[kj] Pandemonium Night

[Alexander Smith]

PANDEMONIUM has some amazing moments on it (notably "Exorcism" and  
"Whiteout"), but I'm with Leigh -- it is rife with filler.

Alex in NYC


On Mar 1, 2008, at 6:02 PM, Brendan Quinn wrote:


> To me, Black Moon conjures up the fascination and fear of the  

> unknown, and in particular the dark unknown of the inner self. It  

> explores the relationship between the conscious self and the  

> subconscious self, or shadow. It conveys the question of the nature  

> of good and evil, not as abstract concepts, but as a perpetual inner  

> struggle.

>

> The singer takes you on a Lovecraftian first-person journey through  

> a struggle to understand the nature and origin of his dark side, his  

> shadow, tracing the lineage of pain in an unending legacy through  

> past generations. At the end he turns around to look at the nature  

> of evil in himself and challenge it, and the tone of the song  

> conveys the terror and hopelessness he feels as he attempts to pass  

> through Chapel Perilous.

>

> Now that is something you DON’T get often, at least so eloquently  

> and viscerally articulated, with any other band. Except Tool.

>

> The defence rests.

>

> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net 

> ] On Behalf Of Leigh Newton

> Sent: Sunday, 2 March 2008 5:43 a.m.

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

> Subject: Re: [kj] Pandemonium Night

>

> Millenium, Labyrinth, Pleasures of the Flesh, Jana, Black Moon,  

> Mathematics of Chaos.....

>

>

>

> Pandemonium night = a celebration of album filler.

>

>

> ----- Original Message ----

> From: Jim Harper <jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk>

> To: Gathering <gathering at misera.net>

> Sent: Saturday, March 1, 2008 9:58:50 AM

> Subject: [kj] Pandemonium Night

> So who from the list is going to the Pandemonium night? I'll be  

> right at the front for 'Whiteout' and 'Exorcism'. Is the Cechomor  

> violinist coming along, since he played on the Pandemonium material  

> in recent tours. He brought a bit more presence to the songs than  

> just having the keyboard player play the samples (do we know who's  

> handling keys?).

>

> I'm guessing most people are either going to both or going to the  

> first night, but I honestly can't afford the expense of tickets,  

> travel and somewhere to stay just to stand at the bar during 'What's  

> This For...!' (the only one of their first six albums I'm not  

> terribly fond of). If Big Paul does any more shows in the future  

> (perhaps playing material from the consistently excellent  

> Revelations, Firedances and Night Time) or actually contributes to  

> the album (not holding my breath there), I'll do my best to try and  

> catch him then, but for now I'll just have to settle for the now- 

> ironically-named Youth playing one of the best Killing Joke albums.  

> I'll still be at the bar for 'Jana', but you can't have everything. ;)

>

> Jim.

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