tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33964592522264372882024-03-13T00:43:44.261-07:00Cruel Britannia's Brain VentWhere words go to die (In 140 characters or more).Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-87475520636409249452016-12-15T12:24:00.000-08:002016-12-15T12:24:19.481-08:00New Zero God-AirportIt was great fun to be involved in this, and a breath of fresh air in an otherwise horrible year for just about everyone.<br /><br />So use the link below to get hold of a delightful rendition of the classic late 70's pub-rock track 'Airport' by The Motors, as covered by Greek goth rockers New Zero God!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I got home from work yesterday to find these wonderful gifts had been sent all the way from Greece in the post.</div>
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Mike Pougounas of <a href="http://www.newzerogod.com/" target="_blank">New Zero God</a> had sent me a copy of the 'MMXIII' album and a copy of the companion CD for a newly released book about the Greek goth scene by author Nick Drivas entitled 'Return Of The Bats'. It includes the remix of 'Shut Up' that I created for New Zero God a few months back (Track #5, also see previous blog entry for the video).</div>
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<br />Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-54345339249542230832016-05-20T13:18:00.000-07:002016-05-20T13:18:02.990-07:00Video: New Zero God-Shut Up (Cruel Britannia Remix)There's a first time for everything, and that apparently includes a band having a video made using a remix that I created. <br /><br />Greek's post-punk outfit New Zero God have announced news that a new video for 'Shut Up' is on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjnvoEFwCxw">Youtube</a>, which you can also see below. It's created by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nick.drivas.9">Nick Drivas</a>, and the remixed track itself is taken from the compilation "Return Of The Bats..." that accompanies the book of the same name about the Greek dark alternative scene out on Ars Nocturna.<br />
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<b>New Dark Age</b> will be available on World Goth Day as a free download. Please enjoy responsibly.<br />
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Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-79853250929689766642016-05-09T14:26:00.001-07:002016-05-09T14:26:02.409-07:00Catching up on remix work...It's been a while since I updated this blog with the remix work so I'll do that now while I'm thinking about it. There's also going to be an important post very soon for something I'll be releasing on World Goth Day. But more about that shortly.<br />
This is what happened in the past few months...<br />
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<br />Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-74618017349992966392016-01-12T03:11:00.000-08:002016-01-12T03:11:00.975-08:00A Quick Thoughtburst...It's almost as though everyone around the world on New Years Eve had said simultaneously, "2015 was the worst year ever, thank god it's nearly over so we can have a much better 2016!".<br />
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And then someone up there said, "... I accept your challenge."<br />
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So I guess it's up to all of us to push past what has been a difficult week and a half and not paint the rest of 2016 with the same drab colour. I'm aware of the irony that this is *me* saying this, but I'm fairly sure that we all deserve better than last year. If 2015 taught me anything, it's that we need to make our own luck in life and not take second best anymore.<br />
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Say no. Don't put up with sloppy seconds. Demand better. It's not being cheeky, it's how we make it worth our while getting up in the morning.<br />
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Lemmy didn't die, he just ported his energy into a form better suited for partying hard. Bowie didn't die, he just went back home after the longest tour of Earth since records began. And I'm sure neither of them would want us to spend the rest of the year grieving when we should be taking their example instead.<br />
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We still have the breath in our lungs, so let's be the best bunch of gorgeous, laser enhanced fucking unicorns we can be this year!Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-69333319058915743282015-12-14T10:25:00.002-08:002015-12-14T10:25:22.278-08:00And because I nearly forgot...Dead Eyes Opened....back in October, Edinburgh-based dark rock trio Dead Eyes Opened asked me to do a remix for them. <br />
So they got three. It was a productive weekend.<br />
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2015 is brought to a close with the release of a couple of remixes I completed for two very different yet very good bands in their respective fields.</div>
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<b>Double Eyelid-She's Falling (Cruel Britannia Remix):</b></div>
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A remix of She's Falling from the 'Seven Years' album for the forthcoming remix album 'Broken Mirrors', release date January 2016.<br />
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<b>New Zero God-Shut Up (Cruel Britannia Remix):</b><br />
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I gave this the '12" goth club mix' treatment; big sound, strings, piano and reverb aplenty.<br />
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Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-62166952641870399512015-09-12T12:39:00.002-07:002015-12-14T10:20:07.050-08:00Dawn Of Elysium Remix now available to stream.I'm very pleased to be able to let you guys now hear my remix of a track from the forthcoming album 'Time And Tide' by Dawn Of Elysium (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DawnOfElysium/">https://www.facebook.com/DawnOfElysium/</a>)<br />
