Dementia Ad Vitam
| Dementia Ad Vitam | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Saint-Etienne , France |
| Genre (s) | Neofolk , neoclassical , dark ambient |
| founding | 2005 |
| Current occupation | |
| B. Alexandre | |
Vocals , piano |
B. Philippe |
| L. Coralie | |
Dementia Ad Vitam is a French band from Saint-Étienne , which is dedicated to neofolk , the dark-wave variant neoclassic and the industrial offshoot Dark Ambient .
history
The band was founded in 2005. In 2008, the debut album Spirit of the Trees was released on the French music label Occultum Productions , with which Dementia Ad Vitam became Wedard's label mates . Naturmacht Productions from Germany released the second work De Gaïa, Le Poison… with a latency of two years , followed another four years later by L'Éloge De L'Origine via Pest Productions from the People's Republic of China .
style
According to the style chosen, the band relies primarily on “piano, keyboard strings and related instruments”. The language of choice for the texts is French.
reception
In a review of the second work, a “lack of atmosphere” and an “almost omnipresent piano” were claimed. Against this background, for example, the song "L'Epilogue Funèbre" was described as " Yann Tiersen meets" Harry Potter "- Soundtrack ".
For example, there was an opposing attitude towards the third album L'Éloge De L'Origine . The band was a "very interesting Neoklassik-, Neofolk- Ambient Project" ( English " very interesting neoclassical neofolk ambient project " ) and the album a "serious recommendation for friends darker, melancholy, atmospheric music" ( English " great recommendation to lovers of dark melancholic atmospheric music " ).
Discography
- 2008: Spirit of the Trees ( Occultum Productions )
- 2010: De Gaïa, Le Poison… ( Naturmacht Productions )
- 2014: L'Éloge De L'Origine ( Pest Productions )
Web links
- Dementia Ad Vitam on Facebook
- Dementia Ad Vitam at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Falk: Dementia Ad Vitam - De Gaia, Le Poison ... Review. In: metal.de. August 4, 2010, accessed November 2, 2019 .
- ^ Christian Hollinger: De Gaïa, le Poison ... In: metalinside.de. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ dimiarch: DEMENTIA AD VITAM - L'Éloge de l'Origine. In: metalsoundscapes.com. November 5, 2014, accessed November 2, 2019 .