unto ashes是Projekt旗下一支乐队,成立于1997年。乐队名“unto ashes”取自17世纪英国诗人Fulke Greville的一句诗词“To all this glory unto ashes must”,意为世上所有的一切都将腐败、衰亡直至化为灰烬。既富哲理,也代表了该乐队的音乐取向:迷离、忧伤和死寂。
乐队有4位成员:Michael Laird:乐队核心成员,负责众多乐器如各种洋琴、吉他、键盘、鼓及其它打击乐器以及部分vocal;Natalia Lincoln:键盘、vocal、词曲编写,客串洋琴及打击乐器;Ericah Hagle: 乐队主音。客串打击乐器及键盘。Ericah Hagle拥有优美、迂回飘渺的嗓音,可以听听她主音的 “Morte O Merce”、”Serve Me”、 “Glass”等歌曲。Jeremy Bastard: 吉他。
这是一个用全身心去创作音乐的团体,正如Michael Laird所说:“我们必须创作音乐,因为它是我们的祝福、是我们的诅咒、是我们的命运!没有音乐,我们每天都会死去!”…….令人无比敬佩!
乐队成员深受中世纪音乐及挪威黑金影响,其音乐题材采用了大多来源于哲理古诗和幻士诗词、融合了大量民族音乐元素并配以现代化的声响结构,使得其音乐既充满迷离、神秘的气氛,又富有异域风情。unto ashes的音乐由于配器清淡、旋律舒缓优美,所以初听会有点轻快的感觉,但当你静下心来细细品位的时候,你再也不可能找到轻松的感觉,只有颓废、迷茫、忧伤和死寂
Unto Ashes另类中世纪民谣团体一直受到专业人士的热爱,他们的音乐迷离、神秘,充满异域风情,难以想象这样的音乐竟是出自美国乐团之手。乐队运用了大量的民族器乐、洋琴、胡琴、竖琴、阿拉伯及打击乐器,并结合了现代化的音乐结构和编排,营造出一种难以言状的奇妙氛围。他们的音乐不属于任何地方,任何时代,只属于他们创造出的空间中,一种来自虚幻空间的缥缈、奇幻之声。乐队名“Unto Ashes”取自17世纪英国诗人Fulke Greville的一句诗词“To all this glory unto ashes must”,意为世上所有的一切都将腐败、衰亡直至化为灰烬。然而Unto Ashes的音乐初听时并没有像它名字那样颓靡悲凉,相反还会有点轻快的感觉,但当你继续聆听下去的话,你会越陷越深,轻松的感觉会慢慢地被迷茫、忧伤和死寂所代替……
The post-punk foursome Unto Ashes molds elements of folk and electronic for a healthy dose of darkwave mystery, and its Arabic hums are intricate and complex for a vivid imagery of wordplay. Sometimes Unto Ashes is compared to the likes of Depeche Mode, Dead Can Dance, or the Rachels, but the band does cast its own kind of gothic romance. They independently released their self-titled debut in 1997 and continued to play various festival dates and appear on countless goth rock-oriented compilations throughout the late ’90s. They followed up with the sophomore effort Moon Oppose Moon in October 1999, and the limited-edition Forever Sick EP was issued the following spring. In July 2000, Unto Ashes inked a deal with Projekt and Moon Oppose Moon was re-released in September. Saturn Return appeared in summer 2001. Empty into White followed in 2003, with Grave Blessings landing two years later. Their 2006 release Songs for a Widow featured a somber cover of Covenant’s synth pop anthem “One World One Sky.”