Gae Bolg: Requiem

In the Mutableye

I first discovered Gae Bolg more than a decade ego, while touring the Pacific Northwest. We were staying with a friend in Olympia, WA, and after playing us the remarkable composition he’d made from frog recordings, he put on a piece of music that would become a regular for me in the years to come, Requiem, by Gae Bolg.

As with everything from Gae Bolg, in this piece of music of French musician, Eric Roger. It is bombastic and medieval, yes, but in the context of the 21st century, it seems appropriately apocalyptic. It is, the appropriate response to the times we are living. You can listen to Requiem below, or check out their equally amazing Aucussin et Nicolette.

Requiem by Gae Bolg, released 19 May 2006 1. Introit 2. Dies Irae 3. Lacrymosa 4. Improvisa Leti Vis Rapuit, Rapietque Gentes 5. Choral I 6. Marche Au Tombeau 7. Choral II 8. Hymne 9. Choral III 10. La Flamme S'Eteint, Une Vie Renait 11. Di Me Tuentur, Dis Musa Cordi Est 12.

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