Bel Canto
The atmospheric, melancholy, somewhat medieval soundscapes of Bel Canto (Italian for "beautiful song") mix an essentially synth-based chamber rock sound with a wide range of orchestral and folk instruments and have been compared to the Cocteau Twins. The group hails from Norway and began as a trio consisting of ethereal vocalist Anneli Marian Drecker plus Nils Johansen and Geir Jenssen. The group has claimed to draw its inspiration from powerful energy fields, including those of the female and the Earth's gravitational pull; additionally, Bel Canto compositions sometimes draw on world music and the ambient experiments of Brian Eno.
Bel Canto released their first album, White-Out Conditions, in 1987. After 1989's Birds of Passage, Jenssen left the group to embark upon a solo career (as Biosphere) prior to the recording of 1992's Shimmering, Warm & Bright, and the duo of Drecker and Johansen continued on to record 1996's Magic Box and 1998's Rush. At the turn of the millennium Drecker issued her own solo album, Tundra, but subsequently reunited with Johansen on a new Bel Canto studio effort, Dorothy's Victory, released in 2002. Throughout the remainder of the 2000s, Drecker and Johansen kept the Bel Canto flame alive by writing new music and performing together, while also pursuing individual projects.
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Radiant Green
Electronic - Released by Virgin Music Label And Artist Services on Apr 26, 2024
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White-Out Conditions
Pop - Released by Crammed Discs on Jan 1, 1987
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Shimmering, Warm and Bright
Pop - Released by Crammed Discs on Jan 1, 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Roman Catholic Church Hymns and Songs (Gregorian Chant)
World - Released by APPIA on Oct 19, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Grass Mint Crisp
Electronic - Released by Virgin Music Label And Artist Services on Feb 16, 2024
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Rumour (Masters at Work Mixes)
Electronic - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on Sep 4, 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Romantico
International Pop - Released by Kurrende-Stiftung on Dec 1, 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lake Ice
Electronic - Released by Virgin Music Label And Artist Services on Mar 22, 2024
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Virginia
Electronic - Released by Virgin Music Label And Artist Services on Apr 26, 2024
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Liebesentzücken
International Pop - Released by 06314 ERF-Verlag on Oct 1, 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Quer Beet
International Pop - Released by Kurrende-Stiftung on Nov 1, 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
White Out Conditions
Pop - Released by Crammed Discs on Jan 1, 1987
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Radiant Green
Electronic - Released by Virgin Music Label And Artist Services on Apr 26, 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lake Ice
Electronic - Released by Virgin Music Label And Artist Services on Mar 22, 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Grass Mint Crisp
Electronic - Released by Virgin Music Label And Artist Services on Feb 16, 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Virginia
Electronic - Released by Virgin Music Label And Artist Services on Apr 26, 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo