song: christian says
album: everything!
band: tones on tail
england - 1988
in this age of frozen freaks
the only highs we get are low
in this age of cold relief
brings only what a way to go
with money in your pocket
you say wise and always free
but with that money in your pocket
you’ve got nowehere to go
song: devil
album: lilac dreams
band: gothic girls
uk - 1984
fire in your eyes,
devil’s teeth shine.
song: lindsay’s trachea
album: cinema strange
band: cinema strange
usa - 2000
arkham deadfly:
“dreaming and evening, so are we twins! listen, i whisper, your lips, how they twitch! the doorway is swarming with larva today, squirming and screaming as friendly men play! thou art the empty, i am the thin! we are the bending blade stuck in your ribs! thou art the tempest, i am the wind! we are the fallen man, tortured and skinned!”
song: over and done
album: april skies
band: deine lakaien
germany - 2005
dead and frozen my heart - over and done
my life falling apart - over and done
song: black girl
album: the sweet life
artist: alexander veljanov
macedonia - 2001
aka “black girl” and “where did you sleep last night”, is a traditional american folk song which dates back to at least the 1870s, and is believed to be southern appalachian in origin. the identity of the song’s author is unknown, but it has been recorded by many artists in numerous genres. traditionally, it is most often associated with the american folk musician lead belly, who recorded several versions in the 1940s, as well as the american bluegrass musician bill monroe, who helped popularize the song (in a different variant, featuring lyrics about a train) among bluegrass and country audiences with his versions recorded in the 1940s and 1950s.
the song, performed by the four pennies, reached the uk top 20 in 1964. a live rendering by the american grunge band nirvana, which reinterpreted lead belly’s version and was recorded during their mtv unplugged performance in 1993, helped introduce the song to a new generation.
+: wikipedia
song: evil
album: sleep in safety
band: 45 grave
usa - 1983
those looks you give me tell that you’re evil.
song: intermezzo: bright violet euphoria
album: quatorze exemples authentiques du triomphe de la musique décorative
band: cinema strange
usa - 2006
song: lucretia, my reflection
album: floodland
band: the sisters of mercy
uk - 1988
i hear the sons of the city and dispossessed
get down, get undressed
get pretty but you and me,
we got the kingdom, we got the key
we got the empire, now as then,
we don’t doubt, we don’t take direction,
lucretia, my reflection, dance the ghost with me
the smoking fire & the drawbridge
carceri d’invenzione (imaginary prisons) series
by giovanni battista piranesi
1745 - 1761
song: somebody
album: escape with romeo
band: escape with romeo
germany - 1989
i fell in love with my killer
this is hijacked emotion
throwing kisses with a machine gun
in the name of devotion
+: an excellent acoustic version here
song: lucretia my reflection
album: floodland
band: the sisters of mercy
england - 1987
i hear the sons of the city and dispossessed
get down, get undressed
get pretty but you and me,
we got the kingdom, we got the key
we got the empire, now as then,
we don’t doubt, we don’t take direction,
lucretia, my reflection, dance the ghost with me
