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Hellboy by Lab 4 ...https://open.spotify.com/track/7E2rtq...
https://www.shazam.com/track/44281802...
Hi Suzy, thanks for posting links. Unfortunately Spotify won't let you open Hellboy. I don't have an itunes account so I'll see if I can get 3 months free later. Cheers again. :-)
Awww, buggeration! - I thought that it was all probably far too good to be true that I found it so easily through Google, Helen!I couldn't check the Link out myself in case I disturbed M&D sleeping.
Suzy, a new Deine Lakaien song was released today. A new album, Dual, will be out sometime next year.Because Of Because - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=krNVvYv...
Ohhh fantastic!!! ;o>I can't access YouTube at the moment but I'll keep on having a go later on tonight if I can get my Laptop to speed up and to stop timing out or freezing on me.
Cover your ears Sera, or listen & scream out loud..? The inexplicably bad & inexplicably popular Sonsombre did a cover of FotN's "Slow Kill" earlier this year. It's pretty bloody awful. Sorry. Kind of me to share it tho'! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oKvQ6cI...
Can sort of see what they were going for. Just not good to hear!Been playing The Wake's Perfumes and Fripperies this morning. Enjoyably passable but not a must buy.
Sera69 wrote: "Been playing The Wake's Perfumes and Fripperies this morning. Enjoyably passable but not a must buy."Yeh, I thought it was decent enough. Nothing special but not too disappointing either considering it's their first album for about 25 yrs.
Whilst hibernating under a blanket with a hot water bottle for the foreseeable future, I will be catching up on stuff from earlier in the year that I missed - usual mix of post-punk, goth, darkwave, deathrock, coldwave, a little industrial, EBM, shoegaze, synthpop etc. Only fair to warn you. The Quality Control department is on strike as always, I think it's permanent. Prepare for the end of year blitz.😁
You can always rely on your Forum friends, Helen ... xWe'll send help and stage an Intervention if the Quality Control Department ends up being furloughed, or fired, and you suddenly start posting up any Links to Jedward ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "You can always rely on your Forum friends, Helen ... xWe'll send help and stage an Intervention if the Quality Control Department ends up being furloughed, or fired, and you suddenly start posting up any Links to Jedward..."
There will never be any Jedward, Suzy. I've always liked this tho' - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p47fEXG... 😈
Laugh all you like, people, I'm waaay past caring.
Laugh?!! ... you would if you see me and Mitz dancing to it! ;o>
😁Anyway, here's some the stuff from earlier this year:-
Idol Changes by White Mansion - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1VX2ROu...
He Feels Coming Destination of Death by DoppelgängeR - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DYuTzOO...
Shadows on the Ceiling, Shadows on the Floor by Raven Said - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jmih0Td...
Expectations by Disorders - https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=y...
And...Keep Your Eyes Peeled by ULTRA SUNN - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DZc08Nq...
Creature by Secret Shame - https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=s...
Tarde Demais by Pontagulha - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3sNqz3H...
Olvido by Novena Senda - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bCJ5w-k...
At first I thought this was going to be a Spanish interpretation of "Lucretia", but then it veered off in a different direction.
"Laugh all you like, people"no. no laughing, just deep deep concern!
when i first heard that record, i imagined ricky martin to be a tiny, oily man with a pencil thin moustache, a shiny blue suit and an over-sized semi- accoustic guitar. close, huh?
I like it Helen! In this house you only have to utter the words Ricky Martin to have everyone falling about with laughter. It stems from a post-Christmas lunch a few years back when it was too hot for any outdoor games so we sat around the table playing Celebrity Heads. My son was Ricky Martin and he just could not guess the answer. We almost saw a 30 something man throw a tantrum!
Tech XXIII wrote: "no. no laughing, just deep deep concern!when i first heard that record, i imagined ricky martin to be a tiny, oily man with a pencil thin moustache, a shiny blue sui..."
S'ok, I listened to some D.A.F (Gold und Liebe) yesterday evening.
