{"id":3586,"date":"2010-05-01T01:10:20","date_gmt":"2010-05-01T06:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=3645"},"modified":"2010-05-01T12:23:58","modified_gmt":"2010-05-01T17:23:58","slug":"interview-with-materdea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2010\/05\/01\/interview-with-materdea\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Materdea"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>MATERDEA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong><a title=\"mate4r\" rel=\"lightbox[pics3645]\" href=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/mate4r.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment wp-att-3646 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/mate4r.jpg\" alt=\"mate4r\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><a href=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2010\/05\/intervista-con-materdea\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Italian Translation <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Wingdings; color: #ff0000; font-size: small;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; color: #ff0000; font-size: small;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; color: #ff0000; font-size: small;\"><strong><a title=\"mater\" rel=\"lightbox[pics3645]\" href=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/mater.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/?name=d33be9805ff33117.jpg&amp;attid=0.2&amp;disp=vahi&amp;view=att&amp;th=12836b2360069467\" alt=\"Your browser may not support display of this image.\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/> <\/strong><\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>Pagan pages: Who  is MATERDEA?<\/strong><\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>MATERDEA (Marco)<\/strong>:\u00a0  For MaterDea she is Diana, an Italian, Latin and Roman Goddess. She  is the protectress of wild animals, the guardian of springs and streams  and the protectress of women to whom she ensures an easy delivery. She  is the bestower of sovereignty and Mystery.\u00a0 Diana dwells in Nemus,  and she is the sacred and vital lymph of Nemi\u2019s Sacred Wood (Rome).<\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\">Diana is well represented  in the spoken verse at the end of MaterDea\u2019s acoustic version, the  last track of our album: <\/span><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><em>\u201cI am the Earth&#8217;s  green beauty<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><em>The clear moon among  the stars<\/em><\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><em>The waters\u2019 mysteries  and the humans\u2019 heart desire<\/em><\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><em>I am the Goddess,  Mother Nature that bestows life to the universe<\/em><\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><em>Everything comes  from me, and to me it must return<\/em><\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><em>I am the Goddess  of love, spreading the stars\u2019 mantle upon the night<\/em><\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><em>I am the one that  heralds the dawn and greets the sunset<\/em><\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><em>I am the dew that  caresses the grass covered in flowers, the lynph that flows in the woods<\/em><\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><em>That gives life to  the winds and waters that weds the land and makes it fertile<\/em><\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><em>I am She that defeats  death and shatters the chains of fear<\/em><\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><em>I am Love, I am Life,  I am the infinite Light\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\">But for MaterDea there  is also Pan\u2019s strength and passion, Pan, the flocks\u2019 guardian and  player of flute. Through his wooded melodies MaterDea\u2019s enchantment  is fulfilled: I always get inspiration from every note coming from that  flute, it generates an image, from that image comes a sound, from that  sound a new composition.<\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>PP: What were the  driving forces that led you to this wonderful album?<\/strong><\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>MD:<\/strong> Our passion  for music, Marco\u2019s passion for the Roman Deities, our interaction  that has always been so fluid, intense and harmonic. It seemed to us  that every song had its own purpose and it came into being in such a  natural way. We went on discovering them little by little each time  getting more enthusiastic and surprised about what we were bringing  forth from ourselves<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: x-small;\">.<\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>PP: From where  do you draw your MUSIC?<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>MD <\/strong>(Simon): Our inspirations  came along merging Marco\u2019s rock background and experience and his  love for the Celtic atmosphere together with my natural attitude to  sing in a dreamy and soft way. Each song was inspired by the sophisticated  harmonies and arrangements that Marco created which permitted me to  unleash my imagination, finally allowing me to unite it with a new creation.