黑暗民谣Dark Folk

黑暗民谣最初是一个与新民谣和世界末日民谣互换使用的术语，用来描述一系列植根于后工业和后朋克的当代民谣音乐，但今天它主要指的是20世纪90年代中后期出现的一个特定的新民间子流派。与最初的“世界末日派”不同，它没有任何后工业或后朋克的影响。

取而代之的是，经常可以听到环境音乐和北欧民间音乐元素。此外，先锋新民谣乐队的实验性和世界末日性质也被拒绝，取而代之的是更忧郁和极简主义的音景。人声可以是安静的，耳语的，空灵的，压抑的和受传统民俗影响的，尽管器乐也很常见。就歌词而言，黑暗的民间艺人通常专注于“黑暗”的主题，如荒凉、沮丧或死亡，以及异教、自然、历史等，并经常用表演者的母语演唱。由于抒情和风格的重叠，黑暗民谣与金属(最著名的是黑金属)音乐密切相关，许多艺术家将这两种流派结合在一起。

Ulver的Kveldssanger被广泛认为是其最早和最重要的发行之一，但黑暗人物也植根于最初的新民粹主义运动，最著名的是对德国场景产生巨大影响的Fire+Ice。其他帮助建立这一流派的关键艺术家包括Orplid，Tenhi，Empyrium，Forseti，Darkwood和许多其他乐队和音乐家，主要是德国和北欧的乐队和音乐家。今天，最重要的黑暗民俗场景分布在德国、芬兰、挪威和俄罗斯联邦。

Dark Folk was initially a term used interchangeably with Neofolk and "apocalyptic folk" to describe a range of Contemporary Folk music rooted in post-Industrial and Post-Punk, but today it refers mostly to a specific neofolk sub-genre which emerged in the mid-to-late 1990s. Unlike original "apocalyptic folk", it doesn't incorporate any post-industrial or post-punk influences. Instead, Ambient and Nordic Folk Music elements can often be heard.

Also, experimental and apocalyptic nature of pioneering neofolk bands is rejected in favour of more melancholic and minimalist soundscapes. Vocals can be hushed, whispered, ethereal, depressing and traditional folk influenced, although instrumental tracks are very common too. As far as lyrics are concerned, dark folk artists usually focus on "dark" themes such as desolation, depression or death as well as paganism, nature, history, etc. and they are often sang in languages native to performers. Due to lyrical and stylistic overlap, dark folk is closely related to Metal (most notably Black Metal) music with many artists combining these two genres.

Ulver's Kveldssanger is widely considered as one of its earliest and most important releases, but dark folk has roots in the original neofolk movement as well, most notably Fire + Ice whose impact on the German scene was huge. Other key artists who helped to establish the genre include Orplid, Tenhi, Empyrium, Forseti, Darkwood and many other, mostly German and Nordic, bands and musicians. Today the most important dark folk scenes are located in Germany, Finland, Norway and Russian Federation.