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07th June 2010:

27th January 2010: More than a year has passed since the latest news where posted on Albireon website. After the big emotional effort of our highly praised "I passi di Liù" we felt it was time for a little break. Someone cared about other artistical project in different fields, other took care of their lives and jobs, but without loosing the perspective of our little musical quest. Now it's time to unveil that small treasures where silently growing under the ashes and the first of these new portrait of sadness shall be a new astonishing version of "Cerbastri", featured in the forthcoming Tursa/Kaparte 2 cd compilation "With Friends Like These...", in very good company we should say. A new album and new collaborations are expected to see the light in late spring 2010. Stay tuned!

31th October 2008 : out on Samhain's night the new album "i passi di liù'. We have dedicated two years of our lives creating it, and now we can offer a wonderful packaged standard edition on jewel case (available at our address) and a great limited edition with cd+dvd (available on POW). Nikolaevka compilation, featuring our tribute to Dino Buzzati with "Il Deserto dei Tartari"  is out on POW. We would like to thank the Buzzati Heirs for allowing us to use this song title.

17th July 2008 : A joyful Summer for Albireon. After the birth of our beloved Maria Chiara, we are glad to announce that Palace of Worms (www.palaceofworms.com) shall release the new work "i passi di liù" on Fall 2008. This work shall be a moody and experimental collections of memories of a lost beloved one and will be released  as a regular digipack edition with artwork by Massimo Romagnoli and a limited edition featuring cd+dvd, with an astonishing film created by Albireon on the music of "i passi di liù". An exclusive Albireon track featuring japanese madman Kenji Siratori, "Strange God",  is available on the first downloadable online compilation by Darkroom Magazine (www.darkroom-magazine.it).

25th of May 2008 : After the successful gigs in Prato ( a wonderful night, thanks to everyone involved in it and a very warm audience) and Reggio Emilia, we are proud of  appearing in two very interesting compilations with our humble hommage to Sonne Hagal! "Un cavallo senza nome" (cover verison of amazing "A horse with no name" was featured on the massive OEC 100 7-CD compilation (Old Europa Cafè) and a new version of "Eismhad"  called "Spighe 2008" appear on the "Program Volume 1" promotional compilation. We are slowly progressing on "I passi di liù" new album and release date and label shall be announced very soon. A cd+dvd version iscurrently being discussed....

March 21th 2008 : Oda Relicta "Czrastvo Dukha" featuring Albireon, Lonsai Maikov and Dissonat Elephant is available on Neuropa Rec. and Old Europa Cafè. Few copies are available at our address.

 

February, 28th 2008: Albireon will play on 19th April 2008 at Siddharta Club (Prato-Italy) at "First Folk Alert", a very special event organized by Energyzone and Old Europa Cafè together with Yggdrasill (Ita), Naevus feat. John Murphy (UK) and Rome (Lux). Be there! Albireon will play on 11th April at Reggio Emilia's Tunnel for a special evening for Grotesque!

November 16th, 2007: The David E. Williams Tribute is being released by Old Europa Cafè under the title of  "The Appeal of Discarded Orthodoxy - A Tribute to David E. Williams". Visit www.oldeuropacafe.com for complete info and audio samples. We are absolutely proud of being featured in this great release!

The release of the second album of Oda Relicta, featuring Albireon, Lonsai Maikov and Disonant Elephant is being announced on www.neuropa.be

Enjoy this wonderful Autumn!

July 07th, 2007 : Summer is here again and it's time to update you about our activities. The collaboration with Oda Relicta will see the light of day in the Fall 2007 under the title of "Czarstvo Dukha" (the kingdom of spirit). This precious work of sacral music will be released on Neuropa and will feature Lonsai Maikov and Dissonant Elephant as well. Our cover version of David E. Williams "No Fun Anymore" will be included in the forthcoming tribute to this great american songwriter scheduled on Old Europa Cafè for the end of the year. Last but not least, after the successful and sold out split 10" with Sonne Hagal on Final Muzik and the great gig with All My Faith Lost... in Ferrara, we'll take a short break and finally start recording our new album called "Le Fiabe Dei Ragni Funamboli" on September 2007.

 

March, 24th 2007 SONNE HAGAL / ALBIREON "Ähren" 10" Split EP (Final Muzik) FMV01. 

 SONNE HAGAL “The Blank Rune (æ version)”, ALBIREON “Spighe” 

(cover version of “Eismahd” by Sonne Hagal, with Italian lyrics by  

Davide Borghi. 

Limited to 60 numbered copies.

SOLD OUT!!!!

Another italian cover version of Sonne Hagal recorded by Albireon is "Un Cavallo Senza Nome" (A Horse with No Name) and was released on the DONEC AT METAM NF004 online compilation and you can download it at www.neo-folk.it on the "productions" section. 

 

Albireon will perform a special gig Wednesday 24th January 2007 ( 10 PM)  at Kanaka Cafè in Codemondo (RE-Italy). Info at www.kanakacafe.com.

Free entry

 

October 27th 2006 : First reviews of "indaco ep" are being posted on the press  page. 

Oda Relicta vs. Albireon MCD is almost completed and you can hear the "Sanctus" track and more details  here.

"Indaco ep" officially released !!!!!

"Indaco  ep" is finally available from   October 6h 2006 on  Cynfeirdd as a special limited slim DVD case edition  !!! For ordering go to the contacts page.

September 2006 : "Ballata delle rovine" was featured on the online compilation "Honi soit qui mal y pense" released by the webzine Neo-Folk.it  and Davide Borghi will play acoustic guitar on the new album of ambient orchestral project ODA RELICTA from Ukraina.

May 2006 : Albireon's website on line....

April 2006 : The new MCD "Indaco" will be released by Cynfeirdd as a limited edition MCD in the next months. This MCD will feature six tracks, including the collaborations with Ian Read and Sonne Hagal, and the cover will be an exclusive painting by  Massimo Romagnoli. Here's the complete tracklist :

1) La giostra delle foglie morte

2)Somewhere far from heaven feat. Sonne Hagal

3)A cold embrace

4)Awakening dance feat. Ian Read

5)Ala di falena (subconscious version 2006)

6) Il testamento dell'avvelenato (live)

Fire+Ice, Albireon and   Sonne Hagal

Halle sur Saale, Germany, 30th April 2006

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