Harman Patil (Editor)

Ataraxia (band)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Years active
  
1985 - present

Origin
  
Italy (1985)

Associated acts
  
Gor

Record labels
  
Ark Records, ShadowPlay

Ataraxia (band) Ataraxia Die Militarmusik Forum

Albums
  
Simphonia Sine Nomine

Members
  
Francesca Nicoli, Vittorio Vandelli, Giovanni Pagliari, Riccardo Spaggiari, Francesco Banchini, Michele Urbano

Genres
  
Neoclassical dark wave, Neofolk, Dark wave

Similar
  
Engelsstaub, Burden of Life, Camerata Mediolanense, Old Graves, Arcana

Profiles

Myspace

Ataraxia is an Italian neoclassical dark wave band who combine modern technology with archaic instrumentation over various media, founded by Francesca Nicoli and Michele Urbano in November, 1985. In the first five years there were many musicians in the band, until finally Francesca Nicoli, Vittorio Vandelli, and Giovanni Pagliari became the basic line-up until today.

Contents

Ataraxia (band) Ataraxia Band

They say they have dedicated their lives to art, to explore the nobleness of centuries in many possible ways (music, poetry, theatre, and photography).

Ataraxia (band) httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

They define themselves as "craftsmen of the sound" because they create an unusual mix of sacred and profane, atmospheric and experimental, contemporary and early music, using acoustic and electric instruments as well, always with such language which fits best to the actual work.

Ataraxia (band) Ataraxia Ophlie YouTube

Current

Ataraxia (band) Ataraxia Spasms Intervista alla band

  • Francesca Nicoli - vocal, flute, recorder (since 1985)
  • Vittorio Vandelli - guitars, percussion, vocal (since 1986)
  • Giovanni Pagliari - keys, vocal (since 1990)
  • Riccardo Spaggiari - percussion, vocal (since 2003)

    • Past

  • Michele Urbano - bass (1985 - 1992)
  • Donato - guitar

    • Contributors

    Ataraxia (band) Ataraxia ITA discography lineup biography interviews photos

  • Lorenzo Busi - actor and dancer (1991 - 2003)
  • Livio Bedeschi - photographer and graphic designer
  • Nicolas Ramain - speech and guitar in the song "Strange Lights"
  • Francesco Banchini - clarinet, flute, percussion, vocal (1999 - 2003)

    • Full-length Albums

    Ataraxia (band) ATARAXIA3jpg

  • Prophetia (1990)
  • Nosce te ipsum (1991)
  • Arazzi (1993)
  • Sub ignissima luna (1993)
  • Simphonia sine nomine (1994)
  • Ad perpetuam rei memoriam (1994)
  • Il fantasma dell'opera (1995)
  • La malédiction d'ondine (1995)
  • The Moon Sang on the April Chair (1995)
  • Il fantasma dell'opera (1996)
  • Concerto N.6: A baroque plaisanterie (1996)
  • Historiae (1998)
  • Lost Atlantis (1999)
  • Suenos (2001)
  • Mon seul désir (2002)
  • Saphir (2004)
  • Paris spleen (2006)
  • Kremastra nera (2007)
  • Llyr (2010)
  • Spasms (2013)
  • Wind at Mount Elo (2014)
  • Ena (2015)
  • Deep Blue Firmament (2016)

    • Live Albums

  • Os cavaleiros do templo (VHS + CD) (1998)
  • Strange lights (2009)

    • Others

  • Orlando (maxi CD) (1998)
  • "Des paroles blanches" (digisingle) (2003)
  • Arcana eco (book + CD) (2005)

    • Videos

  • Nosce te ipsum (1991)
  • Would the Winged Light Climb? (1995)
  • Concerto No. 6. - A baroque plaisanterie (1997)
  • Os cavaleiros do tempolo (1998, 2009)
  • Spirito ancestrale (2002)

    • Songs

    Whisky BarSpasms (Sous la coupole spleenétique du ciel) · 2013
    OchramKremasta Nera · 2007
    Aperlae / LucreciaOs Cavaleiros do Templo (Live in Portugal - MCMXCVIII) · 1998

    References

    Ataraxia (band) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA