Ashes
by Christian Death
- Type: Album
- Released: 1985
- Label: Nostradamus
- Country: United States
- Length: 36:35
- Community rating: 3.65/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Valor, David Glass, Rozz Williams, Gitane Demone, Eric Westfall, Randy Wilde
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Marking the final studio appearance of founding frontman Rozz Williams before his departure from the group, this album heavily incorporates the theatrical, European sensibilities of guitarist Valor Kand. 'Ashes' shifts away from the primitive aggression of traditional Los Angeles deathrock, introducing lush orchestral instrumentation, choirs, and dark cabaret aesthetics. The record perfectly encapsulates the grand, funereal atmosphere that would come to define the second wave of gothic rock.
Genres
Descriptors: funereal, repetitive, guitars, atmospheric, ritualistic, distorted, choral
Tracklist
- Ashes (7:03)
- Ashes, Pt. 2 (2:46)
- When I Was Bed (7:57)
- Lament (2:53)
- Face (3:53)
- The Luxury of Tears (6:57)
- Of the Wound (5:03)
Credits
- G茅rard Rabel - artwork [conception graphique et choix des textes]
- Marie Lemeur - artwork [conception graphique et choix des textes]
- Yann Farcy - artwork [conception graphique et choix des textes]
- Randy Wilde - bass
- Michael Andreas - clarinet [uncredited]
- David Glass - drums, percussion, vocals, written-by
- Gitane Demone - keyboards, voice, written-by
- Richard Hurwitz - trumpet [uncredited]