Album
Catastrophe Ballet
1984 · Rock
8 collectors on Gatefold own this
Catastrophe Ballet is an Alt/Indie album by Christian Death, originally released in 1984. On Gatefold: 42 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
About
Catastrophe Ballet is Christian Death's second studio album. This is the first album that featured Valor Kand. Besides Rozz, the lineup was completely different from Only Theatre of Pain. Catastrophe Ballet featured a change in Williams' vocal delivery. While Only Theatre of Pain and the Deathwish EP had Williams presenting a rhythmic spoken word style with an almost androgynous pitch to his voice, Catastrophe Ballet showed a richer, less harsh side to his vocal style, with more influence from David Bowie and Lou Reed. Rather than the occult-oriented lyrics from the first album, the singer showed a new-found interest in surrealism and the Dada movement. Kand, Demone and Glass shared these interests, and the synergy between them helped cultivate the musical change from the old band's murky, dark punk to a more elegant, romantic strain of guitar-driven rock, though a tribalistic drumming was also added into the mix.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Awake At The Wall
- A2Sleepwalk
- A3The Drowning
- A4The Blue Hour
- A5Evening Falls
Side B
- B1Androgynous Noise Hand Permeates
- B2Electra Descending
- B3Cervix Couch
- B4The Glass House
- B5The Fleeing Somnambulist
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Goth Rock
- theatrical
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Barry GalvinGUITAR
- Constance SmithBASS
- David GlassDRUM DRUMS
- Gitane DemoneBACKING VOCALS KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, BACKING VOCALS
- Johann SchumannBASS
- Rozz WilliamsLEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS, LYRICS BY VOCALS
- ValorBACKING VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, LYRICS BY GUITAR
8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 42 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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