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Black Tape for a Blue Girl (often stylized as black tape for a blue girl) is an American neoclassical dark wave band formed in 1986 by keyboardist/songwriter Sam Rosenthal, the founder of Projekt Records. Their music has elements of dark wave, ethereal, ambient, neoclassical, and dark cabaret music. Inspired by acts such as Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Tangerine Dream and Brian Eno, Projekt Records founder Sam Rosenthal established the California-based Black Tape for a Blue Girl as a vehicle for his electronic music compositions.

Gloomy ethereal that is not for everyone, BTFABG's work is definitely an aquired taste. Their pretensious, artsy leanings can be off-putting to some as can the bleakness of their sound. However, when they strike the right balance, BTFABG can create some really great stuff. Black Tape's best music is ethereal, moody, contemplative and quite beautiful. Some if it can be reminiscent of This Mortal Coil's work (in style), some of it similar to darker moodier New Age/Vidna Obmana type work
The album as a whole is a wealth of texture, vivid imagery and elegant compositions delivered by tasteful instrumentation.


(Extended Edition)

1. As one aflame laid bare by desire [part 1] (2:54)
2. As one aflame laid bare by desire [part 2] (4:25)
3. Given [1. the waterfall 2. the illuminating gas] (4:22)
4. entr’acte [the garden awaits us] (1:34)
5. Tell me you’ve taken another (5:21)
6. entr’acte [the carnival barker] (1:02)
7. dream (1:57)
8. the Apotheosis (6:21)
9. Russia (6:40)
10. Your one wish (1:29)
11. Dulcinea (6:17)
12. the Green box (6:39)
13. Denouement / denouncement (6:59)
14. the Passage (16:23)
15. Digital Part 2 (Bonus tracks) (0:10)
16. As one aflame laid bare by desire - part 1 [guitar & flute] (2:38)
17. As one aflame laid bare by desire - part 2 [early instrumental demo] (4:30)
18. entr’acte [the garden awaits us] [early mix] (1:39)
19. Tell me you’ve taken another [vocals & flute] (5:22)
20. entr’acte [the carnival barker] [early instrumental demo] (0:58)
21. dream [vocals] (1:57)
22. Russia [early instrumental demo] (6:39)
23. Your one wish [early instrumental demo] (0:54)
24. Dulcinea [live backing track] (6:16)
25. the Green box [early instrumental demo] (6:49)
26. Denouement / denouncement [early instrumental demo] (6:51)
27. the Passage [early instrumental demo] (26:05)
28. the Passage [vicki isolated] (2:11)
29. Sequence #21 [unused] (0:48)
30. Prokofiev, Lieutenant Kijjé Suite, Op. 60: II. Romance (1:19)

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