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TheDarkWood5

by P L a N E T S

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Carsten Pieper
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Carsten Pieper Ah, another great bandcamp find, triggered by Sven B. Schreiber's following Jacampanman ;-)
This "haunted band from Alhambra" live up to their own labeling: Sombre tunes, often coming with a nice Gothic feeling. The vocals sometimes remind me of Peter Murphy, sometimes of Timesbold's Whip or Her Name Is Carla's T.E. Morris and to that other guy, I can't put my finger on, right now :-/
Good songs, too, which I prefer to the spooky interlude things... Favorite track: Blood Red Sun.
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    This special 5 Year Anniversary version of P L a N E T S TheDarkWoods contains 3 previously unreleased bonus tracks and digital versions of the insert that came with the original album and TheDarkWoods zine first handed out at TheDarkWoods: Abduction at The Troubadour. Also, each song has a story written by singer/songwriter Adam Stilwell that explains the genesis of each song (click on each individual track to read). Thank you for listening and supporting independent art and the defiant minds behind it.
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Overture 01:37
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I WANDERED OUT TO FAR IN THE MIDDLE OF A DAYDREAM AND LOST THE SUN AND WITH THE DARKNESS CAME THE IMMEDIATE FEELING THAT I SHOULD RUN AND THAT'S ALL THAT'S ALL I WANNA DO THE MOMENT I REALIZED I WAS ALONE AND THE WEIGHT MADE MY HAIR STAND UP I HEARD THEM DEEP DARK VOICES CALLING ME TO SOMETHING THAT WASN'T LOVE AND THAT'S ALL THAT'S ALL I WANNA DO I HEARD HIM WALK UP, THIS IS A STICK UP, I LAYED THERE STILL AS A TREE I SAW THE MAN'S BOOT, I FELT A SHIVER AND THEN I HEARD A SCREAM FOR UP ABOVE ME, JUST BEYOND ME, THE MORNING HAD BROUGHT ANOTHER ONE THE MOUNTAIN LION THAT HAD CHASED ME ALL THE WAY HOME WHEN I WAS YOUNG MY DUSTY TAIL STOOD UP I SWEAR, THE BLOOD WAS ALL AROUND ME HUMAN BONES BREAK, MY FOUR LEGS SHAKE, AND THE LION TURNED TO ME SON, GO BACK HOME, OUT HERE YOU'RE JUST A LITTLE SCARED COYOTE AND THAT'S ALL THAT'S ALL I WANNA DO
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Bloodbrains 05:00
A TREE IN MY MIND ALONE IN THE DARK HER TRUNK OPENS UP A HINT OF A SPARK OUT OF HER CHEST A DESERT COVERED IN RED BUT HER HEARTS STILL ALIVE HER ROOTS HAVE BEEN BLED THE INFECTIONS IN MY HEAD RING ME OUT AND WIPE YOURSELF DOWN YOU ARE NEW YOU ARE SAFE FROM THE HOUNDS YOU'RE DREAMS THEY SEEM DARK BUT, IT'S JUST 'CAUSE YOUR EYES ARE CLOSED YOU'RE AWAKE NOW YOUR PARENTS DON'T KNOW RUN FAST NOW DOWN THAT ROAD FIRE THROUGH THE FIELD THE STARS WILL EXPLODE WHEN YOU REACH THAT DOCK WITH EVERY STEP YOU LOSE YOUR CLOTHES YOUR SHOES THEY GO FIRST NOW, OFF WITH YOUR HEAD YOU FLY THROUGH THE AIR YOU'RE SO FUCKING DEAD THE INFECTIONS IN YOUR HEAD!
