The First Pain to Linger is an angst-laden CD from Black Tape for a Blue Girl.
Sam Rosenthal collected these compositions and performances to accompany his book of the same title.
(The book is also dark and depressing but I am not a literary reviewer so I will leave that alone.) This disc contains five pieces from an assortment of compilation CD's and two new pieces.
Black Tape is known primarily as a gothic rock ensemble and these tracks fit that style.
They also fit quite securely in the dark ambient realm.
Rosenthal, also the founder and owner of Projekt Records, has created massive satanic atmospheres with his electronics and processing techniques.
Oscar Herrara's guitar is lost in the ordeal.
The vocals -- by Rosenthal, Herrara and Lucian Casselman -- are deep, often wordless and always ethereal.
This is essential dark ambience.
It will appeal to fans of Lustmord, True Color of Blood and Rapoon.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forbidden | Black Tape for a Blue Girl | Play | 06:08 | 14 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | The Glass Is Shattered | Black Tape for a Blue Girl | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | Pandora's Dream | Black Tape for a Blue Girl | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 4 | Overwhelmed, Beneath MeSusan Jennings, Sam Rosenthal | Black Tape for a Blue Girl | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 5 | I No Longer Remember the Feelings | Black Tape for a Blue Girl | Play | 06:01 | 13 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Good Omen | Black Tape for a Blue Girl | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 24 MB |
| 27 mins | 63 MB | |||||
| 27 mins | 125 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Tape for a Blue Girl | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Susan Jennings | Composer |
| 3 | Sam Rosenthal | Composer |
| 4 | E. Smith | Composer |
Black Tape for a Blue Girl
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |