Black Tape For A Blue Girl: As one aflame laid bare by desire (2025 remaster) (3CD/2LP/MD/Digital)

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Product Description Aflame 2025 1. As one aflame laid bare by desire — part 1 02:54 2. As one aflame laid bare by desire — part 2 04:25 3. Given [1. the waterfall 2. the illuminating gas] 04:22 4. entr’acte [the garden awaits us] 01:34 5. Tell me you’ve taken another 05:21 6. entr’acte [the carnival barker] 01:02 7. dream 01:57 8. the Apotheosis 06:21 9. Russia 06:40 10. Your one wish 01:29 11. Dulcinea 06:17 12. the Green box 06:39 13. Denouement / denouncement 06:59 14. the Passage 16:16 15. Digital Part 2 (Bonus tracks) 00:05 16. As one aflame laid bare by desire — part 1 [guitar & flute] 02:38 17. As one aflame laid bare by desire — part 2 [early instrumental demo] 04:30 18. entr’acte [the garden awaits us] [early mix] 01:39 19. Tell me you’ve taken another [vocals & flute] 05:22 20. entr’acte [the carnival barker] [early instrumental demo] 00:58 21. dream [vocals] 01:57 22. Russia [early instrumental demo] 06:39 23. Your one wish [early instrumental demo] 00:54 24. Dulcinea [live backing track] 06:16 25. the Green box [early instrumental demo] 06:49 26. Denouement / denouncement [early instrumental demo] 06:51 27. the Passage [early instrumental demo] 26:05 28. the Passage [vicki isolated] 02:11 29. Sequence #21 [unused] 00:48 30. Prokofiev, Lieutenant Kijjé Suite, Op. 60: II. Romance 01:19 Purchase in Europe for fast, inexpensive shipping: Information in English here. Click to order 2LP / 3CD. Purchase in England for fast, inexpensive shipping: Click to order CD. need to enter these links --> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </CENTER> <h2 style="color:red;">Limited edition of 500 2LP / 200 3CD</h2> Genres: Ethereal, darkwave, neo-classical RIYL: This Mortal Coil, Dead Can Dance, Nature and Organisation, Desertshore-era Nico L.A. Weekly: “A symphonic mix of poetic vocals and ethereal atmosphere.” Ethereal, gothic and ambient entwine with poignant and powerful lyrical insight. Released 26 years ago in January of ’99, As one aflame laid bare by desire is black tape for a blue girl’s 7th album of romantic darkness and literary introspection. As blacktape closes in on their 2026 40th anniversary, founder Sam Rosenthal is restoring and remastering the band’s catalog. Aflame is available in a striking 2LP edition and very limited 3CD edition. Rosenthal funded this reissue with the support of the band’s fans via a successful Kickstarter campaign. He says, “I’m thrilled that so many want to see Aflame available in new formats, sounding better than ever! I remixed two songs to bring the vocals up; going back to the original DAT sources makes the whole album so much warmer and richer. Martin Bowes’ remastering enhances Julianna Towns’ sultry vocals, Oscar Herrera’s passionate voice, Vicki Richards’ dramatic violins and cover star Lisa Feuer’s heartfelt flute. And of course my drifting electronics and soul-searching lyrics. “Interestingly, 4 of the top-10 <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/2LM56NUYjaQzmYyQkZjBlZ?si=gjYYMaAuS9axR40_436WyA">blacktape tracks at Spotify</a> are from Aflame. “Dulcinea” is the most played track. 47% of listeners are younger than 27. It’s rewarding to have so many new listeners for blacktape’s music, especially this album that was released before many were born!” Penthouse: Rosenthal’s black tape for a blue girl embraces Brian Eno’s ambient ideas along with sensual and enchanting vocals. spiderbytes: As one aflame laid bare by desire proves that melancholy waters run deep. Perhaps not as gloomy, and certainly not as maudlin and angry as some previous releases, angst as art is still the source of fuel for Rosenthal and crew’s perpetual dark flame. In fact, the art aspect is intensified as Sam laces threads from dadaist Marcel Duchamp’s artworks and literature into blacktape’s gauzy fabric. Think modern Gothic chamber music with some ambient/electronic overtones. Magnet Magazine: A lot of As one aflame is damn near brilliant in its artistic reach and dramatic scope. With otherworldly electronics, lone violin and weeping flute all draped around the solemn (electronic) whispers of Rosenthal (and the evocative voices of Julianna Towns and Oscar Herrera), blacktape provides a most ghostly encounter. At times, blacktape echoes the romantic indulgence of This Mortal Coil, with haunting female vocals and ornate neoclassicism juxtaposed against an ominous, frozen landscape of strings and keyboards; Rosenthal’s art achieves both an eerie sonic calm and an intense degree of emotional extravagance. AS ONE AFLAME can’t be dismissed as a misguided attempt to invigorate the well-preserved corpse of the darkwave. This stuff is quite guided and very much alive. L.A. Weekly: Clearly, labels like ‘gothic,’ ‘death rock’ and ‘gloom’ are more about the mood, the fashions and