Neofolk
Stylistic origins	Folk Post-punk Experimental Industrial
Cultural origins	1980s, Europe
Typical instruments	Folk instruments
Mainstream popularity	Minor, mainly Europe
Derivative forms	Martial industrial
Subgenres
Dark folk
Other topics
Post-industrial

Neofolk is a form of folk music-inspired experimental music that emerged from post-industrial music circles. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. A folk instrument is an instrument that developed among common people and usually doesn't have a known Inventor. Martial industrial, also known as martial music, is a Music genre originating in late 20th century Europe. Folk music is one of the major divisions of Music. There are many styles of folk music all of which can be classified into various traditions generally based around some combination Neofolk is a form of Folk music -inspired experimental music that emerged from post-industrial music circles Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Neofolk can either be solely acoustic folk music or a blend of acoustic folk instrumentation aided by varieties of accompanying sounds such as pianos, strings and elements of industrial music and experimental music. Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 The genre encompasses a wide assortment of themes including traditional music, heathenry, romanticism and occultism. Germanic Neopaganism, Heathenism or Heathenry is the modern revival of historical Germanic paganism. Romanticism is a complex artistic literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Western Europe, and gained strength during the The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine hidden secret referring to "knowledge of the hidden" Neofolk musicians often have ties to other genres such as neoclassical and martial industrial. Neoclassical Dark Wave refers to a music genre within the Dark Wave movement. Martial industrial, also known as martial music, is a Music genre originating in late 20th century Europe.

Contents 1 History 2 Culture 2.1 Heathenry 3 Related terms and styles 3.1 Apocalyptic folk 3.2 Folk Noir 3.3 Martial Industrial 4 Artists 5 Events 6 References 7 See also 8 External links

History

The term "neofolk" originates from esoteric music circles who started using the term in the late 20th century to describe music influenced by musicians such as Douglas Pearce (Death In June), Tony Wakeford (Sol Invictus) and David Tibet (Current 93) who had collaborated heavily for a period of time. Douglas P (born Douglas Pearce, 27 April 1956) is an English Folk musician, record label owner photographer and actor who records Death in June is the Musical brainchild of English Folk musician Douglas Pearce, better known as Douglas P Anthony Charles "Tony" Wakeford (born 1959-05-02 in Woking, Surrey) is an English folk and neoclassical musician Sol Invictus is an English Neofolk and neoclassical group fronted by Tony Wakeford. David Tibet (born David Michael Bunting, 5 March 1960 in Batu Gajah, Malaysia) is a British poet and Artist who Current 93 are an eclectic British Experimental music group working since the early 1980s in folk -based musical forms These musicians were part of a post-industrial music circle who later on incorporated folk music based upon traditional and European elements into their sound. Folk musicians such as Vulcan's Hammer, Changes and Comus had created music with similar sounds and themes to neofolk as far back as the 1960s. Changes are an American folk band formed in 1969 by cousins Robert N Comus is a British Progressive rock / folk band which The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 These musicians could be considered harbingers of the sound that later influenced the neofolk artists. However, the distinction must be made that it was the aforementioned artists who were involved in the dark music scene throughout the 1980s and 1990s that contributed specifically to the emergence of neofolk. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. This page indexes the individual year in music pages 2000s Neofolk is seen by many as an extension of post-industrial music into the folk music genre which did not occur until the late 20th century.

Culture

The spirit of neofolk contains parallels to the ideals of American and British folk movements of the 1960s. The basis of this music is built upon principles against commercialization and popular culture. However the themes of neofolk and folk music are drastically different. A majority of artists within the neofolk genre focus on archaic, cultural and literary references. Local traditions and indigenous beliefs tend to be portrayed heavily as well as esoteric and historical topics.

