Ordo Equitum Solis (abbreviated OES) are an alternative music band consisting of French Leithana, pseudonym of Nathalie Herrera (vocals, keyboards, zither, percussions) and Italian Deraclamo, pseudonym of Paolo De Marco (vocals, guitar). The duo formed in 1988, and released albums and toured between 1990 and 2000. The musical style of OES does not fall into a precise category. While the early albums have pronounced industrial, esoteric darkwave and a touch of medieval influences, with time their musical style matured, embracing multi-faceted sonorities between neofolk, experimentalism and ballad songs. The albums, that include also instrumental tracks, are characterized by a significant switch and mix of genres, making Ordo Equitum Solis' music unusual, various, intimistic and hard to describe. Distinguishing features are Leithana's voice, Deraclamo's folk guitar, lyrics in various languages (English, French, Latin, Italian), highly-emotional melodies, experimental effects, romantic and decadent atmosphere, and remarkable, sometimes provocative arrangements. Ordo Equitum Solis' releases had often been concept-albums, inspired by symbolic themes or personal experiences. The albums denote also the duality of the band, between Leithana's often inflexible creative genius, and Deraclamo's instinctive inspiration.
Albums
Solstitii Temporis Sensvs 5 versions Musica Maxima Magnetica 1990 Animi Aegritudo 5 versions Musica Maxima Magnetica 1991 OES 2 versions Musica Maxima Magnetica 1993 Paraskénia 2 versions Musica Maxima Magnetica, Sub/Mission Records 1994 Live In Emmendingen (Cassette, Album) Feuergefährlich! Feuer 0494 1994 Hecate 8 versions Musica Maxima Magnetica 1995 Planetes 3 versions Sinope 1999 Metamorphosis - Personam Impono (CD, Album) Sinope SIN09 2000 Killing Time Killing Love 2 versions Cynfeirdd 2013
Singles & EPs
Playing With The Fire / Angoris Nox 3 versions Feuergefährlich! 1994 A Divine Image / Before The Morning Rose (7", Ltd, Pic) Sinope 55235, SIN11 2000
Compilations
Animi Aegritudo And O.E.S. (CD, Comp) Discordia DISC 021 CD 1994 Signs (CD, Comp) Sinope SIN07 1999 Octo (2×CD, Comp) Sinope SIN08 1999
Videos
In Russia (VHS, PAL) Musica Maxima Magnetica eev03 1995
Label: Musica Maxima Magnetica – eee 12 Format: CD, Album Country: Italy Released: Dec 21, 1991 Genre: Electronic Style: Neofolk, Neo-Classical, Ambient
1 Our Lady Of The Wild Flowers - Words By – Tony Wakeford 5:20 2 Message To Pan 3:08 3 Notre Solitude 4:58 4 Vacuum Quaerens 6:40 5 Animi Aegritudo 4:47 6 Reis Glorios - Written-By – Guiraut de Borneilh 6:07 7 Silence For Hell 3:58 8 The Blood, Tomorrow 3:15 9 Final 4:03
Pressed By – PhonoComp Recorded At – IC Studio Executive-Producer – Luciano Dari Music By, Graphics, Design – Ordo Equitum Solis Photography By [Photos By] – Protesilaus Remix [Remixed By] – Colin Potter Recorded at IC Studios
First Edition. Comes in a standard jewel case with 4-page colour insert.
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Ordo Eqvitvm Solis – Paraskénia (1994)
Label: Discordia – Disc 010 CD, Musica Maxima Magnetica – eee 18 Format: CD, Album Country: Germany Released: 1994 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Folk Rock, Modern Classical, Experimental
1 Playing With The Fire 4:10 2 Father Of Incantation 4:21 3 Utopia 2:51 4 Message To Pan 4:30 5 Solem Expectans 6:00 6 This Is The Way - Lyrics By – T. Wakeford 5:13 7 Vacuum Quaerens 5:43 8 Our Lady Of The Wild Flowers - Lyrics By – T. Wakeford 4:21 9 The Road To Babylon 3:29 10 Reis Glorios - Words By – G. de Borneil 5:20 11 Angoris Nox 7:48 12 De Fortuna - Words By – C. Symposius 5:28
Acoustic Bass – Andrea Donati Arranged By, Artwork [Graphics] – OES Executive Producer – Luciano Dari Flute [Flutes], Clarinet [Zumarra] – Gerardo Cardinale Guitar [Guitars], Vocals – Deraclamo Keyboards – Massimo Moriena Music By – Ordo Equitum Solis Percussion [Percussions] – Barbara Mavilia Photography By [Colour Photos] – Giancarlo Ruffato Recorded By – Pietro Mantovani Vocals – Leithana Words By – Ordo Equitum Solis (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 9, 11) Comes with 8-page booklet (lyrics inside).
Recorded live and outdoors, June the 20th and 21st, 1993, in Magna Grecia among the olive trees of the Monti Iblei. Track 10 was recorded in Necropoli di Pantalica (XII th century BC). Mixed at Acquavia Studio.
