Märchen & Mythen

Märchen & Mythen ("Fairy Tales & Myths" in German) is the tenth studio album by German band Faun, released on 15 November 2019 through We Love Music, Electrola and Universal Music Group. It is the first full length studio album to feature member Laura Fella, and the last to feature founding member Fiona Frewert (née Rüggeberg).

Märchen & Mythen
Studio album by
Faun
Released15 November 2019 (2019-11-15)
Studio
  • Tonschale Studio
  • Principal Studios
  • Tonfabrik Berlin
  • Q7 Studios
Genre
Length1:03:35
LanguageGerman
Label
Producer
  • Alexander Schulz
  • Jörg Umbreit
  • Henning Verlage
Faun chronology
XV – Best Of
(2018)		 Märchen & Mythen
(2019)

Reception

Leoni Dowidat of Sonic Seducer described Märchen & Mythen as a success. The critic wrote that it combines lightness and depth in a way that "captivates and delights, enchants and inspires".[1] Sven Kabelitz of laut.de called the album a "cliché bloodbath" with banal lyrics. The song "Aschenbrödel" is based on the theme music from the popular Christmas film Drei Haselnüsse für Achenbrödel, and Kabelitz wrote that it was cynical to release it as a Christmas single. Kabelitz wrote that the promises of early Faun albums like Zaubersprüche and Licht here have been simplified into cheesy and inauthentic "pagan schlager".[2]

Märchen & Mythen entered the German album chart on sixth place on 22 November 2019. It remained on the chart for twelve weeks.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Es War Einmal..."Oliver SatyrFaun02:42
2."Rosenrot"
  • Fiona Rüggeberg
  • Laura Fella
  • Satyr
  • Stephan Groth
Faun03:35
3."Seemann"Grothtraditional04:35
4."Hagazussa"SatyrFaun04:59
5."Sieben Raben"SatyrFaun04:33
6."Aschenbrödel"
  • Fella
  • Satyr
Karel Svoboda03:31
7."Die Weisse Dame"
  • Rüggeberg
  • Michael Frewert
Rüggeberg04:44
8."Jorinde"SatyrFaun03:55
9."Spieglein, Spieglein"
  • Rüggeberg
  • Fella
  • Satyr
  • Groth
Faun03:41
10."Drei Wanderer" (featuring Versengold)Carl Bussetraditional03:16
11."Holla"GrothFaun06:22
12."The Lily"FellaFaun05:30
13."Falada"SatyrFaun03:59
14."Thalia"FellaFaun04:30
15."Sieben Raben (acoustic)"SatyrFaun04:22
Total length:1:03:35

Personnel

Faun

  • Oliver Satyr – vocals, bouzouki, nyckelharpa, lute, harp, guitar
  • Fiona Frewert – vocals, flute, chalumeau, bagpipes, dulcimer
  • Rüdiger Maul – drums, percussion
  • Niel Mitra – sampler, synthesizer, beats
  • Stephan Groth – vocals, hurdy gurdy, cittern
  • Laura Fella – vocals, mandola

Guests

  • Flo Janoske – violin on track 2 and 10
  • Malte Hoyer – vocals on track 10
  • Otto Mellies – voice on track 1

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 59
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 27

References
  1. Dowidat, Leoni (15 November 2019). "Faun 'Märchen & Mythen'". Sonic Seducer (in German). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. Kabelitz, Sven (15 November 2019). "Pagan-Schlager satt: Flöte raus, Klassenarbeit!". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Faun – Märchen & Mythen" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. "Austriancharts.at – Faun – Märchen & Mythen" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. "Swisscharts.com – Faun – Märchen & Mythen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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