In Rotation, December 2002
Mistress McCutchan
Peter Murphy – Dust
Track Listing: Things to Remember, Fake Sparkle Or Golden Dust?, No Home Without Its Sire, Just For Love, Girlchild Aglow, Your Face, Jungle Haze, My Last Two Weeks, Subway (Epilogue).
A fantastic album, the best I’ve heard from Peter Murphy in years. Darkly tinged with exotic instruments, Middle Eastern elements and that velvety smooth voice we’ve grown to love. Available through Metropolis.
Zoar – Clouds without Water
Track Listing: The Coming Anarchy, Our Way of Life, In Golden Light, Winter Wind, Ashes Falling (Ol Doinyo Lengai), Clouds Without Water, In These Rooms, Behind The Lake, The Rain Begins, Wakeworld, Here The Deities Approve.
In the ambient genre, Zoar has carved its own unique and dark niche. The latest release from Zoar is their greatest yet. This dark cinematic soundscape features The The’s Matt Johnson, Brendan Perry, Elysian Fields’ Jennifer Charles, and newcomer Julie Comparini. A brilliant new release from Middle Pillar Presents.
Stromkern – Re-Align
Track Listing: Re-Align (seabound remix), Re-Align (cut.rate.box remix), Perfect Sunrise (la floa maldita remix), Armageddon (infrastructure remix), Re-Align (echo virus remix), No Release (battery cage remix), Terrorist (haujobb remix), Anthrax.
Just when I think I’ve had my fill of synthpop and the dancey stuff I hear when I go out, I get hit with this album. This is hot! The pounding beats and various remixes bring shades of older bands like Meat Beat Manifesto and Land of Rape and Honey-era Ministry to mind. The songs are infectious and will definitely get your groove on! More information can be found at the official website.
Aenima – Never Fragile
Track Listing: Intro to End All Intros, Forlorn, At The Edge Of A Cliff, The Light, Lilith, Rapture.
This e.p. features the overwhelmingly faerie-like vocals of Portuguese-born Carmen paired with lilting, ethereal rock. I think fans of This Ascension or ethereal fans of the Prikosnovenie label would definitely enjoy this release. More information can be found at the official website.
Thy Veils – The Diaphanous Depressions
Track Listing: Leaving, Through The Halfdark, Night Desert, The Depths, Desorien, As The RAin Is Clearing My Pain, Ensamble Theme, Cumulus, Fast Bird, Hunt At The Haunted Forest, No One’s. Bells And Oboe Theme, Sword (Charon Mercure Part II), Short Piece (For Flute And Guitar), Thoughts, Vacuous Seas, Waiting Theme, Fury, Wind Anywhere (Contemplation).
Orchestral ambient from Romania. This dark grandeur is highly recommended to fans of ambient and neo-classical. For more information, check out the official website.
Falling You – Hope Thrown Down
Track Listing: Dogs On The Rader, The Art Of Possession (No Escape), March Thirty-One, Hope Thrown Down, Song For Kurt And Ari.
A minimal, bluesy ethereal album with dreamy female vocals here and there. A bittersweet follow-up to their debut, Mercy.
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