Ainur - Discography [2006-2009]

Artist: Ainur
Albums: Discography
Country: Italy
Genre: Progressive Rock
Years: 2006-2009
Time: 3:59:33

2006 From Ancient Times
2007 Children of Hurin
2009 Lay of Leithian
 
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Ainur is a new italian band made of 18 members inspired by Tolkien, whose music portraits Tolkien's writings with his fantastic world of tales and fantasy. Ainur get their inspiration (and their name) from "The Silmarillon", Tolkien's whole life work. The idea of Ainur is to transpose into music the entire corpus of tales of "The Silmarillion": given the extent of the work, both in length and content, they started to put in music sagas or specific tales across different periods of the Three Tolkenian Ages and Ancient Times.
From lovely Italy to the the vast plans and highest peaks of the Middle Earth. The band offers an intriguing musical journey based on pure and strong symphonic prog tinged here and there with delicate celtic and classical influences. The general atmosphere could be easily recognized as the perfect soundtrack for an epic fantasy movie. The musicians reveal a wide range of styles and influences: you'll find here medieval and languid interludes, celtic and quasi-pop madrigals, strong and hard guitars blended with orchestra and vintage keyboards (moog above all). Vocal richness is also one of their trade markes: recitative parts, whispers, operatic singers (bass and soprano).
Some comparisons could be found in MANDALABAND project by David Rohl (Eye of Wendor, in particular - 1978): a fantasy-like concept album recorded with the contribution of many artists. A similar "commercial" vein, the same serious prog tendency and evocative atmosphere.

Tracklist: 2006 From Ancient Times
 
01. How It All Began (1:46)
02. The Beginning of Days (5:45)
03. The Firstborn (5:43)
04. Ungoliant - The Power of Unlight (5:36)
05. Ulmo's Voice (2:35)
06. The Fall of Nargothrond (4:43)
07. Nienor - The Weeping Maid (2:39)
08. The Fall of Gondolin (10:31)
09. Earendil and Elwing (6:56)
10. War of Wrath (8:59)
11. Maglor - The Lost Elf (3:45)

Time: 58:58
Format: MP3 320 kbps
Size: 137 Mb (+3%)

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Tracklist: 2007 Children of Hurin
 
01. Morgoth's Prophecy (5:48)
02. Son of Gloom (3:18)
03. Anglachel - The Black Sword (2:33)
04. Mоm and the Outlaws (2:41)
05. Beleg's Death (1:17)
06. Turin's Madness (4:01)
07. The Sack of Nargothrond (4:18)
08. The Voice in the Woods (2:46)
09. Mourning - The Coming of Nienor (4:34)
10. Twice Beloved (2:56)
11. Glaurung's Death (3:02)
12. Shuddering Water (6:41)
13. Tol Morwen (5:18)

Time: 49:13
Format: MP3 320 kbps
Size: 114 Mb (+3%)

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Tracklist: 2009 Lay of Leithian
 
CD1
01. Lay of Leithian (4:13)
02. Barahir's Son (4:34)
03. Coming to Doriath (5:23)
04. Song of the Night (2:13)
05. Daeron's Betrayal (3:43)
06. Thingol and Beren (3:06)
07. Hirilorn (5:40)
08. Towards Nargothrond (4:07)
09. Tol-In-Gaurhoth (6:06)
10. The Two Songs (6:08)
11. The Hound of Valinor (5:39)
12. The Siege (6:22)
13. Verge of the Forest (3:44)
14. Ambush (4:42)

CD2
01. The Bat and The Wolf (5:00)
02. Carcharoth (3:36)
03. Conquest of the Silmaril (5:21)
04. Before the Throne (6:14)
05. Hell's Awakening (3:07)
06. Return from Death (6:02)
07. Daeron's Song (3:13)
08. Hunt to the Death (3:22)
09. Touch of the Silmaril (5:30)
10. In the Presence of Mandos (5:10)
11. The Time Beyond (19:07)

Time: CD1 - 1:05:40 CD2 - 1:05:42
Format: MP3 VBR 255 kbps
Size: 224 Mb (+3%)

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