What does Adiemus sound like?
As with many musical artists, of course, the answer to that question depends on who you askthough they have been frequently compared to artists such as Enya, Enigma, Dead Can Dance, and Deep Forest. Because of the unique qualities of their sound, however, no direct comparison can ever be completely sufficient. The prominent sounds in the music of Adiemus are the diverse melodical chants and vocal stylings of Miriam Stockley, the harmonies of Mary Carewe and “the Adiemus singers”, and the powerful backing of the London Philharmonic. Karl Jenkins himself describes the music as “an extended choral-type work based on the European classical tradition, but where the vocal sound is more akin to ‘ethnic’ or ‘world’ music”; in his words, “The sound is universal, as is the language of music […] this music is somewhere to escape to.” What music has Adiemus released? To date, Adiemus has released four full-length works, Songs of Sanctuary, Cantata Mundi, Dances of Time and The Eternal Knot. A be
