A review of Halo Star by Black Tape for a Blue Girl.

Black Tape for a Blue Girl - Halo Star

Projekt

Swirling, moody, and introspective; Halo Star is what we have come to expect from the cutting edge darkwave group Black Tape for a Blue Girl. A longtime underground darling whose talent was brought to fruition on their debut release in 1986.

Halo Star marries romantic lyrics and symphonic melodies that drive the emotional construct of frailty and starkness. These qualities are epitomized on the song "Damn Swan!", which uses a sparsely picked acoustic guitar and padded electronics to flesh out the emotional foundation that supports the paraphrased poetry from the W.B. Yeat’s poem "Leda and the Swan". The poem describes the inescapable seduction of a young woman by Zeus. Other strong songs are the necrophilia driven "Knock three times", the grim self awareness of mortality in "the Gravediggers", and bottled up anger in "Dagger".

See also Falling You, Qntal, and Dead Can Dance

Black Tape for a Blue Girl: http://www.blacktapeforabluegirl.com/

Projekt Records: http://www.projekt.com