The Blue Obscurities, by Trance To The Sun

The Blue Obscurities

by Trance To The Sun

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tonynekros One of favorite examples of their otherworldly yet trance like sound. the slow downtempo drums makes this melodic track wonderful. Favorite track: Mr. Pluto Head.

DaniHell Just beautiful! es una delicia de disco ! Favorite track: Unexpected Snow.

Ilja Sillman Favourite track: Real Me

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Vocals: Ingrid Luna Blue
Instruments: Ashkelon Sain
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Comes in a lovely 3 panel gatefold, cover painting by Ingrid, plus exclusive photos from a lost video shoot. Complete lyrics are printed inside... the disc is pretty... and the music....(!!!!)

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Venomous Eve (2021 Remaster), "Bloom Flowers, Bloom!" (2020 Remaster), Via Subterranea, Lost Garden Gnome Hotline [4 Song EP], Island 13 - EP, The Urchin Tear Soda Ringtone Collection, All The Covers, The Blue Obscurities, and 5 more. , and , .

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1.	The Thinner The Air (Cocteau Twins cover) 04:56	info	buy track
2.	Mr. Pluto Head 07:21	info	buy track
3.	Secret Police 05:56	info	buy track
4.	The Real Me (The Who cover) 05:59	info	buy track
5.	Unexpected Snow 03:59		buy track
6.	Malla At Ease 06:26	info	buy track
7.	Phases Of The Razor 04:28	info	buy track
8.	Ophelianic Mosquito 09:12	info	buy track
9.	Albatross (Fleetwood Mac cover) 03:28	info	buy track
10.	Her Magnetism 07:02	info	buy track
11.	I Don't Want To Haunt Your Memory 10:07	info	buy track
12.	Virginia's Lament (Cliff Notes) 04:54	info	buy track
13.	Lotus Lantern V.7 05:51	info	buy track

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Much more than a mere rarities collection, “The Blue Obscurities” is the long awaited companion CD to Trance To The Sun’s majestic “Urchin Tear Soda” and “Atrocious Virgin” albums. This impressive
presentation features the 7 associated album outtakes (left off for time considerations), plus 6 rare compilation contribution tracks, all centered around the expressively spellbinding and cryptic vocals of Ingrid Blue.

“The Blue Obscurities” is released both digitally and in a limited-edition eco-wallet style CD package with period photos and new artwork by vocalist Blue.

Emerging from the 1990's U.S. Darkwave scene, Trance To The Sun recorded and released 7 studio albums and undertook 5 tours of the U.S. and Canada during the years 1993 - 2001.
Trance to the Sun inspired a loyal following and considerable acclaim with their unique brand of lushly textured and highly emotive songscapes, infusing elements of darkwave, post punk, dreampop and pychedelia into a unique and readily identifiable melange.

Three different female vocalists fronted the group at various times during the most active period of TTTS, beginning with the haunting echolalia of Zoe Wakefield through 1996, followed by a brief foray from the articulate and erudite Dawn Wagner (Scarlet Slipping) in 1997, and finally reaching a crescendo with the emotive, lyrical vocal elocutions of Ingrid Blue from 1998 onward.

Revealed here for the first time ever are three tracks recorded in ’01 for a proposed follow-up to “Atrocious Virgin”: “Her Magnetism” is a signature bluesy, waltzing deathrock ballad, “Mr. Pluto Head”
is an up-tempo, apocalyptic prog-goth opus, while “I Don’t Want To Haunt Your Memory” is a pulse throbbing ten minute epic on par with the most captivating works ever recorded by the band.

Additional unreleased tunes included here are the ominous “Secret Police” (dating from the period of “Urchin Tear Soda”) and the lush, 9 minute “Ophelianic Mosquito” (a track which simply would not have fit onto the “Atrocious Virgin” CD, but otherwise echoes a strong sense of belonging with that work).

Long-time fans may recognize the witchcraft themed “Malla At Ease”, the shadowy “Phases Of The Razor”, and the cathartic “Virginia’s Lament”, these having found their way onto various compilations in their time (although it is a slightly more sparse and concise mix of “Virginia’s Lament” that is presented here).

Also from the realms of the previously-released-but-rare come Trance’s stunning cover of the Cocteau Twins gem “The Thinner The Air” (originally found on "Victorialand"), as well as a gorgeous downtempo shoegazer rendition of The Who’s classic “The Real Me”.

“The Blue Obscurities” is rounded out by three instrumental works by bandleader Ashkelon Sain from the same period: the electro-ambient “Lotus Lantern V.7”, a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s 1969 jewel “Albatross”, plus a beautifully orchestrated guitar ballad entitled “Unexpected Snow”.

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released January 5, 2011

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Trance To The Sun Portland, Oregon

Purveyors of Lavish & Psychedelic Post-Punk Music since 1990.
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Devoured By Flowers
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and coming soon:
TRANCE TO THE MOON!

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