Spirit (Eluveitie album)

Spirit
Studio album by Eluveitie
Publication (s)	June 2, 2006
admission	December 2005
Label (s)	Fear Dark Records
Format (s)	CD , LP
Genre (s)	Pagan Metal , Celtic Metal
Title (number)	11
running time	50 min 50 s
occupation	Drums : Merlin Sutter Bass : Rafi Kirder Irish flute , tin & low whistle , gaita , backing vocal : Sevan Kirder Hurdy-gurdy , bass-shawm , krummhorn , Zugerörgeli , vocals : Sarah Kiener Fiddle , vocals, guttural vocals : Meri Tadic Fiddle, vocals: Linda Suter Guitar : Sime Koch Guitar: Ivo Henzi Vocals, mandola , acoustic guitar , tin & low whistle, uilleann pipes , shepard pipe: Chrigel Glanzmann
production	Eluveitie, Markus Stock , Tobias Schönemann
Studio (s)	Klangschmiede Studio E , Mellrichstadt (DE) Ballhorn Studio, Kyburg ZH (CH) Mailmen Studios, Utrecht (NL)
chronology - Spirit Slania (2008)

Spirit ( Engl . For spirit ) that is debut album of the Swiss pagan metal band Eluveitie . The album was released on June 2, 2006 under the Dutch record label Fear Dark Records. The album was released again in 2007 under the record label Twilight Records.

Emergence

The recordings for the album were finished in December 2005. While the drums , bass and vocals were recorded in Klangschmiede Studio E in Mellrichstadt , Germany, all acoustic instruments and the clear vocals were recorded in Ballhorn Studio in Kyburg ZH , Switzerland. The album was mixed again with Markus Stock in the Klangschmiede Studio E in January 2006. The mastering took place in February in the Mailmen Studios in Utrecht , Netherlands, with the help of Martijn van Groenveldt.

The album was released on June 2, 2006 and has been available for download since August. On the 26th the video for the song "Of Fire, Wind & Wisdom" was released. In December 2006 the band signed a record deal with the German record label Twilight Records. The album was released again in 2007 under Twilight Records.

criticism

Overall, the reviews of the album were mixed. Markus Jakob from metalnews.de gives the album 6 out of 7 points and praises the good recordings and the “razor-sharp” production. He also highlights the band's authenticity:

"If fantasy and medieval themes can be perfectly set to music in metal, it is by this band."

- Markus Jakob : metalnews.de

Schwermetall.ch, in turn, awards 8 out of 13 points and criticizes the mastering of the CD:

"Everything is equally loud, no dynamics, the drums (especially the cymbals) come and go, thanks to the total over-compression of the drum bus"

- schwermetall.ch

Ronny Bittner from the German metal magazine Rock Hard praises "The combination of Swedish Death and Pagan elements" and criticizes the mix:

"However, the flute has often been mixed too presently, while unfortunately not so much can be heard from the two violin players."

- Ronny Bittner : Rock Hard

Despite the 4 out of 7 points achieved in the Metal Hammer Soundcheck , Gunnar Sauermann's review in issue 12/2006 is sobering:

“The mixture [of Melodic Death Metal and Irish / Celtic folklore ] is quite original at first, but in the long run the island tootling gets tired. Then rather The Bothy Band or Planxty with the original. Only the excellent production from the Klangschmiede Studio will save SPIRIT from falling into deeper abysses. "

- Gunnar Sauermann : Metal hammer

content

Track list

1. Spirit - 2:32
2. Uis Elveti - 4:24
3. Your Gaulish War - 5:10
4. Of Fire, Wind & Wisdom - 3:05
5. Aidû - 3:10
6. The Song of Life - 4:01
7. Tegernakô - 6:42
8. Siraxta - 5:39
9. The Dance of Victory - 5:24
10. The Endless Knot - 6:58
11. AnDro - 3:41

Texts

The texts deal exclusively with Celtic subjects, the Helvetians and the Gauls in general. They tell stories, myths, everyday life, wars and spirituality of the ancient peoples.

All texts were written by Chrigel Glanzmann, with the exception of "Siraxta", which was written by David Stifter, and "Spirit", the model of which comes from ancient Gaul and whose author is unknown.

Music and presentation

The music was written by Chrigel Glanzmann, with the exception of "The Endless Knot" and "Of Fire, Wind & Wisdom", which were written by Ivo Henzi and Chrigel Glanzmann. The fiddle notes in "The Endless Knot" were written by Daire Bracken and Eoin Duignan wrote the whistle notes for "Your Gaulish War". Arranged the music of Eluveitie was.

The artwork for the album was designed by Travis Smith and Chrigel Glanzmann. Ghislaine Ayer took the cover and the band photographs, Christoph Oeschger shot the portraits .

Guest musician

Guido Rieger speaks the Gallic proclamations in the song "Spirit". Selina and Adrian Wagner contribute the children's vocals on "The Song of Life" and Toby Roth plays the accordion .

Web links

• Official website
• Spirit at Allmusic (English)
• Spirit on MusicBrainz

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chirgel Glanzmann: New album - recordings and mix ready! (No longer available online.) Eluveitie.ch, January 4, 2006, archived from the original on April 13, 2009 ; Retrieved May 3, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} CD booklet
3. ↑ Merlin Sutter: Spirit released in Europe / delayed US release / tour dates. (No longer available online.) Eluveitie.ch, June 7, 2006, archived from the original on April 13, 2009 ; Retrieved May 3, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Merlin Sutter: Spirit available as download / forum still down. (No longer available online.) Eluveitie.ch, August 12, 2006, archived from the original on April 13, 2009 ; Retrieved May 3, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Merlin Sutter: Of Fire, Wind & Wisdom Video online !! (No longer available online.) Eluveitie.ch, September 26, 2006, archived from the original on April 13, 2009 ; Retrieved May 3, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ Chirgel Glanzmann: New label - new album! (No longer available online.) Eluveitie.ch, December 8, 2006, archived from the original on April 13, 2009 ; Retrieved May 3, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ Eluveitie: Spirit (2006). musik-sammler.de, accessed on May 3, 2009 . 
8. ↑ Markus Jakob: CD Review: Eluveitie - Spirit. metalnews.de, July 26, 2006, accessed May 3, 2009 . 
9. ↑ Eluveitie - Spirit (2006). schwermetall.ch, accessed on May 3, 2009 . 
10. ^ Ronny Bittner: Eluveitie Spirit. Rock Hard, accessed May 3, 2009 . 
11. ^ Gunnar Sauermann: Review Eluveitie - Spirit . In: Metal Hammer , December 2006 edition, p. 104
12. ↑ Patrick Sieber: Interview with Chrigel von Eluveitie. metalnews.de, September 26, 2006, accessed May 3, 2009 .