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Before the buildings fell

by Sam Rosenthal

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rikm "Before the Buildings Fell" is a lush and evocative release, a stunning example of sequenced analog bliss with beautifully detailed and textured synth work all coming together to define a beautiful soundscape for the listener to explore.

Truly stunning work...

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J3tzt Another wonderful trip into the recesses of my mind.

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Scott This is, somehow, an album that opens doors I had long forgotten I'd locked shut. Favorite track: the amber girl.

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ultra // dave I’m sitting on the beach, staring into the ocean as the waves crash. I feel the wind blowing, the moon is shining bright, and I hear Jane in the background. Favorite track: jane.

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	1.	kathryn 08:59
	2.	diversion 06:12
	3.	resolution 01:48
	4.	the room 02:35
	5.	jane 03:39
	6.	leading to the edge 01:29
	7.	before the buildings fell 02:45
	8.	fragments of benediction 15:34
	9.	the amber girl 10:03

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A solo electronic release from black tape for a blue girl’s Sam Rosenthal. Includes a bonus fifteen minute CD-ROM track of Sam’s video art, for the track "fragments of benediction"

“A hidden masterpiece.” – Losing Today

Projekt and Black tape for a blue girl’s founder Sam Rosenthal had his musical beginnings in electronic music before there were genre names like “electronica.” Back in 1986 — without sequencers, samplers, or MIDI for stringing together computers and keyboards — Rosenthal was experimenting with the creation of instrumental music synchronously warm and ominous. Playing with the shape of sounds in a totally “hands-on” manner, Rosenthal's style is close to the work of Tangerine Dream and Brian Eno.

* Originally recorded in 1986, simultaneous with the rope, black tape for a blue girl’s debut.
* The original master tapes were carefully re-mastered for this release by Rosenthal.

Dave – of Lexicon Magazine – writes: “This is not synthpop, although it is entirely synthetic, nor is it strictly ‘goth’ or 4AD, although it does have elements of both. It recalls Philip Glass and has echoes of This Mortal Coil’s instrumental passages.”

Sam comments: “This cd represents the sort of ‘other side’ of my music, where I can explore through electronic sounds rather than focusing on the words and lyrics. I’m actually quite pleased that people who only know of my work with black tape are giving me such positive feedback on this release. It has been dormant for so long and it is nice to see that people appreciate it all these years later.”

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released August 17, 1986

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Black Tape For A Blue Girl Portland, Oregon

Black Tape For A Blue Girl creates darkwave, ethereal, neoclassical, ambient, goth albums. This page also includes my ambient/electronic music, as well as side-projects. Thanks for listening. Sam

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The Chaos Serpent Single

Apr 2022
The Cleft Serpent

Oct 2021
The Instrumental Serpent

Oct 2021
Eating Rose Petals (free!)

Nov 2020
Tim, where are you now?

Sep 2020
Live KSBR 1987

Jul 2020
Sunwashed evening fire

Jun 2020
Highlights (name-your-price)

Mar 2020
the gesture of history

Aug 2019
To touch the milky way

Oct 2018
Journey to Aktehi

Oct 2017
Isotope

Aug 2017
Blood on the snow

Jan 2017
These fleeting moments

Aug 2016
Limitless (ep)

Jun 2016
the "Bike Shop" EP

Apr 2016
Across a thousand blades (demos+live)

Oct 2015
Monolith

Apr 2015
Monolith (addendum)

Apr 2015
The Collection (Free!)

Aug 2014
Tenderotics

Feb 2013
Archive 01

Oct 2012
Forbidden Colours

Oct 2012
The Passage

Nov 2011
Knock Three Times (2010 live with Nicki Jaine)

Jul 2010
10 Neurotics

Aug 2009
The Pleasures Everlasting (ep)

Aug 2008
The best of (deluxe: 2008+1991)

Jul 2008
Anthology Archive

Jun 2008
POD

Jun 2007
Halo Star (deluxe - Disc 2)

Nov 2004
Halo Star

Aug 2004
with a million tear-stained memories (2CD)

Dec 2003
Black Tape For A Blue Girl sampler 2002

Jun 2002
the scavenger bride

Apr 2002
As One Aflame Laid Bare By Desire (Deluxe)

Jun 1999
Kickstarter Holiday EP

Nov 1996
With my Sorrows (2012)

Oct 1996
Remnants of a deeper purity

Jun 1996
the first pain to linger (maxi)

Apr 1996
Of these reminders

Nov 1994
This lush garden within

Apr 1993
Terrace of Memories

Apr 1992
A chaos of desire

Mar 1991
Ashes in the brittle air

Aug 1989
ashes in the brittle air (2020 remaster)

May 1989
Mesmerized by the sirens

Oct 1988
Before the buildings fell

Aug 1986
The Rope (deluxe)

Aug 1986
Tanzmusik

Mar 1985
The Sleep of Reason (remastered)

Aug 1984
Round Trip

Feb 1984
the gesture of history (preview)

Feb 1919

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