Stegzy's Music Project

A commentary on Stegzy's album collection

Apr 12

Goth Box – Various Artists [#540]

by stegzy

R-427454-1292370992.jpegHad I started this project at “G” back in 2012, at this point we would be at Gothic Compilation Vol 342. But rather than shed even more readership, I opted to weed out those compilations and reduced them to  the selection that follows.

Today’s album, four volumes, G, O, T and H. In a box. Goth Box. Genius. Made up of four volumes, it is a showcase compilation of gothic artists from Europe featuring artists such as Inkubus Sukkubus, Big Electric Cat, Bauhaus, Mephisto Waltz, Lycia, Love is Colder Than Death and Black Tape for a Blue Girl.

I really like this compilation. It scares me like all good goth music should, in that I’m not entirely sure what it is I like about it all. It’s a compilation that I dip into for a bit, then quickly dip out of. The arrangement features gothic music from most of the goth subgenres including cybergoth, fluffy goth and neoclassical goth across the decades. There’s something for every wanna be goth, though there are exceptions and omissions that I, personally, would have included had I been compiling the compilation.

The compilation is massive, coming in at a whopping sixty tracks long and would make the perfect gift for any wannabe goth or moody teenager looking to discover their own identity.  Rather than list the tracks and artists featured,I’ve opted to let you discover the album yourself through the wonders of Amazon. 

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Mar 10

Ghosts from the Darkside II [#519]

by stegzy

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A compilation of highlights of Goth, Darkwave and Dark Electro bands.

During my exploration of usenet newsgroups, specifically the goth-industrial binary group, I happened upon a whole treasure trove of gothic compilations (as you will hear about a few weeks later on in this project). In an effort to grow my “repertoire” with goth music I would download compilations as a way to find new bands.

Ghosts from the Darkside II is pretty hard going. I’d heard of a few of the bands featuring on this album through other explorations, such as Inkubus Sukkubus, Black Tape for a Blue Girl and Blutengel so it was natural for me to give it a go. However, I’d not really heard of any of the songs in the compilation either. There are quite a few German bands in this compilation so I suspect this is an album aimed at people who attend Wave Gothik Treffen.

After several listens I’m still not enamoured with the album. Perhaps it’s because I’m older now and I’ve reached “Full of Goth” or perhaps it’s because I just don’t like what I’ve heard.

Tracklist

1-1 –Swartalf Invocation 4:03
1-2 –Non Compos Mentis Without Bloodshed 6:10
1-3 –Ikon (4) Fatal Attraction 3:17
1-4 –In Extremo Ai Vis Lo Lop 4:02
1-5 –Morthem Vlade Art Beyond Sorrow 5:19
1-6 –WeltenBrand The Fall Of Trisona 6:35
1-7 –Diary Of Dreams Drop Dead 7:11
1-8 –Nekromantik Girlstickboy 4:05
1-9 –Blutengel Beauty Of Suffering 6:13
1-10 –Fiction 8 Second Skin 3:32
1-11 –Girls Under Glass New World Order 4:20
1-12 –Das Zeichen In The Garden 3:58
1-13 –Theatre Of Loneliness Holocaust 4:16
1-14 –black tape for a blue girl Given 4:20
1-15 –Hagalaz’ Runedance When The Trees Were Silenced 2:45
2-1 –Exovedate Ego Sum Mons 4:30
2-2 –Untoten Gothik Years 5:54
2-3 –Chaos God Judgement Day 5:36
2-4 –The Dust Of Basement God’s Own Fairytales 5:28
2-5 –The Second Sight Answer 3:29
2-6 –Die Form Spiral 2 4:12
2-7 –Vespertina De Profundis 4:20
2-8 –Inkubus Sukkubus Starchild 4:44
2-9 –Sanguis Et Cinis Nicht Mein Schicksal 5:33
2-10 –The New Creatures My Child Queen 4:53
2-11 –This Burning Effigy Exquisite 4:58
2-12 –Hexedene Only Human (Original Mix) 4:30
2-13 –Attrition The Thin Veil 6:12
2-14 –Louisa John-Krol Alexandria 5:30
2-15 –Summoning Angbands Schmieden 3:28

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Sep 10

#131 – The Beast with Two Backs – Inkubus Sukkubus

by stegzy

Screen Shot 2014-09-06 at 11.37.20The Beast with Two Backs – Inkubus Sukkubus

Back once again with the band that never fails to remind me of the film  Razorblade Smile. I often wonder if the people who perform in bands like this take themselves seriously.

After the first listen to this I want to wear a black trench coat with some sunglasses and do lots of strolling through abandoned hospitals. Or running through ornamental gardens of stately homes wearing frilly cuffs and carrying a musket.

This is an album from 2003 and features a goth version of Kylies Can’t Get you Out of My Head. 

Inkubus Sukkubus

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Aug 22

#112 – Away with the Faeries – Inkubus Sukkubus

by stegzy

Screen Shot 2014-08-19 at 16.27.18Away with the Faeries – Inkubus Sukkubus

Us Brits are good at looking like vampires. I suppose it’s because of our pastey looks and how we never seem to smile much. Inkubus Sukkubus are an 80’s goth band complete with Elvira like female lead singer and videos that make Razorblade Smile look like a blockbuster.

Away with the Faeries crams in just over an hour of witchy vampyric music for those eager to mope around in black and look miserable while somehow trying to summon ancient and arcane demons  through the power of an electric guitar.

There’s a nice cover of Paint it Black and a good selection of live tracks just incase you think this type of music isn’t popular…

Inkubus Sukkubus

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