Currently: Christoph Donarski (vocals, soundart, percussion) Former band members: S. Marleni (guitar, keyboards, percussion, vocals), Sorakey (vocals, percussion) Occasional guests: Patrick Leagas (vocals), Tony Wakeford (vocals), David Sabre / Dawn & Dusk Entwined (vocals, music), Dev / While Angels Watch (vocals), Idlìko (vocals), Anna-Maria K. (viola), Oliver Krackow (live bass, drums)
Albums
Waste Land (CDr, Album, Ltd) Not On Label (:Golgatha: Self-released) GOL 01 2005 Waste Land (CDr, Album, RP, Ltd) Not On Label (:Golgatha: Self-released) GOL 01 2007 The Waste Land (CD, Album, RM) Cold Meat Industry cmi198 2009 Kydos. Reflections On Heroism (CD, Album, Dig) Athanor ATNR 029 2005 Seven Pillars (CD, Album) Athanor ATNR 031 2006 Tales Of Transgression And Sacrifice (CD, Album) Cold Meat Industry cmi176 2007 Dawn & Dusk Entwined And :Golgatha: - Sang Graal (CD, Album) Cold Meat Industry CMI184 2008 :Golgatha: & Birthe Klementowski - Cycles (CD, Album, Ltd) Midnight-Productions MN 015 2009 The Horns Of Joy (CD, Album) Trisol TRI 435 CD 2011
Singles & EPs
Icarus E.P. (CD, EP) :Ikonen: Media ikon03 2006
Compilations
Lovesongs From The Waste Land (File, Comp) Not On Label :Golgotha: Self Released 2010
Tracks appear in compilations
tr. Crystal Cage (as Golgatha) and 1 more… Various - ...In The Crystal Cage (CD, Comp) :Ikonen: Media ikon02 2004 tr. Rite Of Spring Various - All My Dead Friends (CD, Comp, Ltd) Cold Meat Industry CMI160 2006 tr. Orchid (Demo) (as Golgatha) Various - Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (39xFile, MP3, Comp) #Neo-folk.it NF003 2006 tr. Shred Your Skin Charlie Clouser / Various - SAW II Original Score (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Trisol TRI 271 CD 2006 tr. Garden Of Love (as Golgatha) Various - Nonpop #1 (26xFile, MP3, Comp) www.nonpop.de Nonpop #1 2007 tr. Victory II (as Golgatha) Various - Donec Ad Metam (28xFile, MP3, Comp) #Neo-folk.it NF004 2007 tr. Fertility VI Various - With Friends Like These... (2xCD, Comp) Tursa, Kaparte Promotions TURSA100, none 2010 tr. Rising Various - Heathen Harvest Samhain Sampler 2011 (18xFile, MP3, Comp) Heathen Harvest Records HHR001 2011 tr. Hammer Or Anvil (Remarque Mix) Various - Beyond The Mirror Of Time (CDr, Comp, Ltd) Shelley Schellack SS03 2011 tr. Secret Rose and 1 more… Various - Thanateros - Visions Of Love & Death (2xCD, Comp) :Ikonen: Media ikon 05 2011 tr. Schlaf In Meinem Armen (as Donarski) and 2 more… Various - Das Leben Der Mondsoldaten (11xFile, MP3, Album, Comp) Fungus Rock 001 2012
Label: Athanor – ATNR 029 Format: CD, Album, Digipak Country: France Released: 25 Nov 2005 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Modern Classical, Ambient, Experimental, Neofolk
Tracklist
1 Death March 3:14 2 Fields Of Honour 3:18 3 Kamikaze 4:41 4 Icarus 3:33 5 Worldserpent 4:03 6 Heldentag 3:36 7 Bury All Hope 2:07 8 In The Name Of .. 4:46 9 Twilight Hills 3:50 10 Final Age Of Heroism 4:18 11 Appendix: Eternal Peace 5:33
Credits Artwork By [Layout Aided By], Photography [Photos Aided By], Other [Linernotes Aided By] – Robert K. Drums, Vocals, Electronics [Sounds], Flute, Lyrics By, Keyboards, Artwork By [Layout], Photography [Photos], Other [Linernotes] – Christoph D. Electronics [Sounds], Percussion – Beinhaus [2] Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals – S. Marleni Mastered By, Recorded By [Uncredited], Mixed By [Uncredited] – Deadlock Mutex Notes Recorded and mixed somewhere in Europe between April and Sept. 2005.