Was Ziehst Du An Heute Nacht - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0sVAkFL...
Verschwende Deine Jugend - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xYIKgSL...
Hope that meets with your approval. ;-)
Big Christmas kisses to you all XHere, have this monstrosity - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw90KXq...
ah, DAF, both influenced and influencing! so much good stuff during their tenure with virgin, so little units shifted!
.....oh, and goth rest ye merry gentlefolk!
More stuff from earlier this year:-Love Joan by Grey Gallows - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pD2BaQ1...
Behind The Sun by Sectarian Bloom - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bxqUWqw...
Death In Rome by DA'AT - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DsQDXqO...
Devenir Gris by Hammershøi - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kscCbJB...
(Cover of Fade To Grey)
Lèvres de Soufre by Irène de Milo - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k4c87rf...
The Curse by Dizzy Grraves - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wx_VA7h...
And...Degeneration M by BOWL CUTS x PART HUMAN - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S-NKkuW...
Прости by Ploho - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4M6jWkD...
Nothing But A Void by Blutengel & Massive Ego - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l91_Mf9...
Hibernation by Dark Side Cowboys - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7zhde3Z...
The Plague by The Passengers - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zzN7N-Y...
Off My Hands by Iamtheshadow - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tIGxkzw...
And...Oblivion by Red Mishima - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7_9jvQc...
From Beyond The Grave by The Black Capes - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aDRW48y...
Cu Foc I by Byronic Sex & Exile - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=htAGYQf...
Boogie Bat by Batboner - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jNyI4XY...
Black Twilight by LEFKI SYMPHONIA - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CsQInjF...
And onto probably, hopefully, the last batch from 2020. Will try & remember to update & post the latest YouTube playlist sometime this week.If Now And When by SEVIT - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T196KJR...
Introitus Libris Tenebris by Trobar de Morte - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jikjrae...
MEGA by Agnosia - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxkp4Xt...
Temptress by The Infinity Ring - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1VkBWFd...
industria by Mekong - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IG6HNN3...
Thought I'd better do it this afternoon while I still remember & while I'm still stuck under my blanket with a hot water bottle. It was still -10° at 10am today on my outdoor thermom but has risen to -6° this afternoon. It's a bit chilly. Lots of ice & snow here.Playlist number 2 for 2020 - https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=P...
Hope link works. Playlists for Older Stuff & Sisters Of M have been updated too. All links are in opening post of this thread.
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Awww Helen! - I hope the Winter hurries up and it soon gets much warmer for you ... xThe heavy Snow has thawed and is as good as gone this morning - but it has been replaced by an almost invisible layer of Ice as I unfortunately found out the hard and quite painful way when letting Mitz out for a piddle first thing this morning.
Incredibly and luckily though I managed to stop my Head from making contact with the Patio Paving Stones and will only have some rather spectacular Bruises to show for my unelegant crash landing followed by a full length slither from the Back Door, past the Garage, and then right over onto the Back Lawn! ;oO
Well, it must surely count as some form of exercise? It certainly got my Cardio Rate up anyway!!! And it all helps to fill in the endless and rather inactive time spent Shielding in Lock-down, you know?!! - LOL!!! ;o>
Wherever you are, please be extra careful and be safe out there, Everyone! ... x
The Links look like they will work for me, Helen, and so I'll be enjoying checking out your latest Playlist later on ... thank you ... x
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Awww Helen! - I hope the Winter hurries up and it soon gets much warmer for you ... x""and it's so damn cold it's just not true"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq-i6d8...
Edit. The preceeding line is somewhat apt too:
"and I'm talking to myself again".
Not even seen a spider to talk to since Christmas day.
I definitely wouldn't want to talk to that one. What a horrendously ugly looking thing. Sorry, I'd rather have a real one. :-(
Anyway, here some random silliness that was brought to my attention. Looks like a fun read! Hee.
