Quote of the day:
Melancholy and sadness are the start of doubt... doubt is the beginning of despair; despair is the cruel beginning of the differing degrees of wickedness. -- Comte de Lautreamont
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Ice Ages – Nullify
When i heard that there is a new album by Ice Ages after more than 10 years a few months ago, my expectations after the last releases were correspondingly high. the last two albums in particular have absolutely convinced me and, due to their sovereignty and distinctiveness, have placed a great monument in the musical landscape. Hits like This Killing Emptiness, Buried Silence, Tormented In Grace and Lifeless Sentiments have left their positive marks on my brain. when i heard the first tracks from Nullify i was extremely disappointed, because the whole album is produced in an extremely vapid way and lacks any charm. the voice sounds kind of annoying and everything seems somehow spoiled. the only two songs that made it into my playlist are Empty Shrine and Chasm. everything else couldn't convince me. Mr. Lederer, you'd better not have published this album, because it doesn't meet the high standards you are used to. i'm sorry to say this but the whole release is an auditor...
Demdike Stare - Savage Distort
same with this very similar sounding song. unfortunately it's not available anywhere and I'm not even sure if this is an official release at all. for the reasons mentioned, it unfortunately did not end up in the playlist either .
Portishead - SOS
By far their best cover and generally the best song of Portishead! so wonderfully intense and inventive that it blew me away when I first heard it. Unfortunately, this song is nowhere officially available for reasons I don't understand, so it didn't end up in the playlist.
Quote of the day:
A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes. -- Arthur Schopenhauer
Noir Désir - Le Vent Nous Portera
a wonderful classic. nice song, nice video. ...in the playlist since 2018...
Another poem by my former friend that i translated into english:
Nameless Dying thrusts the sky. Insanity hides the blind glow of the blood. A lantern of the Dead flickers over cities. An empty grave calls home. Memory of God's parting word. Exanimates babbles through time lurching and cataclysms play doom in brains. A supper of pain and fear.
quote of the day:
"Consciousness is much more than the thorn, it is the dagger in the flesh." -- Emil Cioran
