An English band with a 4 track promo cd, of which two tracks are taken from their debut album AtzILUTH, and two songs are unreleased so far. The Descendants of Cain are not the most original band I’ve ever heard, but their traditional goth/wave music is performed rather well…
Reviews
Belborn – Belborn
November 20, 2001 by
Belborn is a new promising band in the neo-folk genre. I do not know much about this band, that I discovered recently. The cd comes in a nice digipack, the bandname is written in runes. Belborn was brought into being by Holger F. and Susanne H. They present melancholic and heroic folk with German lyrics. The texts are printed both in German and in English…
Promonium Jesters – the promonium ep
November 20, 2001 by
This band with the strange name has released a demo, with 6 tracks in less than 20 minutes. The Promonium Jesters make aggressive electronic music, combined with heavy guitar sounds, distorted vocals and strange samples. According to their website, the band already has made 8 demos and done various live shows since 1996…
Backworld – The Fourth Wall
November 20, 2001 by
After four fine studio albums Backworld offers us now a live cd, recorded in April 2001 in London, when the band supported Current 93. The line-up for this occasion was Joseph Budenholzer (vocals guitar), Julia Kent (cello)…
Backworld – Isles of the Blest
November 20, 2001 by
After reading a review in a magazin I ordered this album, without having heard a single note from this group. Well, it turned out to be a very good decision, I instantly liked the album “Isles of the Blest” a lot! Backworld makes great acoustic neo-folk, with beautiful strings. Musical mastermind of the group is Joseph Budenholzer, who wrote most of the music and words…
Gae Bolg and the Church of Fand – John Barleycorn must die
November 20, 2001 by
Mastermind behind the band is Eric Roger, who plays the trumpet on various release by Tony Wakeford and co. The bandname by the way is derived from Celtic mythology, hero Cuchulain owned the legendary spear “Gae Bolg” and “Fand” was one of his lovers. The album is issued by the small French label Cynfeirdd, the lyrics are also in French…
Argine – Luctamina in rebus
November 20, 2001 by
Italy has produced a large number of interesting bands that make neo-folk or medieval music, like Camerata M., Ataraxia, Anima in Fiamme, Spiritual Front or Lupercalia, to name just a few. Argine proves with their second cd (they also released a live vinyl record and a mini cd between the two albums) to be one of the most talented South-European acts…
Feindflug – [Vierte Version]
November 20, 2001 by
I accidentally got to know this band when I downloaded an mp3 from them. That track, ‘Kahle Bedrohung’, really blew my small computer speakers up! What a great power, sort of a mixture between dark electro and power industrial. Of course I wanted to know more about this band, so I did an Internet search…
Argine – Memorie
November 20, 2001 by
Four songs can be found on this new mcd by the Italian formation Argine, whose album ‘Mundana Humana Instrumentalis” made a good impression on me. Of this album one song is present, ‘Corpo ed anima’ in a remixed version. This is a wonderful folky song with melancholic strings and nice female vocals, this remix seems to be a bit slower and has added some beats and electronic sounds…
Mentallo & the Fixer – Return from Grimpen Ward
November 14, 2001 by
One of the best industrial/electro bands from the 90’s is back with this ‘Remixed Retrospective of Revamped Material’. Fourteen classics are collected here, put in a modern jacket to make them sound fresh, which they have done well. I’m glad that the band released this album, because the latest studio releases were them a bit unworthy and Mentallo seemed to die an honourless death…
Mortal Constraint – Second Move
November 14, 2001 by
It was already back in 1994 that a band called Mortal Constraint released an excellent dark electro album called ‘The Legend of Deformation’, with great songs like Growing faces (on Glasnost Records). After a long silence Mortal Constraint released a mcd called ‘Second move’ in 1999, which appeared on the unknown (their own?) label Halbschlaf Records…
Megaptera – Beyond the massive darkness
November 14, 2001 by
After ten years of making death industrial Megaptera decided to call it a day. The extremely dark ambient sound of this Swedish band has influenced many other acts. I saw the band live recently, which impressed me a lot…
Lustmord – Purifying Fire
November 14, 2001 by
An influential and godfather-like project of dark ambient is with no doubt Lustmord. This electronic project around Brian Williams is active since 1990. This albums brings together 6 long tracks (playing time over 70 min!) from the period 1995-1998, that were originally released on now obscure records and compilations…
Lady Morphia – Recitals to Renewal
November 14, 2001 by
After having read some favourable reviews I could not refrain from obtaining this album. Lady Morphia is a British neo-folk ensemble in the best World Serpent tradition. On this album the band consists of Chris & Nick Nedzynski, the latter has written most songs…
Kirlian Camera – Still Air
November 14, 2001 by
A band with a long history, this Italian formation. Kirlian camera has produced a large and varied oeuvre in the past 20 years, from poppy dance hits as ‘Eclipse’ to folky tracks such as ‘Heldenplatz’. A good overview gives the double cd compilation “The Ice Curtain”. On this brandnew album though KC proves to be not just a band with a past, but also one that is still relevant…
In the Nursery – Exhibit
November 14, 2001 by
This English formation around the twin brothers Klive and Nigel Humberstone was formed in 1981 and has produced an impressive and varied output so far. In the Nursery has always combined classical influences with the possibilities of modern electronic techniques. A good overview of the work of In the Nursery gives this compilation “Exhibit”, spanning their career from 1986 till 1998…
In My Rosary – A collection of fading moments
November 14, 2001 by
This cd presents the best songs from In my Rosary, taken from their four albums and the mcd “Strange E.P.”. All music was released between 1993 and 1996. It also contains three previously unreleased pieces. In total you get 19 tracks for a friendly price. The band consists of Ralf Jesek, the musical mastermind, and Dirk Lakomy, who is responsible for the lyrics and the artwork…
Howden, Matt – Hellfires
November 14, 2001 by
This is the second solo album of this talented musician, who became known through his work as a violinist for Sol Invictus. To my surprise this albums differs considerably from his debut ‘Intimate & Obstinate”. Mr…
Howden, Matt – Intimate & obstinate
November 14, 2001 by
If you ask me: “which album has been in your cd-player most often this year (1999)?”, this neo-classical, first solo album from Matt Howden definitely has a good chance. I bought it after a brilliant Sol Invictus concert in London, where Matt Howden, who is a Sol bandmember (violinist), was one of the stars of the evening…
Hekate – Tempeltänze
November 14, 2001 by
This EP, with a playing time of 38 minutes, is a nice way to shorten the waiting for a complete new album. Tempeltanze contains 8 very different tracks, presenting the different styles that the band controls. Two tracks already appeared on compilations in the past, but weren’t in my possession yet, so I don’t mind…
