Human Tetris, “People” MP3
As a goth and/or existentialist band names go Human Tetris is up there with Crash Worship and Sisters of Mercy, the latter of which is clearly some kind of influence, as Tetris vocalist Arvid Kriger has a long-faced Andrew Eldritch crow. They’ve also got that perfect goth forlorn futility steez whilst singing an apocalyptic tale that may or may not have anything to do with their hometown of Moscow. Yes it is that serious. And just for kicks, watch the awesome video for Sisters of Mercy’s “Lucretia, My Reflection” after the jump.
Download: Human Tetris, “People” (via Weekly Tapedeck)
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posted on Nov 19, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS tags Crash Worship, goth, Human Tetris, rock, Sisters of Mercy
My Gold Mask, “Violet Eyes” MP3
My Gold Mask gets mega sounds and emotion out of two instruments, their tense guitar whorls and crackling warbles perfect for this rainy morning when, yeah ok, we rode the subway to work with Sisters of Mercy’s first album blasting out our headphones. It’s surprisingly long for a song of this minimalism, but stick around for the bridge breakdown with the Ronettes speak-piece and kickdrum. It’s like the girl who died on prom in 1964 is coming back as a ghost to tell you a really important secret. Like every other band on earth, they’re playing live at CMJ: they’ll be at the Culture of Me showcase next Thursday. So, you know. Go to that.
Download: My Gold Mask, “Violet Eyes” (via Culture of Me)
Freeload: Silk Flowers, “Flash of Light” MP3
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One of us has a Sisters of Mercy Vision Thing tattoo. Actually, she didn’t get it because of that, she got it because she was an 18-year-old nerd and wanted to be an Egyptologist and the udjat is a protective symbol of Horus, but also she listened to Sisters of Mercy a lot back then anyway so it’s all the same ball of nerd. When we listen to Silk Flowers, a dark-minded new New York synth band, we think about First and Last and Always because their singer has that same throaty eternal deity deepness that inspired the ancient Egyptian gods business in the first place. We are going to skulk around to this synthy death-track and shoot dirty looks at the sky.
Download: Silk Flowers, “Flash of Light”
