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Topic: Oort (Estonia): Prog Folk/Crossover?

Posted By: yam yam
Subject: Oort (Estonia): Prog Folk/Crossover?
Date Posted: August 13 2014 at 13:01

Another Oort - this time from Estonia.
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Oort" rel="nofollow -

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Oort" rel="nofollow -

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Oort

"Oort is an estonian folk-rock band that has been active since 2000 and well-known as a pioneer in Estonian folk-rock music field. The group has a mission to revive arhaic runo songs, expressed the way of life – all pleasures, pains and their relation to nature – everything was expressed in songs. Beside of traditional nordic sounds, there are hints from jazz and rock music in their arrangements.

Oort grabs the horns and bears the crest of a large deep furrows regi rock field. Both are transferred to you Mythic thrills behind the millennia, creating a song in our nation's future. Oort searches seek a sense of the music of the time, when expressed regilaul lifestyle - all the joys, worries and relationship with nature expressive singing. Oort trying to re-create runic song on our daily lives, that it would not be just mere entertainment or a museum piece. The ensemble sound of shooting could find a way around the archaic folk-pop, jazz as well as metal-shades. Oort his listeners are found in Estonia, Scotland, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Russia and America."

- Aleksander Sünter / acoustic guitar, Estonian diatonic accordion, vocal
- Toomas Jõks / keyboards
- Andres Vago / electric guitar
- Marju Varblane / violin, bagpipe, Jew’s harp, whistles, small kannel, vocal
- Kalle Tetsmann / bass
- Margus Tammemägi / percussion, drums

http://www.myspace.com/oortband" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/oortband (five samples from Suur Härg / Huge Ox ‎(2010)
http://grooveshark.com/#!/album/Oort/5305534" rel="nofollow - http://grooveshark.com/#!/album/Oort/5305534 (their debut album from 2001)
http://www.oort.ee/" rel="nofollow - http://www.oort.ee/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oort/342596257927" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oort/342596257927

Plenty of full samples from their three studio albums here: http://www.oort.ee/index_eng.php?page=39&lang=5" rel="nofollow - http://www.oort.ee/index_eng.php?page=39&lang=5

Oort (2001) - Not On Label (Oort Self-released)

Veere, Veere Päevakene (2004) - Not On Label (Oort Self-released)

Suur Härg / Huge Ox ‎(2010) - Not On Label (Oort Self-released)

Also a live album:

Aeti Mu Mõtsa / I Was Sent To The Forest ‎(Live album, 2012) - Not On Label (Oort Self-released)

1. Tee Ilu / The Loveliness Of The Road (7:31)
2. Aeti Mu Mõtsa / I Was Sent To The Forest (5:03)
3. Kurg Kündmas / A Stork Is Plowing (5:55)
4. Ema Haual / At The Parent's Grave (6:30)
5. Saaremaa Põlemine / Fire At Saaremaa (3:33)
6. Kallis Kiik / A Precious Swing (5:53)
7. Öised Orjad / Slaves Toiling At Night (4:10)
8. Laula! / Sing! (5:36)
9. Hukkaläinud Laev / Shipwreck (6:53)
10. Memme Vaev / A Dear Woman's Cares (5:31)
11. Isa Luigelugu / Father's Buck's Horn Tune (5:01)

Some tubes:

Good stuff - these guys know what they're doing!