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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

Tropes used in Xera include:

Cherubic Choir: Sampled in several tracks on Tierra.
Drone of Dread: On "Inda".
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.
Ghost Town: "Valdescabres" is about an abandoned countryside village.
Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly
No Name Given: Their publicity material only mentions their first names, if it mentions any names at all.
Nude Nature Dance: The music video for the song "Natura" features a bit of this.
Scatting: "Ànimes" has a bunch of "Mmmm"s and "Aaaaah"s for vocals.
Subdued Section: In nearly every song.

↑ which sounds a lot like Celtic music, owing to the historical settlement of the region by the Astures tribe of the Celts
↑ it's that fiddle-like instrument in the "Natura" video

[1] which sounds a lot like Celtic music, owing to the historical settlement of the region by the Astures tribe of the Celts

[2] t's that fiddle-like instrument in the "Natura" video

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 * [[Cherubic Choir]]: Sampled in several tracks on ''Tierra''.
 * [[Drone of Dread]]: On "Inda".