Von den Elben

Von den Elben
Studio album by
Released25 January 2013
GenreMedieval folk rock
LabelUniversal, Polydor
ProducerValicon Entertainment
Faun chronology
Eden
(2011)
Von den Elben
(2013)
Luna
(2014)

Von den Elben is the seventh studio album by the German medieval folk band Faun. It was released on 25 January 2013.[1] Among new original content it contains a number of cover versions of old Faun tracks and songs by other artists. After signing a contract with the Universal label and the Valicon production team, Faun for the first time released an album with lyrics completely in German language. It is the first album to feature members Stephan Groth and Katja Moslehner. The album features duets with two other German bands: Santiano and Subway to Sally. Michael Boden from Subway to Sally also contributed the lyrics for tracks like "Warte auf mich" [Wait for Me].[2][3]

The title track "Von den Elben" [Of the Elves] is a rework of a former Faun release from the album Licht. The previous medieval lyrics by Heinrich von Morungen were replaced by different lyrics in modern German written by Faun mastermind Oliver s. Tyr.[4]

  1. ^ "Faun – Von den Elben". Musicline.de (in German). Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ^ Heymann, Peter. "Faun – Von den Elben". Sonic Seducer (in German). Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. ^ Diehl, Alexander (31 January 2013). "Faun: Von den Elben". MSN (in German). Teleschau. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013. Mit 'Von den Elben' begeben sich Faun auf eine Gratwanderung zwischen Authentizität und Massenkompatibilität. [With 'Von den Elben', Faun embark on a balancing act between authenticity and mass market compatibility.]
  4. ^ Von den Elben (booklet). Faun. Song No. 3: Universal Records. 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: location (link) CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)