But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter?
by Death in June
- Type: Album
- Released: 25 August 1992
- Label: NER
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 36:15
- Community rating: 4.12/5 from 9 ratings
Artists on this release: David Tibet, Campbell Finley, Michael Cashmore
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Shedding their early post-punk aggression entirely, Death in June delivers a profoundly somber and stripped-down masterpiece of acoustic neofolk. 'But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter?' is incredibly dark, utilizing beautiful acoustic guitar melodies and highly poetic lyricism to evoke a deep, pessimistic melancholy.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, acoustic, male-vocals, martial, minimal, bleak, ritualistic, conceptual
Tracklist
- Death Is the Martyr of Beauty (3:52)
- He's Disabled (4:10)
- The Mourner's Bench (2:33)
- Because of Him (3:48)
- Little Black Angel (4:19)
- The Golden Wedding of Sorrow (3:38)
- The Giddy Edge of Light (5:09)
- Ku Ku Ku (1:54)
- Hollows of Devotion (3:31)
- But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter? (3:15)
Credits
- Death In June - primary artist
- Enrico Chiarparin - artwork [inner sleeve picture]
- Ken Thomas - engineer, mixed by, producer
- Douglas Pearce - instruments [all other], vocals [all other], music by, producer, words by
- James Mannox - keyboards [additional], percussion [additional], vocals [additional]
- Simon Norris - keyboards [additional], percussion [additional], vocals [additional]
- Porky - lacquer cut by
- Darren Bentley - photography by [death in june]
- M - plated by
- Campbell Finley - trumpet
- David Tibet - lead vocals, lyrics by [words], backing vocals
- Michael Cashmore - lead guitar, keyboards, music by
- Andrew King - lyrics by [words]