the feelings the music provides. Stretching the goth genre even further, black tape for a blue girl incorporate orchestral elegance with a New Age-ish spirituality and literary introspection. Their latest As one aflame laid bare by desire is a symphonic mix of poetic vocals and ethereal atmosphere. Yes, it’s dark, but instead of wallowing spooky pretense, the band — which features a flutist, violinist, acoustic guitar and keyboards — focuses on instrumentation and conceptual themes. Far from depressing, they bring beauty and depth to a genre known more for sorrow and menace. Los Angeles Times — Orange County Edition: Best Bets Orange County Today. black tape for a blue girl, a trio of flute, viola and keyboards is gothic in the traditional, medieval European sense, making ethereal music that moves like a candle flickering through a dark catacomb. blacktape’s return offers a brand of ambient pop seldom heard locally. Philadelphia City Paper: Ambient electronic master Sam Rosenthal and his usual consorts, flautist Lisa Feuer, violinist Vicki Richards, vocalists Julianna Towns and Oscar Herrera, create ethereal chamber music. Like Dead Can Dance, black tape for a blue girl dramatically flirts with symphonic decay. The music is brightly lit and subtly melodic; forlorn chords arch and bend, the drama giving way to auburn radiance. Lyrics are brief, flashed snapshots concentrating on desire’s transitive elements. Passages of chamber orchestration are held together by Rosenthal’s ambient drone of electronic instrumentation, tape loops and verbal rumblings. black tape for a blue girl have reached a perfect spot – a record where darkness and light play as one, where ethereal music and personal obsessions meet and mingle with passion and dignity. San Francisco Chronicle: On blacktape’s seventh release, founding member Sam Rosenthal collaborates with gifted vocalist Julianna Towns to create something of a concept album. Aflame explores psychological aspects of love, lust and passion, from the first blush of infatuation through lovers being stripped bare of their physical and emotional trappings to the inevitable end of the relationship. Through spare orchestration and intriguing storytelling, they create an arresting and thought-provoking storyline. Julianna Towns • vocals & guitar Oscar Herrera • vocals Vicki Richards • violin Lisa Feuer • flute Sam Rosenthal • vocals, harmonium & electronics 2LP VINYL: <img decoding="async" src="https://www.projekt.com/store/wp-content/uploads/PRO00422LP4.jpg" width="400"> PRO422-1 617026042213 • 140-gram vinyl 2LP • Limited to 500 • LP1: Gold & White. LP2: Gold & White w/black splatters • Jacket signed on back by Sam • Includes 4-page lyric/photo book • Bonus Track • Remastered from original DATs by Martin Bowes of Attrition • Side A: As one aflame laid bare by desire • Given [1. the waterfall 2. the illuminating gas] • entr’acte [the garden awaits us] • Tell me you’ve taken another /// Side B: entr’acte [the carnival barker] • dream • the Apotheosis • Russia • Your one wish /// Side C: Dulcinea • the Green box • Denouement / denouncement< /// Side D: the Passage • BONUS TRACK As one aflame laid bare by desire [part 2] (Live in Norwalk CT, july 29, 1998) Limited edition of 500 2LP / 200 3CD Genres: Ethereal, darkwave, neo-classical RIYL: This Mortal Coil, Dead Can Dance, Nature and Organisation, Desertshore-era Nico L.A. Weekly: “A symphonic mix of poetic vocals and ethereal atmosphere.” Ethereal, gothic and ambient entwine with poignant and powerful lyrical insight. Released 26 years ago in January of ’99, As one aflame laid bare by desire is black tape for a blue girl’s 7th album of romantic darkness and literary introspection. As blacktape closes in on their 2026 40th anniversary, founder Sam Rosenthal is restoring and remastering the band’s catalog. Aflame is available in a striking 2LP edition and very limited 3CD edition. Rosenthal funded this reissue with the support of the band’s fans via a successful Kickstarter campaign. He says, “I’m thrilled that so many want to see Aflame available in new formats, sounding better than ever! I remixed two songs to bring the vocals up; going back to the original DAT sources makes the whole album so much warmer and richer. Martin Bowes’ remastering enhances Julianna Towns’ sultry vocals, Oscar Herrera’s passionate voice, Vicki Richards’ dramatic violins and cover star Lisa Feuer’s heartfelt flute. And of course my drifting electronics and soul-searching lyrics. “Interestingly, 4 of the top-10 blacktape tracks at Spotify are from Aflame. “Dulcinea” is the most played track. 