Ataraxia (band)

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Ataraxia
Origin	Italy
Genre(s)	neo-folk/neo-classical
Years active	1985–present
Members
Francesca Nicoli (voice, flute, cymbals) Vittorio Vandelli (synth, medieval guitars, vocals) Giovanni Pagliari (keyboards, harmonizing, vocals) Riccardo Spaggiari (percussion)

Music of Italy
Genres:	Classical: Opera Pop: Rock (Hardcore) - Hip hop - Folk - jazz - Progressive rock
History and Timeline
Awards	Italian Music Awards
Charts	Federation of the Italian Music Industry
Festivals	Sanremo Festival - Umbria Jazz Festival - Ravello Festival - Festival dei Due Mondi - Festivalbar
Media	Music media in Italy
National anthem	Il Canto degli Italiani
Regional scenes
Aosta Valley - Abruzzo - Basilicata - Calabria - Campania - Emilia-Romagna - Florence - Friuli-Venezia Giulia - Genoa - Latium - Liguria - Lombardy - Marche - Milan - Molise - Naples - Piedmont - Puglia - Rome - Sardinia - Sicily - Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol - Tuscany - Umbria - Veneto - Venice
Related topics
Opera houses - Music conservatories - Terminology

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Ataraxia is an Italian neo-classical [1] band who combine modern technology with archaic instrumentation over various media. They describe their music as a cross "between sacred and profane, ethereal and neo-classical, contemporary and early music". They make researches into the European legends crossing the Greek and Latin myths. Contemplation, dreamy experiences, elegiac atmospheres, ritual movements float in a mysterious garden where contemporary textures of notes meet the embracing echo of classic sounds. Their lyrics are written in many ancient and contemporary languages as they try to bring to surface the hidden treasures and revelations that each language owns. Many of their performances take place in locations the band professes to possess specific spiritual qualities.Since the beginning of the group in the late 80's, they performed some 20 original LP's.

[edit] Discography

Simphonia sine Nomine (1994) on Apollyonand Energeia
Ad perpetuam rei memoriam (1994) Apollyon
La malédiction d’Ondine (1995) on Energeia
The moon sang on the April chair (1995) on Apollyon
In amoris mortisque (1995) 10" on Apollyon
Il fantasma dell’Opera (1996) on Avantgarde
Concerto N. 6 (1996) on Apollyon
Historiae (1998) on Cold Meat Industry
Orlando (1998) Maxi CD on Prikosnovénie
Os cavaleiros do templo - Live in Portugal (1998) Live video + CD, on Symbiose
Lost Atlantis (1999) on Cold Meat Industry
Sueños (2001) on Cold Meat Industry
A Calliope, collection (2001) on Future Insights
Mon Seul Désir (2002) on Cold Meat Industry
Des Paroles Blanches (2003) digital single on Arkadyss
Saphir (2004) on Cold Meat Industry
Odos eis Ouranon (split with Autunna Et Sa Rose) (2005) on Equilibrium Music
Arcana Eco (2005) Book + CD on Ark Records
Paris Spleen (2006) with Madame Bistouri and Circuz KumP on Cold Meat Industry
Kremasta Nera (2007) on Ark Records
Sous Le Blanc Rosier (Best Of) (2007) on Shadowplay