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Qntal is a German "electro-medieval" band founded in 1991 by Michael Popp and Ernst Horn. They later added vocalist Syrah (Sigrid Hausen) to complete the band.
The band has roots in Estampie, an acoustic band based on "authentic" Early music, whereas Qntal is a dark electronic "crossover" project. Michael Popp and Syrah are the principal members. Horn left the group in 1999, to concentrate on his other band, Deine Lakaien. He later formed Helium Vola in 2001. Philipp Groth (a.k.a. Fil) then joined Qntal. In 2008, singer and violist Sarah M. Newman (Mariko) left the New York–based band Unto Ashes to work with Qntal and Estampie in Germany.
The band's lyrics are primarily drawn from historical sources. Throughout their first three albums, lyrics were primarily in Latin, medieval German, Galician-Portuguese and a few other European tongues. On Qntal IV, the band added a few songs in English to their body of work. Two tracks from this album, Cupido and Flamma, reached the 2005 DAC, peaking at № 1 and № 8 respectively.
"Qntal" is an unknown word that appeared in one of Syrah's dreams. Pronounced by her as [kɑn-tʌl].
Qntal has headlined at significant goth and industrial music festivals such as Wave-Gotik-Treffen and M'era Luna. Qntal's debut U.S. concert took place in September 2004 at Dracula's Ball in Philadelphia. In 2007, 2008, and 2011 the band was featured in the Bad Faerie Ball at the Baltimore FaerieCon.




Discography






= Studio albums

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= EPs

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= Compilations

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2008 – Purpurea: The Best Of, Drakkar Entertainment




= Singles

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2002 – O, Tristan
2003 – Entre Moi
2005 – Cupido
2005 – Flamma
2006 – Von den Elben
2008 – Sumer
2017 – Music on the Waters
2018 – Die finstere Nacht
2018 – Nachtblume
2022 – Winterly Waves




= Special releases

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2006 – Qntal V: Silver Swan 2 CD; Noir Records Special Edition featuring artwork by Brian Froud




= Compilation appearances

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1993 – "Por Mau Tens" on German Mystic Sound Sampler Volume IV, Zillo
1993 – "Ad Mortem Festinamus" on We Came To Dance - Indie Dancefloor Vol. III, Sub Terranean
2005 – "Ecce Gratum (Club Mix)" on Asleep by Dawn Magazine Presents: DJ Ferrets Underground Mix #1, Asleep by Dawn Magazine
2005 – "Entre Moi Et Mon Amin" on Sleepwatching, Vol. 1 DVD, Asleep by Dawn Magazine
2006 – "Von Den Elben" music video on Asleep By Dawn - DJ Ferret's Underground Mix #2 CD/DVD, Asleep by Dawn Magazine




Members






= Current members

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Sigrid "Syrah" Hausen (since 1991) – Vocals
Michael Popp (since 1991) – Vocals, vielle, saz, shawm, oud, tar
Mariko (since 2010) – Violist, backing vocals
Markus Köstner (since 2005) – Live drummer




= Former members

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Ernst Horn (1991–1999)
Philipp "Fil" Groth (2002–2014) – Keyboards, vocals, guitars, programming




References






External links



Qntal Official Website
Qntal listing at Discogs.com
Qntal discography at MusicBrainz
Qntal Official Myspace Run by Andreas Meck and Cypress

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Qntal
• Ozymandias (disambiguation)
• Qntal II
• Qntal I
• Helium Vola
• Ad Mortem Festinamus
• Palästinalied
• The Silver Swan (madrigal)
• O Virgo Splendens
• Dancing Ferret