{"product_id":"617026037622","title":"Black Tape For A Blue Girl - Ashes in the Brittle Air (Remastered Expanded Edition) - Import  CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack Tape For A Blue Girl\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack Tape's third full album takes the band to a new level of grace; while bandleader Rosenthal's work remains generally consistent - ambient soundscapes mingled with low-key rock mood pieces, backing Rosenthal's varying studies of romantic obsession and fragmentation - the various performances here are more involving than ever. Herrera and Kenny-Smith return as the major vocalists, along with Rosenthal himself on 'slight vocals' and electronics; a bevy of other guest performances flesh out the album as a whole, from guitars to clarinet and violin. The opening title track proved to be the best Black Tape song up to that point, starting with a gentle wash of electronics suddenly punctuated by a tribal percussion hit - wonderfully echoed and layered for atmosphere - and Kenny-Smith's delicate take on the lyrics. Herrera himself gets to shine in the very next number, \"Across A Thousand Blades,\" one of the more overtly goth-rock numbers Black Tape has recorded, with a pulsing rhythm, Cure\/Banshees-like guitar and fretless bass adding to Herrera's anguished performance. The rest of the album doesn't quite match up to such an excellent beginning, but as a consistent collection of songs and performances, Ashes is never anything less that tastefully atmospheric, and often more than that, a perfect soundtrack to a late night. ~ Ned Raggett\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Ashes in the Brittle Air\u003cbr\u003e2.Across a Thousand Blades\u003cbr\u003e3.The Touch and the Darkness\u003cbr\u003e4.Through Sky Blue Rooms\u003cbr\u003e5.The Scar of a Poet\u003cbr\u003e6.You Tangle Within Me\u003cbr\u003e7.From the Tightrope\u003cbr\u003e8.Am I So Deceived\u003cbr\u003e9.Is It Love That Dare Not Be?\u003cbr\u003e10.I Ran to You\u003cbr\u003e11.I Wish You Could Smile\u003cbr\u003e12.We Return\u003cbr\u003e13.I'm Spinning [Acapella]\u003cbr\u003e14.The Scar of a Poet [Demo]\u003cbr\u003e15.From the Tightrope [Demo]\u003cbr\u003e16.Our Flesh as One [Demo]\u003cbr\u003e17.Am I So Deceived [Demo]\u003cbr\u003e18.Across a Thousand Blades [\"With Trumpets\"] [Late 1987 Demo]\u003cbr\u003e19.Across a Thousand Blades [8-11-88 Demo]\u003cbr\u003e20.Across a Thousand Blades [Acapella]\u003cbr\u003e21.Across a Thousand Blades [2020 Mix]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Projekt Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47421556588833,"sku":"617026037622","price":1700.0,"currency_code":"PHP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/617026037622.jpg?v=1699414171","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-ph\/products\/617026037622","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}