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The track is called 'Smoke And Mirrors' and rather than me going to town with the drum loops, samples, synths & the usual technical fuckery I indulge in, I went for the '12" club remix' approach instead, opting to leave as much of the original track intact, but a bit longer and shinier...yes, it took a shedload of will power to stay away from the gadgets...<br />
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Time And Tide will be released in the autumn and you'll likely hear this track on an EP planned before the album release.<br />
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<br />Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-16054652424669577632015-07-16T12:28:00.001-07:002015-07-16T12:29:10.508-07:0030 things I’d be happy to live without if my experience of them never occurred againSo, because of <a href="http://sexdeathrocknroll.com/30-things-id-be-happy-to-live-without-if-my-experience-of-them-never-occurred-again/">this</a>, I was inspired to compile this.<br /><br />30 things I’d be happy to live without if my experience of them never occurred again.<br /><br />1. Game Of Thrones. I couldn't possibly ever give a shit, even if good money was thrown in.<br />2. Self Service Checkouts.<br />3. The film 'Up'. My life is tragic enough without showing me worse through the medium of CGI.<br />4. Flares. I hate you, Mother.<br />5. Smoked salmon<br />6. Claret. That shit tastes like socks. What's wrong with you people?<br />7. A night on Shell Island without alcohol or drugs<br />9. Ankle socks. I want comfort all the way up my shin or none at all.<br />10. Special chocolate for diabetics<br />11. Being sober around drunk people at 1am<br />12. Being sober<br />13. Black nail polish. From now on, Whitby Gothic Weekend has me as I come.<br />14. Being the focus of someone's extremely short sexual attention span<br />15. Radio 1<br />16. Realising your inner thighs have worn holes through your skinny jeans so the blob of flesh it emits look like my testicles have found an escape route.<br />17. Iain Duncan Smith<br />18. Glampers<br />19. People who discover I'm a goth and then squander valuable oxygen telling me about the time they once developed a reel of film for Ozzy Osbourne back in 1981.<br />20. American TV adverts (30 seconds of product sale followed by 5 minutes of legal disclaimer)<br />21. In The Night Garden. If you're a toddler, it's great. If you're an adult, that stuff will give you weapons grade nightmares.<br />22. Having to change razor brands because my favourite no longer exists.<br />23. Netflix's 'rated for you' selection. It's not, is it? You're just hoping I'll watch something that hasn't been seen since it was last available on Betamax format.<br />24. Steak. Sorry, I just don't.<br />25. People who stop to catch up in the middle of the shop aisle<br />26. Similar to above; people on mobility scooters who park themselves diagonally to browse<br />27. Charity chuggers, specifically those who can see that you're visibly laden down with bags of shopping in each hand<br />28. My inability to actually tear myself away from Independence Day whenever they show it on TV for the 50,000th time<br />29. Neglected looking pets. I don't have the space to steal them from their owners in the night and keep them here.<br />30. Cars with eyelashes on the headlights. I will burn your V5 document on the blazing pyre made from your immediate family.Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-66278498367248317402015-05-13T13:20:00.000-07:002015-05-13T13:21:07.607-07:00World Goth Day: 2015 Interview.I got interviewed by Gothic Beauty Magazine. It was great.<br />
http://www.gothicbeauty.com/2015/05/world-goth-day-black-celebration/Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-63015101445959987802015-03-11T06:28:00.003-07:002016-04-04T05:39:04.362-07:00A Case Of Cuckoo Behaviour<b>AN UPDATE TO THIS POST:</b><br />
<b>I've since been advised that the application for the trademarking of the name and logo had been cancelled on the </b><b>21st November 2014 </b><b>by the Intellectual Property Office. The link to view this cancellation can be found here:</b><br />
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I'm going to try and do this without naming names because it's less to do with the persons involved as it is to do with the principle. It's blatantly obvious who I'm talking about, but again, not the point.<br />
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A band of some considerable pedigree from the 1980s reformed with all but one original member in 2009 after heavy campaigning from Facebook users, but eventually lost some of its members to unexpected but voluntary resignations around a year ago, citing personal differences. The band has since carried on, slowly replacing band members, writing new material, rehearsing and playing live. Throughout this time, the band did not announce a hiaitus, a split or suspension of any kind. It has, to all intents and purposes, <b>remained active</b> since reforming.<br />
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More recently, one of the ex-members has formed a band of their own (which is only to be expected and/or encouraged). However, they also took the peculiar step of adopting the same name as the band they left of their own accord, used the same band logo and with their new lineup, drafted other ex-members in not so much for their talent as to fulfil an agenda, and leaning heavily on an early and extensive back catalogue.<br />
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The latter is not particularly heinous-it's the stuff of tribute bands after all, until you factor in that this other band are passing themselves off as 'the real thing', and that the ex-member's previous yet still <b>active </b>band of the same name are not worthy of that name.<br />
