Teignmouth is the first studio album by the
neoclassical dark wave
Neoclassical dark wave is a subgenre of dark wave music that is characterized by an ethereal atmosphere and soprano vocals as well as strong influences from classical music.
Historical context
In the middle of the 1980s, the bands Dead Can Dan ...
band
Love Is Colder Than Death. It was released in
Europe
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in 1991 by the Hyperium music label in both LP and CD formats. Earlier that year Hyperium had released the three song ''Wild World'' vinyl EP. Teignmouth was also released in the
United States
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in 1994 by
Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records is a record label founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1993 by the late Dave Heckman. The label's all-electronic format closely tracked with European contemporaries, such as Off Beat, and, since 1995, has been instrumenta ...
as the then new record distribution and label's first release (MET001).
This album was starting the heavenly voices series.
Two of the tracks on Teignmouth, "Wild World" and "From the Fog", were previously released on the ''Wild World'' EP. However the version of "Wild World" released on Teignmouth is shorter than the original EP release.
Track listing
Both the European and American CD versions of Teignmouth had the same track order.
#"Tired To Death" – 3:28
#"Very Ill" – 4:49
#"Structure" – 1:49
#"Town E." – 3:08
#"Questo Mostrarsi" – 2:30
#"From the Fog" – 2:40
#"Island" – 3:45
#"Abiata" – 2:09
#"For one Ludwig F." – 3:25
#"Sex and Horror" – 4:25
#"Chorn" – 3:53
#"Wild World" – 4:12
#"Exit Out" – 3:36
The Hyperium Records LP track order is the same as the order on the CD, with the B-side of the album starting with ''Abiata''.
Credits
*Maik Hartung
*Sven Mertens
*Susann Heinrich (vocals)
*Ralf Donis
*Joachim Hofler (recording and mixing)
*Frank Schmmidt (recording and mixing assistant)
*Michel du Chesne and LICTD (cover art)
*William Blake (lyrics on ''Very Ill'')
*George Darley (lyrics on ''Town E.'')
*Toni Zekl (lyrics on ''For One Ludwig F.'')
External links
Official Entry on the Love Is Colder Than Death DiscographyAlbum entry at Discogs.com
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1991 debut albums
Dark wave albums
Metropolis Records albums