{"id":64619,"date":"2024-12-19T00:13:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T23:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/?p=64619"},"modified":"2024-12-19T23:23:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T22:23:34","slug":"bella-eterna-pornographic-shadows-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elgarajedefrank.es\/en\/bella-eterna-pornographic-shadows-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bella Eterna – Pornographic Shadows"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Listening to Pornographic Shadows<\/em>, the debut of Bella Eterna<\/strong>, is like seeing a friend you haven’t seen for a long time or returning to one of your favourite cities after a long absence. The union of Belgian singer Gerd Van Geel and Spanish producer JG Outsider<\/strong> has resulted in an album with a timeless sound, a declaration of love to a style of making music, or better said to a feeling. Gerd, the recognisable voice of The Arch<\/strong> has been creating some of the scene’s anthems since the mid-eighties, such as \u2018Babsi Ist Tot\u2019 and the popular \u2018Ribdancer\u2019 while JG Outsider<\/strong>, after spending half his life composing tracks for the dancefloor, has returned to embrace the darkness that was his first love. Together they create this work of dark synth pop, quite varied and with a clear focus on the dancefloor, something natural coming from where the two artists come from. The album, released on French label Unknown Pleasures, includes seven original tracks, two of them in different versions and a new remix of \u2018Ribdancer\u2019 by JG Outsider<\/strong> recorded previously for a tribute released by Banshees Records .<\/span><\/p>

\u2018Emperor\u2019, the first track, has a classic vibe, like it has crossed oceans of time to be in the record, an elegant and majestic composition in which Gerd proves what a great singer he is. The Silence Mix manages to breathe a different life into it, this time more dancefloor-oriented. \u2018Complex\u2019 is a more danceable track, with an interesting production by JG Outsider<\/strong> and a very good chorus. \u2018The Mirror of The Soul\u2019 is a track that wins you over right away, it follows the danceable vibe of the previous one and Gerd is really in a state of grace in his performance. Personally, it’s my favourite track on the album. \u2018Withered Flowers\u2019 sounds classic too, with a beginning that reminds us of Midge Ure’s Ultravox<\/strong> and features a dramatic performance by Gerd. The production sounds classic but with just enough modern touches. The track appears again as \u2018Withered Flowers Night Seeds\u2019 in a danceable version that proves that JG Outsider<\/strong> can turn anything into dancefloor material. \u2018Pornographic Shadows\u2019, the title track, is the dark and haunting moment of this quite varied album. The producer creates ghostly, dramatic music that serves as the perfect background for Gerd’s voice.<\/span><\/p>

The album continues with \u2018The Realm of the Women\u2019, an atmospheric track, in which Gerd shines again. Among the remixes we find \u2018Inflatable\u2019, an original piece in which JG proves to be a master in creating atmospheres with the minimum while Gerd recites a text.<\/span><\/p>

The album ends with a remix that JG Outsider<\/strong> made of the legendary \u2018Ribdancer\u2019 for a tribute on the Banshees Records label. The track was a smash hit in Spanish clubs (not only Goth ones) and we assume that the Spanish producer played it a lot back in the day. The track is a glimpse into the past with a taste of the present that, I hope, is the beginning of a fruitful future.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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