Track 4 is dedicated to the Orchid Girl. Track 6 was originally performed by Sol Invictus. Track 10 features lyrics by P. Leagas, originally titled Asylum. Track 11 is listed as bonus track.
"To Fall - not to fly - is the Law!" "kydos means wonder, in the sense of awe; the heroic attraction resulting from cruelty in Homers epic ‘Ilias’ and ‘Odyssee’ (René Girard). The later engl. kudos means fame and renown resulting from an act or achievement; thus by logical extension is often used as a praising remark. In Europe we have passed the final age of heroism. The idea of the hero slowly fades away. When facing the ‘heroes’ of other civilizations we are overwhelmed by the scent of – death." (from homepage).
Label: Athanor – ATNR 031 Format: CD, Album Country: France Released: 2006 Genre: Electronic Style: Dark Ambient, Experimental, Neofolk
Tracklist
1 January 21, 1919: Orient-Occident 4:20 2 June 1909: Syria - Vocals, Lyrics By – S. Marleni 5:26 3 March 1911: Nadir - Vocals [Arabian], Other [Translation] – Claudia Jubeh 6:10 4 July 6, 1917: Akabar - Voice [Whispers] – Christoph D. 4:33 5 March 1917: Under The Desert Moon 3:11 6 October 1, 1918: Victory 3:06 7 September 1919: The Loss - Vocals – Tony Wakeford 4:18 8 November 1917: The Mint - Voice [Whispers] – Christoph D. 3:25 9 August 1922: Royal Air Force 3:06 10 Reflection I: Solitude 3:55 11 Reflection II: Hordes 2:59 12 May 13, 1935: One Last Ride - Vocals [Arabian], Other [Translation] – Claudia Jubeh 9:14
Credits Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Drum Programming – S. Marleni Arranged By [Viola], Viola – Anna-Maria K. (tracks: 4 to 8, 10) Artwork By [Coverlayout Aided By] – Robert K. Artwork By [Coverlayout] – Christoph D. Mixed By, Mastered By – Deadlock Mutex Performer [Various Sounds], Flute [Bamboo], Voice, Gong [Japanese], Talking Drum [African Drums], Drums [Military], Percussion [Wood] – Christoph D. Photography, Artwork By [Creative Consultant] – Birthe Klementowski Recorded By [Additional Recordings] – Michel
Notes Subtitled Reflections On The Myth Of Thomas Edward Lawrence. Recorded between August 2005 and June 2006. Mixed and mastered somewhere in Europe in August 2006. Track 3 is based on the preface of "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom" by T.E. Lawrence. Track 7 is inspired by the poem "Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920) by Ezra Pound. Comes in a middlemounted 6 panel digipak.
:Golgatha: – Tales Of Transgression And Sacrifice (2007)
Label: Cold Meat Industry – cmi176 Format: CD, Album Country: Sweden Released: 05 Nov 2007 Genre: Electronic Style: Dark Ambient, Experimental, Neofolk
Tracklist
1 Prologue: Scars 2:24 2 Man Of Fire (Black Sun) - Lyrics By – B. Perry 3:40 3 Sacred 2:24 4 Garden Of Love (V.II) - Lyrics By – W. Blake 2:48 5 Rite Of Spring (V.II) - Lyrics By – Sorakey 4:59 6 Tunguska - Keyboards – Mink Moe 4:03 7 Hag = All - Keyboards – Mink Moe 2:56 8 Lost Horizon 3:29 9 Initiation 2:42 10 Passage 3:21 11 Birth = Rite 4:53 12 Flesh Of The Orchid (V.II) - Lyrics By – Christoph Donarski; Viola – Anna-Maria K. 3:21 13 Epilogue: Sacrisphere 4:27
Credits Artwork, Photography By – Birthe Klementowski Guitar, Bass [Guitar], Percussion, Keyboards, Mixed By, Mastered By – S. Marleni Lyrics By – G. Bataille (tracks: 3, 7 to 11) Percussion, Vocals, Performer [Sounds] – Christoph Donarski Vocals, Performer [Sounds], Percussion – Sorakey
Notes Comes in a DVD-sized digipak with a 30-page booklet attached to it. Mixed and mastered somewhere in Europe, July 2007.
