Merciful Nuns / Golden Apes / The Last Cry / Principe Valiente / The Stompcrash - Dark Spring Festival VI, Bi Nuu, Berlin, Germany - 21.03.2015 (Flac)

HUGE thanks to NorthernNephilim for taping and sharing here.

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- Church Audio CA-11 (Omni Caps) mounted on glasses
- Tascam DR-05 @ 24 Bit / 44 kHz
- Cubase (Master, Tracksplitting, DC Offset Remove) -> WAV 16 Bit / 44 kHz
- Trader´s Little Helper 2.6.0 (FLAC Level 8, SBE Fix, Checksum)
- including artwork for Jewel Case

The Stompcrash
aka "Live From Hell"

Setlist:

01 - Intro
02 - Love From Hell
03 - Duality
04 - Awoken From Uneasy Dream
05 - Bloodnever
06 - Moscow
07 - Tonight
08 - Dorian
09 - The Leaves Begin To Fall
10 - Follow You
11 - The Last Goodbye


Band:

Chris - Vocals, Guitars
Dani - Synth, Vocals
Franka - Bass
Lexxy.J - Drums


Information:

The Stompcrash was born in Milan in 2002 as a darkwave project inspired by the gothic stories of writers like Lovecraft, Poe, Kafka. Tales about love and death.
The first album “Requiem Rosa” was released in 2007 as the result of researching melodies and atmospheres to give special emphasis to every story told. The aim of the band was to catch all the energies and emotions felt and put them in songs. “Requiem Rosa” contains some classic like “Dorian”, “The London Fog” and “Like a noise” and achieved great reviews from all the gothic scene all over the world.
After involvements in compilations from Greece, Russia and Germany in 2009 a new song called “The Buried Cat” was released for german magazine “Dark Spy vol. 21” and the same year the band was included in the english goth journalist Mick Mercer’s book titled “Music To Die For”.
In 2010 the band start to look for new musical directions writing new songs and began the collaboration with Alkemist Fanatix Management, in 2011 the agreement with DreamCell11 for a new album is signed.
The Stompcrash is back with a whole new sound, more fine and conscious, 12 new tracks in a new album called “Directions”, an album about love, sorrow, regret, about blood on the wheels of history, about how in life “behind each corner new directions lie in wait”.

Official Homepages:
http://www.thestompcrash.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TheStompcrash?fref=ts

Principe Valiente
aka "The Night In Berlin"

Setlist:

01 - The Son I'll Never Be
02 - Take Me With You
03 - She Never Returned
04 - In My Arms
05 - The Fighting
06 - Wasted Time
07 - Afraid
08 - The Night
09 - Fiction


Band:

Fernando Honorato - Vocals, Bass
Jimmy Ottosson - Guitars
Rebecka Johansson - Keyboards
Joakim Janthe - Drums


Information:

The Swedish post-punk/shoegaze band Principe Valiente mesmerized their listeners with their exceptional self-titled debut album in 2011, resulting in an extensive and successful tour throughout Europe. Having shared the stage with Peter Hook and The Light, Peter Murphy (Bauhaus) and playing at the WGT Festival in Leipzig (Germany), the band started to prepare for their second album "Choirs of Blessed Youth".
Last year a part of their new work was unveiled with the singles "Take Me With You" and "She Never Returned", a collaboration with producer Niklas Björklund and star producer Ed Buller who was responsible for mixing the two singles.
With "Choirs of Blessed Youth" Principe Valiente have managed to make an irresistibly beautiful and intense continuation of what was started in their debut album. Resting in the shadowy arms of melancholy, their re?ned sound glistens with a coating of elegant darkness captivating the listener’s heart.

/afmusic, June 2014

Official Homepages:
http://principevaliente.com/
https://www.facebook.com/principesweden?fref=ts

The Last Cry
aka "30"

Setlist:

01 - Intro
02 - Chance
03 - Punishment
04 - Falling Away
05 - Truth And Lies
06 - Haunting Me
-- - Banter (i need my honey)
07 - Life Of Lies
08 - This Future Has No Face
09 - No Resistance
10 - To Dream Next To You
11 - Living In Grey
12 - Walking To The Edge


Band:

Andrew Birch - Singer
Chris Carey - Bass Guitars, Keyboards, Programming
Tim Green - Guitars, Keyboards, Programming


Information:

“into the sea, we’ll bleed”

Originally formed in the late 80's, The Last Cry hail from the Brighton area of the UK’s south coast. Through several lineup changes up until the early 90's, they forged their way on the Goth scene with their Nephilim/Cult-esque sound as one of the genre’s rising stars. And then, like my Counting the Mad, came the crash.