47% of listeners are younger than 27. It’s rewarding to have so many new listeners for blacktape’s music, especially this album that was released before many were born!” Penthouse: Rosenthal’s black tape for a blue girl embraces Brian Eno’s ambient ideas along with sensual and enchanting vocals. spiderbytes: As one aflame laid bare by desire proves that melancholy waters run deep. Perhaps not as gloomy, and certainly not as maudlin and angry as some previous releases, angst as art is still the source of fuel for Rosenthal and crew’s perpetual dark flame. In fact, the art aspect is intensified as Sam laces threads from dadaist Marcel Duchamp’s artworks and literature into blacktape’s gauzy fabric. Think modern Gothic chamber music with some ambient/electronic overtones. Magnet Magazine: A lot of As one aflame is damn near brilliant in its artistic reach and dramatic scope. With otherworldly electronics, lone violin and weeping flute all draped around the solemn (electronic) whispers of Rosenthal (and the evocative voices of Julianna Towns and Oscar Herrera), blacktape provides a most ghostly encounter. At times, blacktape echoes the romantic indulgence of This Mortal Coil, with haunting female vocals and ornate neoclassicism juxtaposed against an ominous, frozen landscape of strings and keyboards; Rosenthal’s art achieves both an eerie sonic calm and an intense degree of emotional extravagance. AS ONE AFLAME can’t be dismissed as a misguided attempt to invigorate the well-preserved corpse of the darkwave. This stuff is quite guided and very much alive. L.A. Weekly: Clearly, labels like ‘gothic,’ ‘death rock’ and ‘gloom’ are more about the mood, the fashions and the feelings the music provides. Stretching the goth genre even further, black tape for a blue girl incorporate orchestral elegance with a New Age-ish spirituality and literary introspection. Their latest As one aflame laid bare by desire is a symphonic mix of poetic vocals and ethereal atmosphere. Yes, it’s dark, but instead of wallowing spooky pretense, the band — which features a flutist, violinist, acoustic guitar and keyboards — focuses on instrumentation and conceptual themes. Far from depressing, they bring beauty and depth to a genre known more for sorrow and menace. Los Angeles Times — Orange County Edition: Best Bets Orange County Today. black tape for a blue girl, a trio of flute, viola and keyboards is gothic in the traditional, medieval European sense, making ethereal music that moves like a candle flickering through a dark catacomb. blacktape’s return offers a brand of ambient pop seldom heard locally. Philadelphia City Paper: Ambient electronic master Sam Rosenthal and his usual consorts, flautist Lisa Feuer, violinist Vicki Richards, vocalists Julianna Towns and Oscar Herrera, create ethereal chamber music. Like Dead Can Dance, black tape for a blue girl dramatically flirts with symphonic decay. The music is brightly lit and subtly melodic; forlorn chords arch and bend, the drama giving way to auburn radiance. Lyrics are brief, flashed snapshots concentrating on desire’s transitive elements. Passages of chamber orchestration are held together by Rosenthal’s ambient drone of electronic instrumentation, tape loops and verbal rumblings. black tape for a blue girl have reached a perfect spot – a record where darkness and light play as one, where ethereal music and personal obsessions meet and mingle with passion and dignity. San Francisco Chronicle: On blacktape’s seventh release, founding member Sam Rosenthal collaborates with gifted vocalist Julianna Towns to create something of a concept album. Aflame explores psychological aspects of love, lust and passion, from the first blush of infatuation through lovers being stripped bare of their physical and emotional trappings to the inevitable end of the relationship. Through spare orchestration and intriguing storytelling, they create an arresting and thought-provoking storyline. Julianna Towns • vocals & guitar Oscar Herrera • vocals Vicki Richards • violin Lisa Feuer • flute Sam Rosenthal • vocals, harmonium & electronics 2LP VINYL: PRO422-1 617026042213 • 140-gram vinyl 2LP • Limited to 500 • LP1: Gold & White. LP2: Gold & White w/black splatters • Jacket signed on back by Sam • Includes 4-page lyric/photo book • Bonus Track • Remastered from original DATs by Martin Bowes of Attrition • Side A: As one aflame laid bare by desire • Given [1. the waterfall 2. the illuminating gas] • entr’acte [the garden awaits us] • Tell me you’ve taken another /// Side B: entr’acte [the carnival barker] • dream • the Apotheosis • Russia • Your one wish /// Side C: Dulcinea • the Green box • Denouement / denouncement 3CD Edition: PRO422-2 617026042220 • 3CD in 8-panel Digipak • Limited to 200 • Disc 1: Aflame remastered edition / Disc 2: 1999 master / Disc 3: Sam Rosenthal: the Passage • Disc 1 is remastered from original DATs by Martin Bowes of Attrition • Signed on back by Sam “GIVEN” VIDEO: A fan-created Black Tape For A Blue Girl video at youTube for the track “Givem.” It looks great with footage by Cottonbro Studio. SPOILERS: They end up in a threesome! �� Projekt release: March 7, 2025 Original release: January 10, 1999

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