Collaborators: MARIA SOUTHGATE
(guest vocals on 'Love's Final Hour' and 'Herne the Hunter') EUSTACIA VYE
(guest vocals on 'Herne the Hunter') HERR TWIGGS
(sampler, piano)
Influences
Philip Glass, Herman Hesse, Michael Nyman, Dead Can Dance, Ozymandias, Lord Byron, Puissance, Gustav Mahler, Death In June, Nick Cave, Kunst, Nature And Organisation, Sol Invictus, The Protagonist, Joy Division, Spiritual Front, Fire & Ice, This Mortal Coil, Current 93, Johannes Brahms, Elijah's Mantle, Ian Dury, The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath A Cloud.
Sounds Like
Releases/Compilations
SEELENLICHT - Gods & Devils Cold Spring CSR86CD (February 2008)
1. Prelude, 2. Demian ,3. Diary of Desolation (Part One) ,4. She Walks in Beauty ,5. Flamme ,6. Diary of Desolation (Part Two), 7. Herne the Hunter, 8. Valhalla, 9. Idle Thoughts On The Janus Shore (Part One), 10. Idle Thoughts On The Janus Shore (Part Two), 11. The Modern Saxons, 12. Love's Final Hour, 13. Diary of Desolation (Part Three), 14. Seelenlicht
Various Artists - OEC 100 / The Old Europa Cafe(2008)
A Challenge of Honour, Ain Soph, Albireon, All My Faith Lost, Argine, Deutsch Nepal, Gerechtigkeits Liga, Knifeladder, SEELENLICHT – Return to Summerisle, The Lindberg Baby, Thomas Nola et Son Orchestre, ...
13th Street - The Sound Of Mystery Vol.4 (2007)
SPIRITUAL FRONT, SIEBEN, PARADISE LOST, EISHEILIG, NIGHTWISH, SEELENLICHT - Demian, TYPO NEGATIVE, SALTATIO MORTIS, MINISTRY, ...
In the beginning, Butow Maler was already involved with the German project, KAMMER SIEBEN, and had just released the first album ('Unfinished Movies') on the well-respected Eis&Licht label. Troy Southgate, meanwhile, had been a vocalist with the Anglo-Dutch group, H.E.R.R., since 2003 and had worked on two albums ('The Winter of Constantinople' & 'Vondel's Lucifer'), an EP ('Fire & Glass: A Norwood Tragedy') and a series of collaborations with the likes of Horologium, Survival Unit, Sistrenatus and Erich Zahn. Butow eventually got in touch with Troy to see if he would like to provide vocals for a forthcoming KAMMER SIEBEN track. The mutual appreciation between the two parties eventually resulted in 'Love's Final Hour', a Gothic murder ballad featuring vocals by Troy and Maria Southgate. Butow then sent Troy several additional pieces of music that he had composed with Herr Twiggs, something which led to a highly-productive Spring period in which a total of fourteen songs were eventually written and recorded. The emergence of SEELENLICHT in May 2007, therefore, was not a preconceived development and the group evolved gradually as a direct result of the enthusiasm, commitment and creativity that went into it. The trio's energy and dynamism soon attracted the attention of Justin Mitchell from Cold Spring Records and plans were made to release the songs in September 2007 on a debut SEELENLICHT album, entitled 'Gods & Devils'. The group has just recorded a track ('Memnon, Prince of Ethiopia') for a forthcoming compilation album, 'Aithiopis', and are already beginning work on their second album. SEELENLICHT will also donate a track ('Dreamsleep') to an Attrition tribute album and, in the meantime, the song 'Demian' has been included on a widely distributed Gothic double-CD compilation entitled '13th Street - the Sound of Mystery, Vol. 4', featuring well-known artists like Type O Negative, Paradise Lost and Nightwish.
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Something strange has happened, something very rare and unique. The eerie GRANDMASTER ABSCON and the wonderful GLORIOUS MAIDEN have met under curious circumstances and shared an instant of ingenious inspiration. Yes, it was peculiar… but they recorded a song, and it was OH SO BEAUTIFUL.
Please be welcome, and lend us your ear. The song will be on our players this weekend only and released later this year.
I've just heard a sample of your "Cover Version" of Byron's She Walks In Beauty that I found on the Cold Spring site. Can I just say excellent choice, it's a poem that I've often thought would be great to use as lyrics. From the smidge I downloaded, it sounds like you've done a great job of realising it too. Hmmmm... methinks a CD purchase could well be in order.
There is much beauty in being God and the Devil at the same time, yes, I know... I admire the beauty of your wokr very much. Thank you for opening your door.
I received "Gods And Devils" from Justin a few days ago. What shall I say? I don't think there will be a better CD released this year. Splendid musical decadence close to perfection.
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