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Worse still, there has been very strong evidence that they have been complicit in actively attempting (and encouraging other people to attempt) to sabotage potential efforts of the original band to play live, contacting promoters to cancel existing arrangements and even using latent blackmail.<br />
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There are other issues; this new band has no legal right or permission to use the band logo (legal proceedings currently exist around this, backed up with evidence that I've seen with my very own eyes), an air of abject sexism regarding the band lineup also exists, citing that somehow having a <i>male </i>vocalist makes them better than the ex-member's old band, and finally, easily traceable articles on the internet which are little more than petty, unproductive slagging off of members of his old band. The list will inevitably get longer and the damage to the reputation and legacy of the band cut deeper as time goes on.<br />
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For clarity, the two bands are <i>sonically different,</i> and both bands contain more than capable, talented musicians. There would be no reason at all for the newer band to not simply concentrate on writing new music, work to refine their sound and exist in the live music arena alongside every other band. But this does not appear to be their modus operandi, and this frustrates me. Their chosen path is to claim to be the 'true sound' of the original band (ignorant of the concept that as bands age, the music will almost inevitably mutate and mature) and to all but purely exist in the name of living off the bones of past glories whilst actively attempting to ruin every move made by a band already existing under that name. This makes them no better than cuckoos, taking over an established nest and making it their own without any thought to the consequences of their actions.<br />
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Personally, I don't think that this is a healthy attitude to take as group of musicians, to be essentially led by one member's personal grudge against his old band. It will do either party no good whatsoever. It will <b>divide </b>opinions within an already small and divided scene. It will <b>deter </b>promoters from having anything to do with either band. It will potentially put music lovers off from giving either band's music a fair and unique listen. It will almost certainly <b>damage </b>the hard work being undertaken in both bands, be it revisiting old songs or writing new songs alike.<br />
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As I've mentioned before; small scene is small. There is no excuse; we haven't suddenly run out of ideas for melodies from which new and exciting material can be created, we don't form bands purely out of animosity or jealousy, and we certainly do not rope people into a grudge match when they had no prior connection to the original dispute.<br />
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We've seen the all-too-confusing situation which existed with Christian Death, and the petty legal wrangling over the use of the name The Sisterhood by ex-members of The Sisters Of Mercy.<br />
The only winners are lawyers, the only losers are the audience.<br />
If you care about your art, move on and develop it. That's why it's called 'art' and not 'weapon'.Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-25738628511787074162015-03-04T14:06:00.001-08:002015-03-04T14:06:28.567-08:002007-2015: the size of a thumbnail.The entire Fadeout & Haunted Wardrobe podcast backups and associated blog & download page is now up to date.<br />
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In one week and two days, Fadeout will have been in existence for eight whole years. The Other Fadeout & follow-on 'proper goth show' The Haunted Wardrobe were started in November 2010 and September 2011 respectively. in between those eight years, a number of mixes and mashups were created.<br />
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Carpe vitae ab scrotis.
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'If I Were Jesus'.<br /> You can currently buy the track from iTunes via the website Shop page but a limited number of physical copies in purple
vinyl 7" will be also be available in January 2015. <br />
'If I Were Jesus' is a Double-A side single release with a very shoegaze-&-dry-ice cover version of Simon & Garfunkel's 'Sound
Of Silence'.
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The video takes the opportunity to showcase the new TDS lineup alongside Maeth & original member Paul since the departure
of Gigi, Martin & later on, keyboardist David who are now replaced by Jack, Iain & Sam.
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Nothing is lost musically from the lineup changes; we're still getting the darker and profoundly different Reformation-era Danse
Society sound which we heard through their albums 'Change Of Skin' & 'Scarey Tales'. If anything it's brasher, spikier and
reflects the younger blood now running through the veins of the band.<br />
Progress is everything, and at a time where we should all now be suitably adjusted to both the new and old sound of The
Danse Society and appreciate both because of and <em>not</em> in spite of their sonic differences, this latest version of the
band should prove an easy if barely distinguishable change at all.
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The video for 'If I Were Jesus' is a moody little affair in a style not unlike that once undertaken by Bauhaus; an ominously dark
stage setting with a stark white light being the only source of illumination here. The song itself is a creeping fusion of scratchy &
insistent guitars, minimal eerie keyboard lines and punchy drums. Musically, the song wouldn't sound entirely out of place on
Toyah's frankly disturbing 1980 post-punk album 'The Blue Meaning'. Catchy yet uncomfortable; pulling on ears like music
should be doing.
