотел - [Old Londinium Weeps]. Оно того стоит.
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SlaveOfN1l
"Still the best neofolk" fix'd [2]
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applepoison
We are a folk-duo called The Hogweed And The Aderyn and a Boutique Press called Wounded Wolf. You can listen the preview from here: http://www.woundedwolfpress.co.uk/-the-hogweed-and-the-aderyn
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GiaNXGX
Still the best neofolk or whatever after Death in June[2] agreed.
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Patiomkin
"Still the best neofolk" fix'd
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"Here we go again.... THE SAME OLD LIES AGAIN!" [2]
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THE BLADE
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"Here we go again.... THE SAME OLD LIES AGAIN!"
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