Profaned Sacred Music
October 6, 2011 11:35 AM Subscribe
Can you recommend darkwave covers of sacred music?
I came across this Nina Hagen video [Ave Maria] and have been searching for more covers of (preferably) Catholic sacred music. I found this by Current 93, [Idumea] but I'm at a loss as to how one might find more songs along these lines. My searches keep bringing up either music from "Requiem for a Dream" or straight liturgical versions of sacred songs.
My preferences are for goth/ punk/ industrial or electronic covers rather than metal or rock. Latin lyrics desired, but not Enigma or sexy boom-boom music. Not as interested in the sorts of liturgical music that's used in churches right now. Requiem music highly desired.
I came across this Nina Hagen video [Ave Maria] and have been searching for more covers of (preferably) Catholic sacred music. I found this by Current 93, [Idumea] but I'm at a loss as to how one might find more songs along these lines. My searches keep bringing up either music from "Requiem for a Dream" or straight liturgical versions of sacred songs.
My preferences are for goth/ punk/ industrial or electronic covers rather than metal or rock. Latin lyrics desired, but not Enigma or sexy boom-boom music. Not as interested in the sorts of liturgical music that's used in churches right now. Requiem music highly desired.
Best answer: I'm pretty sure the Mediæval Bæbes, and before that project Miranda Sex Garden, have some of what you're looking for in their catalog, but it's been a while since I've listened to them. Have a trawl through the discogs listings.
posted by Su at 12:23 PM on October 6, 2011
posted by Su at 12:23 PM on October 6, 2011
Best answer: You should check out the French band O Quam Tristis as well as Mediaeval Baebes (horrible name, I know, but a wonderful band created by Katherine Blake of Miranda Sex Garden fame).
Mirabilis, a collaboration between the singers from darkwave acts The Machine in the Garden and This Ascension, should also have quite a lot of stuff that's up that alley.
Qntal does some of what you're interested in, albeit with more of a dance-oriented flavor, while their side project, Estampie, is more interested in using acoustic instruments.
posted by infinitywaltz at 12:25 PM on October 6, 2011
Mirabilis, a collaboration between the singers from darkwave acts The Machine in the Garden and This Ascension, should also have quite a lot of stuff that's up that alley.
Qntal does some of what you're interested in, albeit with more of a dance-oriented flavor, while their side project, Estampie, is more interested in using acoustic instruments.
posted by infinitywaltz at 12:25 PM on October 6, 2011
Best answer: While it's not sacred music, the first thing that popped into my head upon reading your question was Diamanda Galas' Plague Mass.
Might not be exactly what you're looking for, but it's certainly worth a listen. Powerful stuff...
posted by zen_spider at 4:29 PM on October 6, 2011
Might not be exactly what you're looking for, but it's certainly worth a listen. Powerful stuff...
posted by zen_spider at 4:29 PM on October 6, 2011
Sol Invictus - Ave Maria
Helium Vola - Veni Veni
Helium Vola - Omnis Mundi Creatura
Helium Vola is a successor project to Qntal, and also features a lot of latin and other old texts set to electronic/darkwave music. I'm not sure if these are sacred texts although they are probably based out of the same early european christian tradition.
posted by everyday_naturalist at 7:29 PM on October 6, 2011
Helium Vola - Veni Veni
Helium Vola - Omnis Mundi Creatura
Helium Vola is a successor project to Qntal, and also features a lot of latin and other old texts set to electronic/darkwave music. I'm not sure if these are sacred texts although they are probably based out of the same early european christian tradition.
posted by everyday_naturalist at 7:29 PM on October 6, 2011
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