After nearly a decade of silence, the band re-emerged in 2002 with a rejigged lineup, and a honed and more precise sound. Original drummer Andrew Birch took over the frontman’s shoes, Tim Green exchanged his synths for a Les Paul guitar, with only bassist Chris Carey staying in position. Their brand of dark and atmospheric rock is by no means a dirge, and is easily accessible to anyone with an ear for decent music. Having caught them live recently, I can only describe their sound as ‘imagine what the result would be if the Cure and Depeche Mode were to collaborate’. Birch’s vocals are strong, clear and reminiscent of Gahan and Vanian at times, but the pure emotional turmoil of his lyrics and onstage persona give him the edge over most other performers in his genre. As a spectator to his torment, you can actually feel this man’s pain.

Being a three piece band, The Last Cry are by no means backed my a mere ‘boom boom-kah’ drum track. Their carefully crafted backing machine consists of realistic rhythms, noirish keyboards, and a few vocal harmonies. Being as Birch and Green had previous experience on drums and keys respectively, this has given the band the authenticity of having ‘live’ players on the backing.

If you get a chance to see them play live, don’t miss it! Their debut album “Walking to the Edge” is available online, and is worth every penny. Tracks I recommend are, “Cross of Hope”, “Rebekka”, and the magnificently anthemic “Out of the Sky”. The Last Cry are a band that prove that Goth isn’t dead, it just might have a new nephew on the block.

Official Homepages:
http://thelastcryuk.bandcamp.com/releases
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Last-Cry/112348155471541

Golden Apes
aka "des dossiers de mémoire [live experience]"

Setlist:

01 - Intro
02 - Torment
03 - Ferryman
04 - Heart's Corrosion
05 - Devil
06 - Travelling Strangers
07 - The Happy Loser's Sweet Delusions
08 - The Archers
09 - Leaving Ground
10 - Prudence
11 - Riot


Band:

Peer Lebrecht - Vocals, Lyrics, Keys
Christian Lebrecht - Bass
Aris Zarakas - Guitars, Programming
Dirk Wildenhues - Guitars
Gunter Buechau - Keys


Information:

Since it was given birth back in 1998 the GOLDEN APES has been known as a shimmering gem in the independent wave- and gothic-scene. It is the difficulty of a rigid definition und their versatility, that provides the band a status stamped by requirement and content, making them an important constant within the musical landscape, that lies beyond the common mainstream.
From the bandname, borrowed from the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche, through to the powerful picture language and surrealistic items, which are basics of the bands oeuvre, conducted by Peer Lebrecht´s poetic lyrics, which are thematically on a restless scout among melancholy and mystic, emotion and philosophy, sustained by catchy but complex arrangements, which avoid to bow to borders and conventions for keeping a emotional depth between melody and emotion, between roughness and longing You can discover every listening in a different new way.
The band has always admitted itself to the significant artists of the scene the members grew up with, but without pointing out someone especial-you will find those moments from time to time listening carefully to the music. Coincidentally by publishing “Denying The Towers Our Words Are Falling From …” at the latest as their current full length album, GOLDEN APES in some ways found themselves emancipated from these influences, but only to create an individual, distinctive own style within that universe.
There are six full-length albums published until now, which show a continuous and passionate development in GOLDEN APES’ work and if you spend some time to engage yourself in the lyrics and the whole band’s cosmos, you’ll find what has ever made the GOLDEN APES unique: a depth and richness of detail, that lets you space for dreaming and inspiration for your own thinking. In this respect, the band not only musically, but also aesthetically and intellectually assigns their individual position in the scene.

Official Homepages:
http://www.facebook.com/GoldenApes/info
http://www.goldenapes.com/

Merciful Nuns
aka "The Gathering 2015"

Setlist:

01 - Intro (The Warning)
02 - Speed Of Light
03 - Karma Inn
04 - Body Of Light
05 - Genesis Revealed
06 - Exosphere
07 - Blackbody
08 - Ultraviolet
09 - Supernovae
10 - Occvltation
11 - The Maelstrom
12 - Ancient Astronauts
13 - Radiation
14 - Hypogeum
15 - Outro (Terminator Theme)


Band:

Artaud Seth - Vocals
Jón Tmoh - Guitars
Jawa Seth - Bass


Information:

Completely unphased by trends and inclination for ingratiation to the listener Artaud Seth in his role as mastermind behind the MERCIFUL NUNS continues to traverse his chosen musical path. Produced brilliantly not only in the context of present demands but quite simply seminal for timeless great music. Goth as a mixture of widescreen epic and massive walls of guitar sound, sacred choir chants, rattling drum computer and Artaud's sepulchral voice permeating through every fibre of one's body, at times plunging its intrinsic despair deep into the heart of the listener. MERCIFUL NUNS are much more than just the sole legitimate successor of the three musicians' legendary former band GARDEN OF DELIGHT! The NUNS have already attained cult status and must be regarded as seminal for intelligent listening pleasure!

Official Homepages:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Merciful-Nuns/145696075454608?fref=photo
http://www.mercifulnuns.com/


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Principe Valiente:

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The Stompcrash:

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The Last Cry:

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Golden Apes:

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Merciful Nuns:

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