Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares

two lives · Post by **two lives** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:20 pm

If you haven't heard them, you're in a for a treat... no, treat is too slight a word, you're in for a preview of spiritual enlightenment via melancholic bliss. If you love chord changes that make you shiver, cry and shit and piss yourself, then you'll like this.

For those who only like music made with machines, don't bother. Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares is a choir of about 30 bulgarian women.

Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares Vol 1. was released on 4AD. Get it!

Their song "Kalimankou Denkou" is scientifically the saddest song in the universe.

If it's not your cup of tea, that's cool... but you'd be wasting your time slating it, it's compositionally divine.

Lone · Post by **Lone** » Sun May 11, 2008 6:06 pm

agreed mr two lives.

"Kalimankou Denkou" is the most beautiful piece of music ive ever heard.

john fonda · Post by **john fonda** » Sun May 11, 2008 6:50 pm

first class quality

bluesky · Post by **Fredd-E** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:58 am

didn't touch me at all.. weird?!

Guido · Post by **Guido** » Mon May 12, 2008 10:37 am

Didn't move me either..

This, however..

two lives · Post by **two lives** » Thu May 15, 2008 3:08 pm

Did you check to see if you have a pulse?

Only kidding, fair enough.

john fonda · Post by **john fonda** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:30 pm

this has just been sampled...

TheSilenceEchoes · Post by **TheSilenceEchoes** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:07 pm

i saw them once performing in a dull television show, while zapping. It struck me right away. Love it. Very unique sound.

eppers · Post by **eppers** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:13 am

you have to be in a specific mood to like them...

fucking amazing stuff

check this out out,

Magic Brenda · Post by **Magic Brenda** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:37 pm

I remember finding this and volume 2 in a 2nd hand shop about 10 years ago for 50p each. It was like every birthday I'd ever have in one day. What I love more than anything is that the choir is (or at least was) made up of basically random women from tiny villages with zero vocal training. Because of the crazy quarter tone harmonics and shit that they use I think Bulgarian field/ folk songs convey a very specific type of melancholy that's near impossible to get using straight western traditional scales.

nurthice · Post by **nurthice** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:46 pm

Nice to see this thread here. It's funny tho, cause in Bulgaria most people don't give a fuck about traditional folk music. Mostly old people like my grandparents would play national radio and this is how i know the songs.
The ladies that sing have undergone some serious training though. It takes years of practice to learn, and dedication as well. It's a dying tradition i'm afraid.

john fonda · Post by **john fonda** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:13 pm

cheers for the insight man

really dig that group of singers

pretty fuckin powerful

Earthbound · Post by **Earthbound** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:29 pm

Ohh wow. This is so beautiful!

john fonda · Post by **john fonda** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:34 pm

gonna buy their Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares Vol 1. album when I can

start from there

always good to have something unique in your music collection