Album Review

Black Tape for a Blue Girl – 10 Neurotics

• 13th Oct 2009

Sam Rosenthal has released his next album on his very own Projekt record label.

Whilst the label likes to delve into the gothic and darkwave subcultures of music, “Black Tape for a Blue Girl” represents something of a variety. Whilst we begin with the cabaret sound of “Sailor Boy” which captures the masquerade pantomime of the heave-ho folk music.

Not sticking around here the album delves into different sounds. Female vocals take over here and there, the pastoral creeps in and yes the darker ambient side of music is very much present throughout. Some tunes dare to become sound scapes themselves (Marmalade Cat) which is ingenious in creating an album that has many reflective surfaces.

“Rotten Zurich Café” is a tonally beautiful song; swaying too and fro with downtrodden vocals to boot. As the album progresses you can just about visualise the sepia tones coming through the blend of vocal and musical stylistics. From opera, brass, string, wind and percussion – the band manage to capture masterful ballads. The sound work on each song too is also noteworthy.
Full of sensual, erotic and fetish imagery, “10 Neurotics” is a creation for the dark, and artistic of mind.