Silence - The Passion Of The Cold (2xCD) (2008)

GENRE..... Darkwave, Modern Classical
LABEL...... n/a
MODE....... VBRkbps / Joint-Stereo
REL.DATE.. Oct-12-2008

Silence is a Slovenian electronic, synth pop and soundtrack music composing duo consisting
of Boris Benko (singer and songwriter) and Primoz( Hladnik (keyboards and arrangements).
Their fanbase and their tours are currently limited to Slovenia, Germany and parts of
Eastern Europe. Outside the region, the band is probably mostly known for the album "Vain, A
Tribute To A Ghost" and their collaboration with Laibach on the album Volk in 2006.

The music is characterized by melancholy, experimental sounds and vocal arrangements as well
as meticulous production. The band is also known to incorporate various live instruments in
their recordings, such as the piano, violin, viola, double bass, cello, valiha and other.
The duo is recognized for their vast involvement in music writing for contemporary plays in
Slovenian theater. Usually they will tour with the cast, or even be part of it, and perform
the music live.

On Sep 1st 2008, the Pekinpah association released The Passion of the Cold, a 2CD collection
of SilenceÆs latest theatre works. The double album features music from (or inspired by)
Tomaz Pandur's plays Barroco and Kaligula.

The Passion of the Cold, printed as a lush, hard-cover book, contains 32 pages of
play-related texts (including forewords written by Benko), lyrics and photographs, as well
as two CD's with 30 previously unreleased tracks. The book is in English. The album, a
limited edition consisting of 500 nubered and hand-signed copies

The album, Silence's first venture into the realm of classical music, can be perceived - in
the light of the 2006 anthology Key Silence - as a symbolic break with the duet's previous
works. Nevertheless, at closer inspection, the record reveals all the characteristics - the
distinctive melodies and distinguishing vocals - that listeners have come to expect from
Silence.

A masterpiece !

Tracklist:

CD1 Baroque

01 Prologue
02 The True Nature of Happiness
03 Baroque Variations: Equality
04 Concert for Guillotine and Tired History
05 Fetes Galantes
06 Butoh-Baroque
07 Sublime Symmetry of Letters
08 Halfway There, Mostly Nowhere
09 Theatre of Beasts
10 Baroque Variations: Brotherhood
11 Baroque Variations: Freedom
12 Dance of the Dead
13 Religion of Lust
14 Sounds Shameful, as if You Were in Love
15 Guillotine
16 The True Nature of Happiness-Reprise
17 Beyond My Control

CD2 Caligula

01 Il Gran Teatro di Caligola
02 La Luna
03 The Organization of Madness-Version 1
04 Venus
05 Ai Successori D'odio
06 Lake Nemi
07 The Organization of Madness-Version 2
08 The Axe Falls
09 Capri
10 Can That Freedom Be Happiness?
11 Una Strana Schiavitu
12 The Four Sides of the Heart
13 I Am Still Alive?

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