LOL!!! ... that's brilliant!!! ;o>
Helen The Melon wrote: "Suzy, a new Deine Lakaien song was released today. A new album, Dual, will be out sometime next year"
Deine Lakaien will release “Dual” on April 16, 2021 in various versions.
•Digi book 2CD
•Hard over book 3CD (with bonus single with the tracks “Because of Because (2nd Version)” and “Am Fenster (Acoustic Cover)”)
•Coloured 2LP
•Deluxe box-set (with the 3CD hardcover artbook, gatefold 2LP on clear vinyl, bonus 7” single, live DVD “The Concert from an empty Hall”, Song Book and some extra goodies)
https://www.side-line.com/deine-lakai...
;o>
Oh, thanks, Suzy. I do look at side-line.com occasionally (when I remember) but I don't recall seeing that info before. I'm sure it'll appear on Amazon nearer the time.
Some recent cover versions:-A Forest by Dungeon Dogs - https://dungeondogs.bandcamp.com/albu...
Are 'Friends' Electric? by Lycia - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vs-vAPC...
Warhead by The Wraith - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiWQBji...
This Is Not A Love Song by Boxes of Blow - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H3uuVDs...
Hmmm? ... my Laptop doesn't much like Bandcamp today and so I'll have to save the Dungeon Dogs Link for now ;o>I liked Lycia very much - especially the Singer's voice.
I thought The Wraith just lacked a little on punchiness and rawness.
I rather liked Boxes of Blow when I finally got into it but must admit that I had quite a few giggles here and there - and especially right at the start - because it kept on reminding me of something by Flight of the Conchords for some reason?! - LOL! ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Hmmm? ... my Laptop doesn't much like Bandcamp today and so I'll have to save the Dungeon Dogs Link for now ;o>..."I don't mind the Dungeon Dogs or Wraith covers but I don't like the Lycia one at all. And, yeh, I find the Boxes of Blow one funny too but I do like it, it's amusingly quirky.
And another recent Cure cover:-The Walk by FEBRVVM - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5ykXtOq...
Oh dear :-(
No, I've no idea how to pronounce their name either.
Recent article on the development of the goth/alt scene in Leeds during the late '70s & into the '80s - https://www.popmatters.com/leeds-goth...
Helen The Melon wrote: "Recent article on the development of the goth/alt scene in Leeds during the late '70s & into the '80s - https://www.popmatters.com/leeds-goth...""...band members from the Sisters of Mercy, the Mission, the Rose of Avalanche, and Salvation would be having drinks and wearing sunglasses indoors."
Definition of cool, right there! :)
Sera69 wrote: ""...band members from the Sisters of Mercy, the Mission, the Rose of Avalanche, and Salvation would be having drinks and wearing sunglasses indoors."Definition of cool, right there! :)"
Ha! Are you at home wearing sunglasses all the time, drinking snakebite & black, & dancing to this, Sera? - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X2LTL8K...
(Prefer the Tiga & Zyntherius version myself.)
"You need sunglasses to talk on the phone? Are you freebasing, Sera? Inquiring minds want to know." ;-)
Plus, don't forget that to be ultra cool you need to be rocking the double jeans look too:
Damnit. Just remembered that I read another article a couple of months ago on Leeds & the development of the post-punk scene. Seems I forgot to post it on here. I'll see if I can remember what site it was on & try & find it again in the next few days.
And here's that other article:From the F club to Go4 to proto Goth: Post-punk Leeds and in depth look at how punk impacted on the city
Helen The Melon wrote: "And another recent Cure cover:-The Walk by FEBRVVM - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5ykXtOq..."
The latest release from Deine Lakaien is also a cover of The Cure's "The Walk" - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR-UcJs...
A fan of She Past Away has made a cute little Lego stop motion vid to their song "Bozbulanık" - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cJSNaZN...
New music time:-Fantasmas (Ash Code Remix) by Twin Tribes - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g6WXDRd...
We've Been Here Before by Control Room - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UN1jrtF...