Heathenry

Of particular mention is Heathenry. This subject plays a large part in the thematic elements touched upon by many modern and original neofolk artists. Runes, heathen European sites and other means of expressing an interest in the ancient and ancestral occurs often in neofolk music. Aesthetically, references to this subject occur within band names, album artwork, clothing and various other means of artistic expression. This has led to some forefathers of the genre and current artists within the genre attributing it to being an aspect of a broader Heathen revival. ^[1]

Related terms and styles

Apocalyptic folk

As a descriptor, apocalyptic folk predates neofolk and was used by David Tibet to describe the music of his band Current 93 during a period in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Current 93 are an eclectic British Experimental music group working since the early 1980s in folk -based musical forms Initially, Tibet did not intend to imply connection with the folk music genre; rather, that Current 93 was "apocalyptic folk music" or music made by apocalyptic people. [1]

The term was applied to most artists on the now-defunct World Serpent Distribution company and music influenced directly by C93's Thunder Perfect Mind era. World Serpent Distribution was a British Record label and music distribution house formed in the late 1980s by David Gibson Alan Trench and Alison Webster with assistance For the companion album by Nurse With Wound, see Thunder Perfect Mind (Nurse With Wound album. Gnostic and Thelemic themes are often featured in the works of these artists, as well as influences from 1960s psychedelic rock and psych folk. Gnosticism (γνώσις gnōsis, Knowledge) refers to a diverse Syncretistic Religious movement consisting of various Belief systems Thelema is a philosophy of life based on the rule or law "Do what thou wilt Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Psychedelic folk or Psych folk is a Music genre that is a blending of Folk music and Psychedelic rock or pop It is also sometimes used to describe those of similar musical distinction but not directly influenced or associated, such as Michael Gira. Michael Rolfe Gira (pronounced jeer-AH (born 1954 is an American musician author and artist

Folk Noir

Folk Noir was a term originally coined by photographer David Mearns to describe the music of mid-period Sol Invictus. Sol Invictus is an English Neofolk and neoclassical group fronted by Tony Wakeford. It is generally related to Tursa Records-related bands. It is sometimes found on webzines as a more neutral term, without the specific connotations of "neofolk", but the meaning is largely the same though the usage of the term noir hints at an overall dark subject matter relating to historical, often British, subjects. An online magazine is a Magazine that is delivered in an electronic form The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Other vague terms sometimes used to describe artists of this genre include "dark folk" and "pagan folk". Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller rustic" is a word used to refer to various religions and religious beliefs from across the world These terms are umbrella terms that also describe various other forms of unrelated music. An umbrella term is a word that provides a Superset or grouping of related concepts also called a Hypernym.

Martial Industrial

Main article: Martial industrial

Martial Industrial or military pop is a genre that shares a lot in common with neofolk and developed very close to it. Martial industrial, also known as martial music, is a Music genre originating in late 20th century Europe. A number of artists that could be classified as neofolk also regularly work with and play shows with martial industrial acts or produce martial industrial.

Other related styles include dark ambient, neoclassical, dark cabaret, folk metal, industrial and post-industrial music or a mixture of all these, such as music created that fits under the heading of martial industrial. Dark ambient is a subgenre of Ambient music that features foreboding ominous or discordant overtones Neoclassical Dark Wave refers to a music genre within the Dark Wave movement. Dark cabaret is a Music genre that blends the aesthetics of the decadent risqué German Weimar -era Cabarets and 1920s Burlesque Folk metal is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s

Artists

Adhara Agalloch Belborn Blood Axis Changes Current 93 Darkwood Death In June Deleyaman

Empyrium Fire + Ice Forseti Harvest Rain H.E.R.R. In Gowan Ring Lord Wind

Luftwaffe Mike Oldfield Nature And Organisation Nest Neun Welten :Of The Wand & The Moon: Omnia Sol Invictus Sonne Hagal

Sturmpercht Tenhi The Moon lay hidden beneath a Cloud Ulver Unto Ashes Waldteufel Werkraum The Winding Stair

Events

• Flammenzauber
• Mėnuo Juodaragis

References

• Diesel, Andreas und Dr. Gerten, Dieter: Looking for Europe - Neofolk und Hintergründe. , Zeltingen-Rachtig, Germany, 2005, ISBN 3-936878-02-1

See also

• Radical Traditionalism

External links

• Compulsion
• Flux Europa
• Heathen Harvest
• IRONFLAME.de
• Judas Kiss
• Neo-form Webzine
• Soleilnoir
• Heimdallr webzine

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