O QUAM TRISTIS...

"Les Chants Funestes"

Palace Of Worms - 2008

CD

"Les Chants Funestes" is the fourth album by "O Quam Tristis… , where mixed female and male vocals, inspired by atmospheres going from the Middle Ages down to the Baroque, where acoustic traditional or medieval instruments combined with modern electronics never fail to conjure the sacral character of the music. Due to the presence of synthesizers and bass guitar, this album has more rock and electronic influences than the previous ones. But like their whole production, medieval and aethereal sounds together with other troubadour ballads remain their main source of inspiration.

Some of the songs evoke somehow the latest works of another important band called Qntal: there are lots of resemblances between the two acts. "Les Chants Funestes" is recommended both to lovers of medieval / traditional music and electrogoth, here combined with grace and without excess, except maybe for a few exasperatedly Baroque moments…

Best songs are: "Anna Soror" and "Planctus Samsonis".

- Roberta T.

Website: http://site.voila.fr/o.quam.tristis/accueil.html