c_zar, have you heard Legionarii? The songs I've heard of theirs reminded me of Triarii and the like.

What exactly is Martial? From what I've seen and heard, it seems like a combination from Folk and Classical or something. My next question is Martial Industrial just Martial with Industrial influences or just a name? I can't imagine combining the two from what I've gone through though.

@Nhor:
instead of writing it down myself, just take a short read here (in case you haven't done so)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_industrial
I personally don't see much (albeit a bit) folk in Martial music but define the genre foremost on the use
of march-like drumming, marching rhythms and a war-like atmosphere with using classical instrumentation
and dark ambiental sounds, but the wiki entry sums it up quite okay I'd say...
And yes - martial industrial is like you say; mixing samples of speeches, war noise etc. among the other
ingredients. However very often both styles go hand in hand

Some in here are looking for the more organic side of the neofolk family. Take a look at Fire + Ice. They have a very stripped down, basic Sol Invictus and 80s/90s era Current 93 style. As well there is Strength Through Joy, who are sometimes unfairly put aside as Death in June clones. (They do deserve that complaint, but only to a certain extent.)
I'm not sure this group would call themselves neofolk, but Romowe Rikoito's music should appeal to fans of the genre. It's romantic in a lamenting-the-loss-of-heritage kind of way; and they use all real instruments, no industrial type sampling. Use of the extinct Baltic Prussian language now and then adds to the sense of detachment and despair.

Anyone know of a decent starting point for Les Joyaux De La Princesse?

I'd say either Aux Petits Enfants de France, In Memoriam or Die Weisse Rose. There isn't a terrible amount of deviation in style between albums (significant but not extreme), so you can really dive in most anywhere, you'll still get more or less the same sense of atmosphere. But any of those would set you up nicely, they're some of the more quality-consistent releases of his.

I'm with Under_Starmere regarding "Die Weiße Rose". It's (imo) their/his most accessible release.
However "Exposition Internationale - Arts Et Techniques - Paris 1937" is close behind and features
some great songs. Other albums like, say, "In Memoriam P. Henriot 1889-1944" are probably too
noisy/sample-based to really enjoy for starters...

Hi,

Sorry for posting in the wrong thread, but since it did not work in classifieds, I will try my luck here.
Guys, if someone of you is looking for some used but like new martial/neofolk stuff (CDs), let me know (pm). Arditi, Triarii, Blutharsch, etc. Thx

Anyone have recommendations for bands similar to Tenhi?

Any bands similar to Krynitza ? Preferably east-european bands using the flute and/or the violin. Do the "smiliar bands" on the last.fm page fit? Because it seems they're more of the hum... "war sounding" bands, at least from their looks, and that's not what I'm looking for.

I am looking for pioneering folk/world music or at least oldish world/folk music. I do not listen to much folk/world music and it is a genre(Well more like genres) I should listen to more. I enjoy many folk releases. I love Ulver's album Kveldssanger. I dig Karl Sanders' side project. Omar Khairat is great. I have quite a diverse taste in folk music. I would prefer Folk/world music that is either European or Mid-Eastern but any oldish(As old as possible please) folk/world music will do. I am not looking for martial industrial, not that it is a bad genre or anything.

It may be worth considering whether you want "real" folk music (i.e. acoustic music made by musicians with a "real" folk background) or neofolk (i.e. folk-influenced acoustic music made by musicians from a metal/punk/rock background). Whilst these are obviously sweeping statements, I feel they generally do hold true. Neofolk tends to be much simpler and less subtle than "real" folk, with more emphasis on creating a dark/romantic/gothic/medieval/pagan atmosphere.

With this distinction in mind, in terms of "real" folk artists I would recommend:

(Irish): Altan, The Chieftains, Clannad (early), Planxty, Arty McGlynn.

(Scandinavian): Groupa, Hedningarna, Garmarna, Väsen

(English): Blowzabella, Kathryn Tickell, Eliza Carthy

(European): La Musgaña, Ilgi

(Middle-east): Rabih Abou-Khalil ("Nafas" & "Tarab"), Essa Kassimi, Aziz Herawi

(African): Toumani Diabaté, Boubacar Traoré, Ayub Ogada, Karamoko Keita, Mahmoud Guinia.

If I weren't on my phone, I'd post some links, but this should give you a few places to start searching.

Hi guys,

I'm looking for a band/artist similar to Hagalaz' Runedance. The main thing about them (her? It sounds a bit awkward) that I like are the vocals and the drumming. I've tried Garmana, not similar enough. I've also tried Omnia, but their sound isn't quite "thick" enough (for example, compare Fidhe Ra Huri to Hel, Goddess of the Underworld to get my meaning). Any ideas?

ROME. I am no sure if they have been mentioned but this Neo-Folk band from Luxembourg is truly impressive. Very evocative songs with extremely poetic lyrics.

This thread hasn't been overly active in the last month or two, but I'll throw out my requests.

1.) Looking for something along the lines of Fire + Ice's Birdking. I really dig the super melancholic, feelsy atmosphere generated by the acoustic guitars and the flute-esque (?) instruments. Prime example would be around the 3 minute mark of the title track. I'm familiar with the band's back catalogue and quite a few of the other bands that play in this style (Tenhi, Sol Invictus, In Gowan Ring).

2.) I've tried for the life of me to get into Current 93 but Dave Tibet's voice rubs me the wrong way in virtually every way. Thus far I've heard Thunder Perfect Mind, Of Ruine and Some Blazing Starre, and their split with Om, but haven't really been able to get into them. They have a rather vast discography and free time isn't something I have a lot of these days so maybe someone with a bit more experience with them can give me a recommendation.

Tibet used his voice a bit differently and less frequently on his early industrial records. Perhaps try Dogs Blood Rising or Nature Unveiled. There's also the excellent Haunted Waves, Moving Graves, which is entirely instrumental minimal ambient/modern classical.