Pole Star by Motorama - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eNY0Jy3...
Darwin's Eden by A Projection - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W7CndC-...
This makes my head hurt; my poor brain is so confused (doesn't take much) - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YJXJMFW...
Enjoying the Sisterisms of The Merry Thoughts. I'm sure Helen knows about them :)Pale Empress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT8c9...
Sera69 wrote: "Enjoying the Sisterisms of The Merry Thoughts. I'm sure Helen knows about them :)"Hello! You called?
Yes, of course I've heard of them! Sisters soundalikes to the extreme. I think there was a rumour at one point that the singer was actually Andrew posing under a different name. Hee hee. Also, some of their songs get uploaded to YouTube & mislabeled as "lost" Sisters songs.
Eg- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vhVfBPw...
The Merry Thoughts greatly infuriate the diehard Sisters fans but if you take their music at face value it's absolutely fine, good fun goth, chill out people, don't take it so seriously ;-)
Marvin even looks a bit Eldritchy in some pics:
This overview of TMT might amuse you, Sera..."Nature abhors a vacuum, and so does goth rock. in 1993, three years after the release of Vision Thing, the backcombed and emaciated masses were hungering for more flanged guitar, black leather and fog machines. With Eldritch nowhere to be found, a German band who’d been accomplishing very little since the mid-80s leaped into the fray, hoisting high the banner of sardonic, pentatonic, and utterly bastard groovy goth.
Not content with copying Eldritch’s voice so perfectly that four out of five winklepickered dancers can’t tell the difference, or also giving his drum machine a goofy name and band member status, or also covering another song from The Stooges’ debut album (the Sisters did '1969', the Thoughts 'I Wanna Be Your Dog'), or even adopting an equally Lovecraftian moniker, Merry Thoughts front man Marvin Arkham went so far as to mimic ol’ Andrew’s lyrical fascination with fin de siècle Americana, exemplified on 1993 debut single 'Second Generation'. Hailing from Germany, his quips in English aren’t quite as pithy as the original model’s, but Lord knows Eldritch got a fair bit of mileage out of his strategic deployment of Teutonic turns of phrase, and mein Deutsch ist nicht gut genug to tell how well the German parts of 'Marian' hold up. I suppose turn about is fair play in this case.
Second single 'Pale Empress' refined the template even further. A perfectly paced club anthem, it’s impossible not to love a track which meets all the hallmarks of the genre so on the nose (cracking B-side 'House Of Rain' does a great job of approximating 'Temple' era lo-fi Sisters).
The Thoughts’ first LP Millennium Done I: Empire Songs ('empire down'?) more or less lives up to the promise of its two singles, and showed Arkham & co. to be just as adept at mimicking the Sisters’ slower, more grinding moments: 'Stars' recalls 'Valentine' or even Eldritch’s gut-wrenching take on 'Emma'.
The second LP and final release, Psychocult, actually shows The Merry Thoughts moving away from being full-bore Sisters clones and developing a certain sound and swagger of their own. While Arkham’s vocals remain the same carbon-copy of Eldritch’s, some more developed keyboard instrumentation and the odd hint-o-techno beat helps to lend the tracks no small part of character. The title track and 'Chant' are both excellently composed, with big, booming choruses, and there’s even a cover of a Depeche Mode deep cut, 'The Sun & The Rainfall' for good measure. Genre aficionados should find a good deal to enjoy on Psychocult.
There have been some rumours of a Merry Thoughts reunion and new LP, though I remain skeptical. After all, what better way to continue to pay homage to the Sisters than by stringing your fanbase along with false hope of a new album?"
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Books mentioned in this topic
Curepedia: An A-Z of The Cure (other topics)The Art of Darkness: The History of Goth (other topics)
The Art of Darkness: The History of Goth (other topics)
Paint My Name in Black and Gold: The Rise of the Sisters of Mercy (other topics)
Paint My Name in Black and Gold: The Rise of the Sisters of Mercy (other topics)
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