Qntal

medieval

When they brought out their debut album in 1992, their first recording left no doubt that QNTAL were an act who would leave their mark on the music landscape. Their double best-of release Purpurea sees the trio present a wonderful retrospective, in premium packaging and full to the brim with all the highlights and remixes of their career to date. Combatants of the scene, journalists and fans bow to a band who have changed a lot and have become the spearheads of a musical movement. It's almost touching to read the comments that renowned musicians have made on the subject of QNTAL: Qntal invite you to dream, dance and party. May Dame Fortune always be with them. Castus & Jordan (Corvus Corax) Their demanding compositional standards, use of ancient languages and not least their brilliant female vocalist always make listening to their music an experience. Asis Nasseri (Haggard) To me one of the most convincing approaches of combining old and new music. It's a shame that our predecessors from the Middle Ages can't hear this music, they would have loved it - just like I do. Birgit Muggenthaler (Schandmaul / Sava) You can leave everyday life behind, follow Syrah's beguiling voice with fascination, feeling free and secure, able to let go and lose yourself totally in the sound. Musicians who achieve this effect are true magicians … Sonja Kraußhofer (L'âme Immortelle / Persephone) Transporting modern times to the middle ages and the middle ages to modern times – this approa...