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OFFICIAL WEBSITE: <a href="http://www.thedansesociety.com/" target="_blank">www.thedansesociety.com</a>
Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-20904244925507025742014-10-02T00:44:00.002-07:002014-10-02T00:46:04.325-07:00Vote for me!Voting has started on the best remix of 'Visions' by Aeon Sable.<br />
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Thanks! :-)Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-20433588756471046212014-06-20T15:07:00.002-07:002014-06-20T15:07:44.091-07:00Rhombus + Guests: The Summer Shindig 12th July<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-35038395798580580642014-05-30T00:32:00.001-07:002014-06-05T01:23:47.463-07:00You can't stop looking...Shake it like it pays the bills.<br /><br />
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/vP2tUvM.gif">Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-25296439750868516642014-05-22T15:25:00.004-07:002014-05-22T15:26:05.377-07:00Well, that was fun again this year…This is from the World Goth Fair blog, found at http://worldgothfair.wordpress.com/<br />
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So, because it was apparently my fault (ok, it was DEFINITELY my fault), I got to kick off 12 hours of DJ sets in World Goth Fair. By this time the gachas were out on the sims and people were shooting Lindens into them like pensioners in Vegas. Razi from You Shriek even showed up for some of the set, and it’s highly likely that his ‘I’m going to sandwich now’ farewell may have been connected to the throng of adoring fans in the room scaring him a little…<br />
But I digress from the actual point of this post. You didn’t have to listen to me, nobody did. World Goth Day was a crazy idea from the off, but the concept caught on, with no barriers stopping it from crossing oceans and broadband connections, finally entering minds and hearts. Four years on and the joke is still funny. Thank you.<br />
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Anyway, I did the decent thing and uploaded tonight’s set to Mixcloud, just in case you missed it. <a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/CruelBritannia/after-hours-at-club-gothika-22nd-may-2014-the-world-goth-day-kickoff/">http://www.mixcloud.com/CruelBritannia/after-hours-at-club-gothika-22nd-may-2014-the-world-goth-day-kickoff/</a><br />
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-DJ Cruel Britannia<br />
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The "Era Sessions EP" was recorded in various countries around the world with various musicians taking part during a five month period. </div>
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Scotland, England, Italy, Norway & USA to be exact.</div>
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The original concept behind recording these covers was simply for entertainment and to take a break from the recording and writing of the original album material for future release.</div>
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However, it soon became clear that the fun was producing some interesting results and that these tracks should go out for free as a tribute to the bands that many of us in Carnival Star regard as influences and inspirations to all of our music.</div>
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Staying true to the arrangements of the originals, our aim was to simply take the tracks and produce an EP that we enjoyed making and performing.</div>
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<b>Release Date: 11th May 2014</b></div>
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<b>Download it for free here: <a href="http://carnivalstar.bandcamp.com/album/era-sessions-ep" target="_blank">http://carnivalstar.bandcamp.com/album/era-sessions-ep</a></b></div>
Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-8692568116585813562014-02-08T14:22:00.002-08:002014-02-08T14:22:18.280-08:00Something you don't see anymore...<div style="text-align: center;">
...seven inch singles that require a spindle adaptor.</div>
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<br />Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-84618692992106809092014-02-05T13:13:00.000-08:002014-02-05T13:16:13.862-08:00Strap On Halo: Haunted EP (Released 6th February 2014)<div style="text-align: center;">
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As a short review, the Haunted EP is every bit as good as you'd expect; the opening track 'Mourning Embrace' is a lurching, sinister waltz, and the rest of the tracks follow in the trademark SOH vein of incisive guitars, insistent rhythms & deathrock vocals, ending with 'You & Your Ghost' which thumps & clatters eerily through to its grand finale.<br />
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A 5-track EP which leaves you wanting more/leaving on repeat, the Haunted EP is a nice follow-on from the 'Gloomy Sunday' single which you simply must grab.<br />
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Catch Strap On Halo on their '<a href="http://thirteen13.co.uk/neardark.htm" target="_blank">Near Dark Tour</a>' with The Last Cry in March.<br />
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<a href="http://straponhalo.com/album/haunted"><b>http://straponhalo.com/album/haunted</b></a></div>
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Cruel Britanniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983656742700481647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396459252226437288.post-37205113349780400672014-02-02T14:16:00.001-08:002014-02-08T14:28:07.517-08:00Top Goth: Driving Song For The Darkly Inclined.Created primarily out of the need for a decent driving compilation CD for my car, which then turned into a non-stop mix as well. These things happen...<br />
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