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Xera is a band from Asturias, Spain. Their music is a mixture of traditional Asturian folk<ref>which sounds a lot like Celtic music, owing to the historical settlement of the region by the Astures tribe of the Celts</ref> and [[Techno]]. So their music varies from folk songs with dense electronic rhythm sections; to energetic techno songs with gaita, fiddle, and bouzouki carrying the melody; to everything in between.
Xera is a band from Asturias, Spain. Their music is a mixture of traditional Asturian folk<ref>which sounds a lot like Celtic music, owing to the historical settlement of the region by the Astures tribe of the Celts</ref> and [[Techno]]. So their music varies from folk songs with dense electronic rhythm sections; to energetic techno songs with gaita, fiddle, and bouzouki carrying the melody; to everything in between.


All their music to date has been released under a Creative Commons license, and can be downloaded for free off [http://xera.com.es/dl.php?l=eng their website] or [http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/xera Jamendo].
All their music to date has been released under a Creative Commons license, and can be downloaded for free off [https://web.archive.org/web/20120207030442/http://xera.com.es/dl.php?l=eng their website] or [https://web.archive.org/web/20111230102614/http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/xera Jamendo].


Discography:
Discography:
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* Ana: keys
* Ana: keys
* Nue (former member): gaita, flute
* Nue (former member): gaita, flute



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=== Provides examples of: ===
* [[Cherubic Choir]]: Sampled in several tracks on ''Tierra''.
* [[Cherubic Choir]]: Sampled in several tracks on ''Tierra''.
* [[Drone of Dread]]: On "Inda".
* [[Drone of Dread]]: On "Inda".
* [[Everythings Louder With Bagpipes]]: Or gaitas--Spanish bagpipes--in this case.
* [[Everything's Louder with Bagpipes]]: Or gaitas--Spanish bagpipes--in this case.
* [[Green Aesop]]: The entire theme of ''Tierra''--living in harmony with the natural world.
* [[Green Aesop]]: The entire theme of ''Tierra''--living in harmony with the natural world.
* [[Ghost Town]]: "Valdescabres" is about an abandoned countryside village.
* [[Ghost Town]]: "Valdescabres" is about an abandoned countryside village.

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Xera is a band from Asturias, Spain. Their music is a mixture of traditional Asturian folk[1] and Techno. So their music varies from folk songs with dense electronic rhythm sections; to energetic techno songs with gaita, fiddle, and bouzouki carrying the melody; to everything in between.

All their music to date has been released under a Creative Commons license, and can be downloaded for free off their website or Jamendo.

Discography:

  • Lliendes (2006)
  • Tierra (2009)

Roster

  • Vérval: bouzouki, keys, vocals
  • Flavia: fiddle, hurdy-gurdy, rabel[2]
  • Míguel: percussion, vocals
  • Hanni: keys, guitar, gaita, percussion, vocals
  • Ana: keys
  • Nue (former member): gaita, flute

Xera provides examples of the following tropes:
  1. which sounds a lot like Celtic music, owing to the historical settlement of the region by the Astures tribe of the Celts
  2. it's that fiddle-like instrument in the "Natura" video