A review of the gothic compilation compact disc Moonlight Corporation V1.0 featuring a variety of artists.
CD Review VARIOUS ARTISTS: MOONLIGHT.CORPORATION V1.0
by wa.thedeadpoets.org
Today's goth scene is not your mother's goth scene, heck, its not even
your older brother's goth scene. The scene is now comprised of many,
many vastly different styles. This is primarily because of the wide open
arms the goth scene has always shown to those with an unusual creative
vision.
So for the new fan who doesn't know Bella Morte from Black Tape for a
Blue Girl, The Cruxshadows from Coil, or Dead Poets Society from Dead
Can Dance what are they to do? Visit the net? Sure. Download a couple of
mp3s, check things out, sure. But what if the poor unfortunate soul
doesn't have internet access? Beg, steal, or borrow from that one goth
friend?
Have no fear. (heroic fanfare) MOONLIGHT CORPORATION comes to the
rescue.
MOONLIGHT CORPORATION V1.0, a seventeen track compilation from SECTOR 19
(www.sector19.com) is the perfect primer for anyone interested in
sampling (pun intended) a little of all the wonderful ear-candy the
goth/darkwave/EBM/industrial scene has to offer. Best yet, it truly
shows off the best of the underground scene. Folks that are probably
unknown to even the uber-gothic except for perhaps AutoCad.
Highlights on this gem include industrialized Mind Flux Funeral's "Soul
and Substance", cyber-rapcore Sounds of Mass Production (SMP)'s Miltia
Love, Electronic-Body-Music (EBM) of Autocad's "Dock to Dock 2001", and
the misty gothic fog of Jailbird's "Delirium Tremens".
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I'm Wa. I've been working in the northwest music scene for 10 years.
I've been a member of northwest acts The Stiffs, Wymsikal Triod, I.T.,
and the University of Oregon Marching Band. My current project is the
gothic/electronic act DEAD POETS SOCIETY.
I am also co-owner of the NW entertainment company Carpe Diem
Publishing. We have produced concerts for NW acts such as The
Dragonflies, Brundlefly, Hotboxed, Stir Fry and Rockhead Shiner, among
others. We briefly published an independent magazine, THIRST from
1995-1997.
I have also completed writing the first volume of a trilogy of novels I
am working on collectively titled the THIRST saga. I also have
experience with independent filmmaking and photography.
My other interests include basketball, comic books, reading a variety of
literature, and Japanese History.
www.thedeadpoets.org
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