Credits Guitar, Keyboards – S. Marleni Mastered By, Mixed By – Deadlock Mutex Vocals, Drums, Electronics [Soundsculpturing] – Christoph D. Written-By – Christoph D. (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6)
Notes Icarus is inspired by Yukio Mishima's book "Sun & Steel" and is dedicated to the Orchid Girl. This EP is based on the song "Icarus" from the album "Kydos. Reflections On Heroism" Comes with 4-page inlay card. "Dreams die hard and you hold them in your hands long after they have turned to dust!" (from homepage)
Label: Midnight-Productions – MN 015 Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition Country: China Released: May 2009 Genre: Electronic, Folk, World, & Country Style: Dark Ambient, Modern Classical
Tracklist
1 Santur Rising 5:38 2 Circle Of Dreams 4:04 3 Le Cycle Du Soleil Noir 3:43 4 Circle Of Desire 7:31 5 Sunur Descending 7:07 6 The Enemy Within 9:08 7 Phoenix 3:54
Credits Artwork – Birthe Klementowski Bass Guitar – S. Marleni Instruments [All], Sounds [Samples], Voice – Christoph D. Keyboards – Mink Moe Viola – Anna-Maria K. Voice – Sorakey
Notes This CD is a remixed and completely re-worked reincarnation of a previously released limited to 10 copies CD-r (released with a postcard set of Birthe Klementowski). This 2009 version contains new artwork, remixed music, two re-recorded songs and two bonus tracks. Comes in a 4-panel Digipak. Limited to 500 copies.
Label: Cold Meat Industry – cmi198 Format: CD, Album, Remastered Country: Sweden Released: Aug 2009 Genre: Electronic Style: Industrial, Ambient
Tracklist
1 Purification 1:59 2 Vortex Of Life (V.2) - Drone – Lutz R. 4:22 3 Eternal Kali Yuga 5:45 4 Transmutation (V.2) 4:25 5 The End (V.2) 3:48 6 Shadowland 4:34 7 Echoes From The Past 3:33 8 Prayer (V.2) 3:19 9 Agonia/Invasion (V.2) 5:39 10 The Clash (V.2) 5:00 11 Ruins - Scratches [Metallic Scratches] – Robert K. 3:54 12 Room 101 - Effects [Violin Effects] – Katarina N. 5:15 13 March And Elegy (V.2) - Effects [Violin Effects] – Katarina N. 4:25 14 Waste Land - Cactus Land - Drone – Lutz R. 3:53 15 In The Crystal Cage 2:11 16 Shred Your Skin 4:41
Credits Acoustic Guitar, Flute [Bamboo], Voice [Siberian Head Voice] – Alexander D. Voice, Drums [African], Gong [Japanese], Effects [Sound Treatment], Design [Cover], Photography – Christoph D.
