Black Tape for a Blue Girl

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Black Tape for a Blue Girl
From Left to Right: Elysabeth Grant, Lisa Feuer, Sam Rosenthal
Background information
Origin USA
Genre(s) Darkwave
Dark Cabaret
Dark Ambient
Years active 1986–present
Label(s) Projekt Records (1986—Present)
Trisol[1]
Website blacktapeforabluegirl.com
Members
Sam Rosenthal
Brian Viglione
Athan Maroulis
Laurie Reade
Nicki Jaine
Lisa Feuer
Elysabeth Grant
Bret Helm
Michael Laird
Oscar Herrera

Black Tape for a Blue Girl is an American darkwave band formed in 1986. Their music takes on elements of folk, ambient, dark cabaret, ethereal and neo-classical music.

Black Tape for a Blue Girl is based around Projekt Records founder Sam Rosenthal, who is the songwriter, lyricist and producer for the band. Their lineup has changed significantly over their career. The band is in the studio recording their 10th album, 10 Neurotics, with the lineup of Rosenthal on acoustic guitar, programming and keyboards, Brian Viglione (Dresden Dolls/World Inferno) on drums and percussion, Athan Maroulis (Spahn Ranch), Laurie Reade (ex-Attrition) & Nicki Jaine on additional vocals. Lisa Feuer performs flute and vocals.

Recent members include Elysabeth Grant (also of Rachael's.Surrender) on vocals and violin, Bret Helm (of Audra) on vocals, acoustic guitar and bass, and Michael Laird (of Unto Ashes) on acoustic guitar, percussion and vocals. The most notable former member is the long-time vocalist Oscar Herrera, who performed on the band's first seven albums.

The style of Black Tape for a Blue Girl is often described as "gothic", though their large catalog of music does not often conform with general standards of gothic or darkwave music. The music could be described as a soundscape of analog synth and old world instruments (both real and synthesized) mixed with singing on poetic and melancholy themes. The lyric writing is done by Rosenthal himself and often explores powerful emotions of love, vulnerability, isolation, loss, jealousy, and passion.

The band's best selling album is 1996's Remnants of a Deeper Purity, though The Scavenger Bride and This lush garden within are also popular.[citation needed]

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[edit] Studio Albums

Date of US Release Title Label
1986 The Rope Projekt
1987 Mesmerized by the Sirens Projekt
1989 Ashes in the Brittle Air Projekt
1991 A Chaos of Desire Projekt
1993 This Lush Garden Within Projekt
1996 Remnants of a Deeper Purity Projekt
1999 As One Aflame Laid Bare by Desire Projekt
2002 The Scavenger Bride Projekt
2004 Halo Star Projekt
2006 Remnants of a Deeper Purity ~10th Anniversary 2-CD Edition Projekt
2009 10 Neurotics Projekt

[edit] Maxi-CDs and Singles

Date of US Release Title Label
1996 The First Pain to Linger Projekt
1997 With My Sorrows Projekt
1998 As one aflame laid bare by desire Maxi-cd Projekt
2004 The Scarecrow (cd-single) Projekt
2004 Tarnished (cd-single) Projekt

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