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| Mirabilis | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 31 reviews)
Sales Rank: 12870
Category: Music
Artist: Mediaeval Baebes
Publisher: Nettwerk Records
Studio: Nettwerk Records
Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records
Label: Nettwerk Records
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 30415
UPC: 067003041522
EAN: 0067003041522
ASIN: B0009VBU5Y
Release Date: July 19, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Star of the Sea | | • | Trovommi Amor | | • | Temptasyon - The Mediaeval Baebes, Ovenden, Emily | | • | San'c Fuy Belha Ni Prezada - The Mediaeval Baebes, Cadenet C13 | | • | All for Love of One - The Mediaeval Baebes, Bee, Maple | | • | The Lament | | • | Musa Venit Carmine | | • | Kilmeny | | • | Lhiannan Shee - The Mediaeval Baebes, Sapphire, Cylindra | | • | Umlahi | | • | Cittern Segue - The Mediaeval Baebes, Yates, Stephen | | • | Return of the Birds | | • | Tam Lin | | • | Scarborough Fayre - The Mediaeval Baebes, Traditional | | • | Come My Sweet - The Mediaeval Baebes, Casella, Teresa | | • | Maerk Hur Var Skugga - The Mediaeval Baebes, Bellman, Carl Micha | | • | The World Fareth as a Fantasye | | • | Away - The Mediaeval Baebes, Evans, Audrey |
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Amazon.com
On Mirabilis, the Mediaeval Baebes drill even deeper (and wider) into their chorale sound, making music with ancient roots and timeless designs. An octet of Englishwomen with a penchant for dressing up in flouncy gothic gowns just this side of Victoria's Secret, they've released several albums mining medieval hymns and plainsong. They're still at it here, matching obscure Latin, Gaelic, and old English texts (along with the odd Robert Burns poem) to music that is often newly composed but sounds as if it came out of a Dark Ages court or monastery. But without ever playing instruments more modern than the violin, they bring a modern arranger's head to tunes that float on percussion, recorder, concertina, cittern, hurdy-gurdy, and strings. Under the musical direction of founder Katherine Blake, the harmonies are richer and more complex than on previous Baebes discs. Emily Ovenden's "Temptasyon" flies with soaring three-part harmony and lush accompaniment of strings, both modern and ancient. The Baebes get a little arty on a horror-house reading of "Tam Lin," and they perhaps had to cover "Scarborough Fayre" at some point. But they more than make up for it with the serene "Star of the Sea." This is one time you won't mind having someone get Mediaeval on you. --John Diliberto
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
 Solid album June 4, 2008
Good album. Only listened through a couple times so far and its not shaping up to be a new favorite but this is classic Baebes and has everything I've grown to love about the group.
 Mediaeval Baebes CD February 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This celtic album is probably the best produced by this group. Other albums have too many "chanting" pieces, but the music on this album is great.
Smart, sexy, seductive....and Fun! December 30, 2007
For those wishing to dip their toe in the pond of Ancient music, this Baebes' CD is perhaps the best starting point. I believe that their eclectic, beautiful version of "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" would surely draw cheers from Simon and Garfunkel. "Mirabilis" is a gift to the music of the Ancients as well as a gift not likely to get returned. Smart, sexy, seductive--this is a fun CD for anyone.
Interesting Selections October 19, 2007
Compared to The Rose, I've found Mirabilis to be more enjoyable - especially for repeated listening. The selections sound less traditional than those on The Rose and many have a more pronounced "mood."
I did not like some of the tracks when listening to them as samples but bought the whole album with the hope that hearing them in the complete form would improve my opinion; it did. I love the soft, sweetly haunting Lhiannon Shee and the dark and powerful Tamlin (it helps if you are familiar with the folk tale for that one).
If you are looking for basic, traditional Medieval music, try one of their other albums. If you want something that combines Medieval themes with modern techniques (not Techno!), give this album a chance.
 This is truly bad stuff! Zero rating...if they would let me. July 15, 2007
4 out of 13 found this review helpful
I cannot believe how this "ensemble" has managed to pull the wool over so many. This stuff is truly awful. In addition to the poor singing, the voices have been synthesized and pasteurized through an electronic equilizer -- just as well, it probably actually IMPROVED their gawd awful lack of vocal talent.
I must give credit though to the mastermind behind the marketing in managing to sell this garbage to the masses -- pretty cover pictures of pretty girls...a clever name...a nonsense hybrid of new age garbage with medieval music.
It really is amazing how a photo of pretty women and the word "baebes" can fool so many into buying this stuff.
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