<strong> <\/strong> We were often together in Marcos&#8217; studio, in a beautiful little house  in the country nestled among magnificent trees, to decide which was  the best direction to take on a particular melody, and ended up recording  the entire album there. Each track was recorded after the finalization  of the composition. One at a time, every one took on aspects of daily  life, of the seasons with their colours and scents, and of the goings-on  that occurred in our personal lives during this entire period. Perhaps  it\u2019s because of this; the album manages to convey a particular feeling  to the listener.<\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>PP: How long did  it take to bring this album into being?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>MD<\/strong>: The recording of this  album took place from November 2008 until November 2009.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: x-small;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\">The  last period was so intense that we had little time to sleep and we were  really tiring ourselves, but our happiness for the results<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; color: #ff6600; font-size: small;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\">was  so great that we kept that pace up and succeeded in mixing all the tracks  in time to deliver the album on the Yule days!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>MD<\/strong> (Simon): Our inspirations  came along merging Marco\u2019s rock background and experience and his  love for the Celtic atmosphere together with my natural attitude to  sing in a dreamy and soft way. Each song was inspired by the sophisticated  harmonies and arrangements that Marco created which permitted me to  unleash my imagination, finally allowing me to unite it with a new creation.<strong> <\/strong> We were often together in Marcos&#8217; studio, in a beautiful little house  in the country nestled among magnificent trees, to decide which was  the best direction to take on a particular melody, and ended up recording  the entire album there. Each track was recorded after the finalization  of the composition. One at a time, every one took on aspects of daily  life, of the seasons with their colours and scents, and of the goings-on  that occurred in our personal lives during this entire period. Perhaps  it\u2019s because of this; the album manages to convey a particular feeling  to the listener.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>PP: When did you  two meet?<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>MD <\/strong>(Marco): The first time  we met was in 1991 during a recording session. Then for many years we  didn\u2019t have the opportunity to work together and each one of us pursued  our own musical career. Then in summer 2008 we met again in a recording  studio and worked together for some months. It was then that I asked  Simon to join me in the creation of a Celtic soundtrack for a short  movie. That composition took on the name \u201cMater Dea\u201d and we were  really happy about it! After that we decided to work on an entire album.  \u201cBelow the mists, above the brambles\u201d was born from that particular  moment.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>PP: Is there a new  album coming anywhere soon?<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>MD<\/strong>: oh, yes, of course!  We are planning to start working on a new album next summer and release  it next year.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>PP: Who has been  your biggest inspiration?<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>Marco<\/strong>: Pan\u2019s passion and  power, Diana\u2019s spirituality and Simon\u2019s voice.<\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>Simon<\/strong>: The beautiful and  dreamy musical atmospheres Marco always submitted to me to create a  new melody and a new story&#8230;&#8230; and of course his powerful guitar playing!<\/span><\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\">&#8220;Many thanks to you  all! it is a great pleasure to have met you, and our greatest honour  to having been interviewed by Pagan Pages!&#8221;<\/span><\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;\"><strong>PP: <\/strong> Bountiful Blessings go out to MaterDea, thank you so very much for grating  the readers and I such a glorious opportunity to see firsthand a look  into your artistic lives. It has truly been an awe inspiring experience.  Again thank you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\"><strong>Free Sound Clip<\/strong> \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.materdea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Elder  Flute <\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MATERDEA Italian Translation Pagan pages: Who is MATERDEA? MATERDEA (Marco):\u00a0 For MaterDea she is Diana, an Italian, Latin and Roman Goddess. She is the protectress of wild animals, the guardian of springs and streams and the protectress of women to whom she ensures an easy delivery. She is the bestower of sovereignty and Mystery.