![Balaam & The Angel - Sun Family [2007 reissue] Balaam & The Angel - Sun Family [2007 reissue]](images/balaam-sunfamiliy.jpg)
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CD: 331723
RELEASED: 2007
LABEL: Anagram
01. Love Me 
02. Isabella's Eyes
03. Darklands
04. Thought Behind It All
05. New Dawn
06. Family & Friends
07. World of Light
08. For More Than a Day
09. Touch 
10. I Believe
11. Day & Night
12. Return Again
13. 15th Floor
14. Dream Wide Again
15. Travel On
16. In the Morning
17. Walk Away 
18. Sister Moon
19. Two Into One
2007 release of a 19 track collection that has Balaam & The Angels' complete catalogue of songs recorded on their own Chapter 22 label, including the singles "Day & Night", "Love Me" and "World Of Light" plus 9 bonus tracks selected by the band from their archives of rarer recordings or lesser known b-sides etc.. Their unique brand of post-punk goth and 60's influenced songs made them a leading light of the indie scene in the mid to late 80's. The band went on to enjoy success on both sides of the Atlantic. Taken together, the 19 songs include all 12 of the songs from the 1984-1985 Chapter 22 EPs, though unfortunately the liner notes don't make it clear what the sources of the nine bonus cuts are. Presumably, it's all from the mid-'80s, though it's uncertain whether the six bonus songs that didn't appear on the 1984-1985 EPs are the same versions of the tracks with the same titles that are on their 1986 Virgin EPs. Although this is part of Anagram's goth revival line, it's above average for goth rock, with more of a pop feel and more mainstream production. It's not exactly mainstream or goth; it's moody but not esoteric post-punk, with the kind of melodramatic vocals and watery guitar reverb one associates with mid-'80s recordings of the sort. The CD booklet includes all the original artwork and a complete discography of the band incoporating all of the band's original sleeves. Sleeve notes are supplied by Mark Morris, lead vocalist and bassist of the band.
Influences / Similar Artists:
Sisters Of Mercy, The Mission, The Cult, The Sisterhood
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