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Ordo Eqvitvm Solis – Solstitii Temporis Sensvs (1993) (re-ed.1990)
Label: Discordia – Disc 011 CD, Discordia – EEE 07 Format: CD, Album, Reissue Country: Germany Released: 1993 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Folk Rock, Modern Classical, Experimental, Ambient
I Angoris Nox 10:30 II Labyrinth 2:54 III Obsessions 4:47 IV Le Crépuscule De La Vie 5:41 V De Fortuna - Words By – Cealius Symposius 4:12 VI Ope Earth - Words By – George Peele 1:59 VII Father Of Incantation 4:27 VIII Truth 3:31 IX This Is The Way - Bass, Vocals – Tony Wakeford, Words By – Wakeford 5:22 X Solem Expectans 4:19 XI Utopia 2:17 XII Novus Dies - Soloist, Guitar [Solo] – Tony Wakeford 3:19 XIII Angoris Nox (Obscure Version, Autumn Equinox 1992) 7:59
Recorded At – IC Studio Produced For – Musica Maxima Magnetica Licensed From – Musica Maxima Magnetica Distributed By – Discordia The Distributor – 1755 Manufactured By – Dureco Artwork – Leithana Design [On Pages VI And VII] – Frederic Freyr Executive-Producer – Luciano Dari Guitar, Vocals, Percussion – Deraclamo Music By – O.E.S. Photography By [Photos] – Deraclamo, Protesilaus Recorded By [Recording] – Colin Potter Translated By [Help in Latin Translations] – Protesilaus Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, Percussion, Zither – Leithana Words By – O.E.S. (tracks: 1 to 4, 7, 8, 10 to 13) Released in a Digipak. Track 13 is denoted as a bonus track.
Recorded at I.C. Studios, York, England Executive producer: [...] for M.M.M.
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Ordo Equitum Solis – Planetes (1999)
Label: Sinope – SIN06 Format: CD, Album Country: UK Released: Jan 21, 1999 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Folk Rock, Modern Classical
1 Là-Bas - Oboe – Paolo Di Cioccio 5:34 2 A Stranger 5:08 3 Through The Fog 3:16 4 Vagabondaggio 5:12 5 Furthermost 3:17 6 Into This Funny Play 3:44 7 How 3:12 8 Storie E Leggende Del Conte Da Framura 4:46 9 Oublier Et Sourire - Oboe – Paolo Di Cioccio 3:18 10 Signs 3:58 11 River Of Life 3:36 12 Still 4:34
Distributed By – World Serpent Performer – Deraclamo, Leithana Released on CD, Jewelbox, full colour 12-pages booklet and tray card, two-colour cd print. Distributed until 2004 by World Serpent Distribution.
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Ordo Equitum Solis – Killing Time Killing Love (2013)
Label: Cynfeirdd – CYN 051 Format: CD, Album Country: France Released: Apr 18, 2013 Genre: Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country Style:
1 Never Read Book 4:22 2 Dreamer 4:44 3 Universe 5:07 4 A Spell 4:16 5 What If 4:48 6 Tomorrow 7:38 7 Square Meter 5:38 8 Fireworks 4:33 9 Erica 4:57 10 Killing Time Killing Love 4:31
Marketed By – Cynfeirdd Manufactured By – Cynfeirdd Produced At – Sinope Bass – Maury Guitar – Deraclamo Music By, Lyrics By – Ordo Equitum Solis Photography By [Photos] – OES Vocals, Graphics, Illustration [Drawing p.7] – Leithana Special thanks to Mara and Alex. Thanks also to Eugenio M. and Gianfranco C. from Stereo1, Friends and Fans for their support Produced by Sinope
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Ordo Equitum Solis – Hecate (1995)
Label: Musica Maxima Magnetica – eee 32 Format: CD, Album Country: Italy Released: Mar 21, 1995 Genre: Electronic Style: Neofolk, Neoclassical, Ambient
1 La Flamme Perdue - Panpipes [Ciaramella, Zampogna] – Stefano Tartaglia 4:21 2 The Secret Hope Of F. 4:14
Songs Of The Man
3 Desiderio 4:47 4 Canto Alla Vita 6:18 5 Argentea Imago 3:42 - 6 Les Nuits De L'Ame 4:37 7 The Haughtiness Of F. 6:18
Songs Of The Fool
8 The Mercury Mirror 2:08 9 A Reflection 3:39 10 The Springs And The Stone 3:48 - 11 The Crossroads 4:39 12 Retour À La Mer 3:46
Pressed By – DADC Austria Distributed By – Audioglobe Srl Executive Producer – Luciano Dari Mixed By – Pietro Mantovani Music By, Lyrics By – Ordo Equitum Solis Programmed By [Additional] – Pietro Mantovani First release, regular Jewelbox, full colour graphics. The album was labelled "marketed worldwide by Audioglobe".
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Ordo Equitum Solis – Metamorphosis - Personam Impono (2000)
Label: Sinope – SIN09 Format: CD, Album Country: UK Released: Apr 24, 2000 Genre: Electronic Style: Neoclassical, Ambient, Neofolk
1 L'Uomo Di Vermi 9:08 2 Ave Bacchus 5:03 3 Tomorrow Cries 4:24 4 Instrumental 7:30 5 The Cursed Sings Its Song 4:57 6 Oblivion 5:29 7 Empty Space 5:04 8 Leave Me Alone 3:46 9 Reprise 3:45 10 The Last Hopes In Me 6:17
Distributed By – World Serpent Music By, Lyrics By – Ordo Equitum Solis Producer – OES Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Drums, Programmed By – Deraclamo Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, Drums, Programmed By – Leithana Standard jewel case with full colour 8-pages booklet and tray card, full colour cd print. Distributed until 2004 by World Serpent Distribution.