\u00a0 Diana dwells in Nemus, and she is the sacred and vital lymph of Nemi\u2019s Sacred Wood (Rome). Diana is well represented in the spoken verse at the end of MaterDea\u2019s acoustic version, the last track of our album: \u201cI am the Earth&#8217;s green beauty The clear moon among the stars The waters\u2019 mysteries and the humans\u2019 heart desire I am the Goddess, Mother Nature that bestows life to the universe Everything comes from me, and to me it must return I am the Goddess of love, spreading the stars\u2019 mantle upon the night I am the one that heralds the dawn and greets the sunset I am the dew that caresses the grass covered in flowers, the lynph that flows in the woods That gives life to the winds and waters that weds the land and makes it fertile I am She that defeats death and shatters the chains of fear I am Love, I am Life, I am the infinite Light\u201d But for MaterDea there is also Pan\u2019s strength and passion, Pan, the flocks\u2019 guardian and player of flute. Through his wooded melodies MaterDea\u2019s enchantment is fulfilled: I always get inspiration from every note coming from that flute, it generates an image, from that image comes a sound, from that sound a new composition. PP: What were the driving forces that led you to this wonderful album? MD: Our passion for music, Marco\u2019s passion for the Roman Deities, our interaction that has always been so fluid, intense and harmonic. It seemed to us that every song had its own purpose and it came into being in such a natural way. We went on discovering them little by little each time getting more enthusiastic and surprised about what we were bringing forth from ourselves. PP: From where do you draw your MUSIC? MD (Simon): Our inspirations came along merging Marco\u2019s rock background and experience and his love for the Celtic atmosphere together with my natural attitude to sing in a dreamy and soft way. Each song was inspired by the sophisticated harmonies and arrangements that Marco created which permitted me to unleash my imagination, finally allowing me to unite it with a new creation. We were often together in Marcos&#8217; studio, in a beautiful little house in the country nestled among magnificent trees, to decide which was the best direction to take on a particular melody, and ended up recording the entire album there. Each track was recorded after the finalization of the composition. One at a time, every one took on aspects of daily life, of the seasons with their colours and scents, and of the goings-on that occurred in our personal lives during this entire period. Perhaps it\u2019s because of this; the album manages to convey a particular feeling to the listener. PP: How long did it take to bring this album into being? MD: The recording of this album took place from November 2008 until November 2009. The last period was so intense that we had little time to sleep and we were really tiring ourselves, but our happiness for the results was so great that we kept that pace up and succeeded in mixing all the tracks in time to deliver the album on the Yule days! MD (Simon): Our inspirations came along merging Marco\u2019s rock background and experience and his love for the Celtic atmosphere together with my natural attitude to sing in a dreamy and soft way. Each song was inspired by the sophisticated harmonies and arrangements that Marco created which permitted me to unleash my imagination, finally allowing me to unite it with a new creation. We were often together in Marcos&#8217; studio, in a beautiful little house in the country nestled among magnificent trees, to decide which was the best direction to take on a particular melody, and ended up recording the entire album there. Each track was recorded after the finalization of the composition. One at a time, every one took on aspects of daily life, of the seasons with their colours and scents, and of the goings-on that occurred in our personal lives during this entire period. Perhaps it\u2019s because of this; the album manages to convey a particular feeling to the listener. PP: When did you two meet? MD (Marco): The first time we met was in 1991 during a recording session. Then for many years we didn\u2019t have the opportunity to work together and each one of us pursued our own musical career. Then in summer 2008 we met again in a recording studio and worked together for some months. It was then that I asked Simon to join me in the creation of a Celtic soundtrack for a short movie. That composition took on the name \u201cMater Dea\u201d and we were really happy about it! After that we decided to work on an entire album. \u201cBelow the mists, above the brambles\u201d was born from that particular moment. PP: Is there a new album coming anywhere soon? MD: oh, yes, of course! We are planning to start working on a new album next summer and release it next year. PP: Who has been your biggest inspiration? Marco: Pan\u2019s passion and power, Diana\u2019s spirituality and Simon\u2019s voice. Simon: The beautiful and dreamy musical atmospheres Marco always submitted to me to create a new melody and a new story&#8230;&#8230; and of course his powerful guitar playing! &#8220;Many thanks to you all! it is a great pleasure to have met you, and our greatest honour to having been interviewed by Pagan Pages!&#8221; PP: Bountiful Blessings go out to MaterDea, thank you so very much for grating the readers and I such a glorious opportunity to see firsthand a look into your artistic lives. It has truly been an awe inspiring experience. Again thank you. 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