Ashes in the brittle air
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Ashes in the Brittle Air is the third album by the gothic
darkwave
band Black Tape for a Blue Girl
. It was released in 1989 by Projekt Records
and contains one of their best known songs, "Across a Thousand Blades" sung by Oscar Herrera.
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
darkwave
Darkwave
Dark Wave or darkwave is a music genre that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of New Wave and post-punk. Building on those basic principles, dark wave added dark, introspective lyrics and an undertone of sorrow for some bands...
band Black Tape for a Blue Girl
Black tape for a blue girl
Black Tape for a Blue Girl is an American Dark Wave band formed in 1986 by Projekt Records' founder Sam Rosenthal. Their music takes on elements of dark cabaret, Dark Wave, ethereal, ambient and neoclassical music. Director David Lynch...
. It was released in 1989 by Projekt Records
Projekt Records
This is the article for the record label. You might be looking for Pro-jekt, ProjeKct, Project Pitchfork, or Projekt RevolutionProjekt is a Brooklyn, New York-based independent record label specializing in gothic rock, ambient, ethereal, darkwave, shoegaze, dream-pop, and dark cabaret created by...
and contains one of their best known songs, "Across a Thousand Blades" sung by Oscar Herrera.
Track listing
- "Ashes in the Brittle Air"
- "Across a Thousand Blades"
- "The Touch and the Darkness"
- "Through Sky Blue Rooms"
- "The Scar of a Poet"
- "You Tangle Within Me"
- "From the Tightrope"
- "Am I so Deceived"
- "Is It Love That Dare Not Be?"
- "I Ran to You"
- "I Wish You Could Smile"