Notes Tracks 15-16 are bonus tracks. "Shred Your Skin" is taken from "SAW II Original Score"by Charlie Clouser. "In The Crystal Cage" is taken from "...In The Crystal Cage" compilation. Comes in a 6-panel digipak. Made in EU-ropa. Aug. 2009
Other Versions Waste Land (CDr, Album, Ltd) Not On Label (:Golgatha: Self-released) GOL 01 Germany 2005 Waste Land (CDr, Album, RP, Ltd) Not On Label (:Golgatha: Self-released) GOL 01 Germany 2007
Label: Not On Label – :Golgotha: Self Released Format: File, Compilation Country: Germany Released: 05 Aug 2010 Genre: Electronic, Folk, World, & Country Style: Neofolk, Experimental, Ambient
Tracklist
1 Icarus - Album Version 3:31 2 Garden Of Love - Demo 2:45 3 Men Of Fire 3:37 4 Crusade 3:12 5 Lost Horizon 3:27 6 Flesh Of The Orchid - Album Version 3:19 7 Fertility V.1 3:39 8 Syria 5:26 9 Messiah 5:30 10 Perceval 3:52 11 Rising V.1 5:12 12 Final Age Of Heroism 4:18 13 The Loss 4:18 14 Victory II 3:01 15 Power Has A Fragrance - Written By – Douglas Pearce 2:52
Notes Compiled by Christoph Donarski in 2009. From :Golgotha:'s website: Predating the upcoming album 'Horns Of Joy' an exclusive download compilation of :Golgatha: songs is available on: http://golgatha.bandcamp.com/. It is called 'Lovesongs From The Wasteland' and features some of our most important tracks, including the collaborations with Sol Invictus, Sixth Comm and Dawn & Dusk Entwined. 1: From "Kydos" album. vocals: Patrick Leagas (Sixth Comm), lyrics: Christoph Donarski. 2:Early version of 'Garden Of Love' for Nonpop-Compilation, later to be featured in a remastered version on 'Tales Of Transgression & Sacrifice'. Vocals: Sorakey. 3:From 'Tales Of Transgression & Sacrifice'. Vocals: Christoph Donarski, lyrics written by Dead Can Dance. 4: From 'Sang Graal' album. Vocals: Christoph Donarski, David S. 5 and 6: from 'Tales Of Transgression & Sacrifice" album. vocals: Christoph Donarski. 7: From Tursa/Kaparte compilation 'With Friends Like These', later to appear in a new version on 'Horns Of Joy'. Vocals: Sorakey. 8 and 9: from 'Sang Graal' album. Vocals: David S. (Dawn & Dusk Entwined). 10: From 'Lovesongs From The Waste Land'. Vocals: Sorakey, Christoph Donarski. 11: Instrumental version; vocal version forthcoming on 'Horns of Joy'. 12: from 'Kydos' album. Vocals and Lyrics: Patrick Leagas. 13: from 'Seven Pillars' album. Vocals: Tony Wakeford (Sol Invictus). 14: From the 'Donec Ad Metam' compilation. 15: Unreleased Death In June cover. Tracks 14 and 15 listed as Hidden Bonus tracks on back cover art supplied with download.
Label: Trisol – TRI 435 CD Format: CD, Album Country: Germany Released: 01 Jul 2011 Genre: Electronic Style: Neofolk, Ambient
Tracklist
1 Enchantment 3:14 2 Fertility 3:40 3 The Iron Rose 3:09 4 The Horns Of Joy 4:27 5 Hymn For The Fallen One 3:08 6 The Dogs Of War - Vocals – David Sabre; Written By – Pink Floyd 3:55 7 The Sound Of War - Vocals – While Angels Watch; Written By – Gitane DeMone 4:02 8 Hammer Or Anvil 4:38 9 Body Of Wind 4:09 10 Nihil 2:56 11 Rising 4:14 12 Dukha 3:36 13 Death In Honour 4:29
Companies etc Record Company – Trisol Music Group GmbH Distributed By – Soulfood Music Distribution
Credits Acoustic Guitar – S. Marleni Backing Vocals – S. Marleni Drums – Christoph D., S. Marleni Effects – Christoph D. Electric Bass – S. Marleni Keyboards – S. Marleni Percussion – Christoph D., S. Marleni Photography – Birthe Klementowski Producer – S. Marleni Vocals – Christoph D., Sorakey
Notes The Horns Of Joy lyrics based on L'Impossible (1947) by Georges Bataille and Body Of Wind lyrics based on a poem by Ezra Pound. Produced Somewhere In Europe, April, 2011.
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