Orplid

Orplid, the name of a fantastic island created in imagination by E. Mörike and his friend L. A. Bauer when they were boys at school at Urach. Its topography and history (which the two boys gradually elaborated) are outlined by the actor Larkens in the first part of Mörike's novel Maler Nolten. It was conceived to be in the Pacific between New Zealand and South America and its principal city also bore the name Orplid.

The island was protected by the goddess Weyla. In addition to heroic human inhabitants there was a population of elves, cobolds, and fairies. In time the island became too civilized and incurred the wrath of the gods; its people (except for one survivor) died out, and its buildings, except for the town and castle Orplid, fell into ruins. The dramatic fantasy (Ein phantasmagorisches Zwischenspiel) entitled Der letzte König von Orplid, which is included in Maler Nolten, portrays the landing on the island, centuries later, of the survivors of a shipwreck and the death of the last king of ancient Orplid, himself centuries old.

Orplid
Uwe Nolte and Frank Machau
Background information
Origin	Germany
Genre(s)	neofolk experimental post-industrial
Years active	1996 - present
Label(s)	Prophecy Productions
Website	http://orplid.de/
Members
Uwe Nolte Frank Machau
Former members
Volker Willhardt Claudia Arndt

Orplid is the creative neofolk, martial, post-industrial and experimental music works of German musicians Uwe Nolte and Frank Machau. The name is drawn from the poem Gesang Weylas by Eduard Mörike, beginning ‘Du bist Orplid, mein Land’ ('You are Orplid, my land')^[1]. Orplid in the poem is a faraway fantasy land. The band has progressed over the course of their discography from acoustic folk peppered with instruments like the piano, organ, and cello, to a more experimental minimalistic style.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Albums and EPs 2 References 3 External links

Discography

Albums and EPs

Year	Title	Additional information
1998	Orplid	CD. Two editions with different artwork. Limited to 500 copies each. Debut album.
1999	Das Schicksal (Fate)	10". 430 copies.
1999	Geheiligt Sei Der Toten Name (Blessed Be the Dead Name)	CD5"
2000	Orplid	CD. Reissue with bonus tracks and new artwork.
2001	Barbarossa	10"
2002	Nächtliche Jünger (Nocturnal Youth)	CD and limited 2x10" LPs with booklet limited to 500 copies.
2006	Sterbender Satyr (Dying Satyr)	CD.
2007	"Frühe Werke" (Early Works)	CD, compilation of early and unreleased material.
2008	"Greifenherz" (Gryphon heart)	CD

References

1. ^ [1].

External links

• Official Orplid Site
• Official Uwe Nolte Site

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