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Comus

Musical Group
Forfans of acid/prog folk, dark folk, neo-folk, and adventurous 70s prog listeners.
7 Reviews 8 Definitions 23 Charts
Progressive Rock Unclassifiable

The Profile

Comus are a British acid/prog-folk group formed in England, first gaining cult status with First Utterance (1971), a dark, acoustic-driven album with violin, flute and oboe. After the more accessible To Keep From Crying (1974) they split, later reuniting in 2008 and issuing Out Of The Coma (2012), which also resurrected the archival Malgaard Suite.

Core voices include Roger Wootton and Bobbie Watson, with Glenn Goring among key players. Their sound features unusual rock instrumentation (violin/viola, oboe, cello, flute) and lyrics tied to English literature and pagan themes. Admired by David Tibet (Current 93) and Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth). Reunion activity included live releases and the studio return Out Of The Coma (2012), plus a vintage recording of The Malgaard Suite.

DeBaser reviewers hail Comus as a cult British acid/prog-folk band defined by eerie acoustics, violin/oboe flourishes, and wild vocal dualism. First Utterance (1971) is praised as a dark, immersive masterpiece. To Keep From Crying (1974) is seen as a more commercial detour. Out Of The Coma (2012) marks a fervent return to their original sinister folk, capped by the archival Malgaard Suite.

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❝ I don't know what else to say except: MASTERPIECE!!! BUY IT!
❝ This work, predominantly built on brilliant but deliberately disordered medieval metrics, represents the possibility of dazzling any musical score that a normal staff could contain.
❝ Indisputably, Out of the Coma is a welcome and unmissable return for all the devotees of this great and influential band that resurfaces from oblivion with a renewed and mad artistic charge.
❝ But maybe they are already there.
❝ ..and at a certain point of the album, I wanted to turn off every light, even the tiniest one, and dissolve into the darkness following those tribal digressions..
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