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THERE'S A BLOOD RED SUN TURNING BLACK ON THIS COLD NIGHT HIS BODIES TURNING BLUE SEEMS HE'S LOST THE FIGHT HE'S BEEN A POISONOUS SNAKE FOR 50 ODD YEARS BUT, YOU'D BE A FOOL NOT TO TRUST HIM AND HIS CRAZY FEAR NOW AS THE SUN DIPS BENEATH THE TREES HIS MOUTH GOES DRY, HIS EYES GO BLIND HE FALLS THROUGH HIS KNEES IF THE DEVIL WAS GONNA TAKE HIM HE'D TAKE HIM NOW BUT, OLD GOD HAD PLACED HIS BET THAT HE'D SURVIVE SOMEHOW SO, HE SENT A GREAT BEAST TO CLEAN HIM UP WHEN HE DIED A GRIZZLY BEAR WITH DRIED BLOOD CAKED DEEP INTO HIS HIDE THE OLD SNAKE EYED HIM DOWN AND ROSE TO HIS FEET THE GREAT SILVERBACK WAS SURE THAT HE WAS READYING TO RETREAT BUT THE BLOOD HAD WOUND IT'S WAY BACK INTO HIS HANDS THIS BEAST WOULD HAVE TO KILL HIM ALIVE WHERE HE STANDS THEN GOD'S MAN CHARGED AND THE DEVIL'S DID TOO AND THAT BLOOD RED SUN WASN'T COMIN' BACK FOR THIS CRAZY MOON
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Zombie 03:10
GIRLS ARE IN HOODS IN THE DARK WOODS
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Creatures 00:25
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Miracle Tip 03:50
ON THE MIRACLE TIP ON THE MIRACLE TIP I FOUND YOU ON THE MIRACLE TIP ON THE MIRACLE TIP YOU DIED ON THE MIRACLE TIP ON THE MIRACLE TIP I FOUND YOU FOUND YOU ON THE MIRACLE TIP GOD, I HOPE THAT YOU'RE STILL ALIVE
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Crying Wolf 01:38
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Some Fires 04:17
WE SPOKE IN THE TREES ALONE AND WE HELD ON TO THE MORNING 'CAUSE IT'S ALL WE HAVE TO SAVE US FROM THE COLD BECAUSE DARKNESS IT GROWLS LIKE A WOLF AND DARKNESS IT REMEMBERS LIKE A GHOST AROUND HERE NO ONE SAYS WHO THEY ARE BECAUSE NO ONE SAYS ANYTHING YOUR SHADOW IS ALL I SEE AGAIN SOME FIRES THEY BURN THROUGH EVERYTHING ELSE SOME FIRES THEY BURN THROUGH EVERYTHING ELSE SOME FIRES THEY BURN THROUGH EVERYTHING SOME FIRES THEY BURN THROUGH EVERYTHING SOME FIRES, THEY BURN THROUGH EVERYTHING
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^^v^^ 00:23
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^^o^^ 04:50
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Like A Wolf 03:48
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A Warm Fight 03:40
IT WAS A COLD NIGHT DAMN NEAR 80 BELOW IT WAS A WARM FIGHT BUT, YOU SAID YOU WERE WRONG AND IN THE MOONLIGHT IT WAS ALL IN SONG AND LIKE NEPHI I FINALLY FELT LIKE I BELONG I WAS WASTED A MAN FEARLESS ON HIS OWN AND IT WAS FOOLISH FOR ME TO HAVE DRIVEN HOME THE CRYIN' WON'T STOP THE SCREAMINGS IN MY LUNGS AND LIKE A FOOL'S PRIDE I WAS COMPLETELY NUMB YOU SAID OKAY I'LL TAKE YOU WITH MY FISTS! I STUCK MY NECK OUT HELL, I JUST DRANK A FIFTH! …YOU'RE ALREADY SINGIN' THAT DARK NIGHT SONG I SAID, "HELL, IT'S 30 BELOW AND I'M ALL ALONE IT WAS A COLD NIGHT MY HANDS WERE REALLY FROZE IT WAS A WARM FIGHT I ADMIT I WAS WRONG SO, WHEN I GOT HOME I FELT ALL ALONE BUT, THAT WAS ALL RIGHT 'CAUSE I PICKED UP THE PHONE THEN I CALLED YOU! AND YOU SAID YOU WERE HOME YEAH, I CALLED YOU! AND YOU SAID YOU WERE ALL ALONE YOU SAID, "OKAY" I'LL COME RUNNIN' OVER YEAH, YOU SAID, "OKAY" I'LL COME RUNNIN' HOME

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“P L a N E T S make glammy, theatrical rock, which comes off like The Cramps fed through the same machines that made Iggy’s “The Idiot” and Bowie’s “Low”, a creepy-crawly soundtrack for a big stage at the end of the world.” --LA WEEKLY

"Darkly compelling psych rock reminiscent of 'Red Right Hand'-era Nick Cave." --LA WEEKLY

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released October 17, 2017

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The haunted band from Alhambra

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