Wednesday, November 28, 2007

the gothic novel.

a timely completion of radcliffe's the mysteries of udolpho inspired us to bring you this show. each song title relates to a particular characteristic of the genre, and a few reflect some actual aspects of the plot.



Television Personalities – The Room At The Top Of The Stairs
The Church – The Unguarded Moment
The Magnetic Fields – In My Secret Place
Shop Assistants – After Dark
Simon & Garfunkel – For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
The Soft Machine – A Door Opens And Closes
Jens Lekman – I Don’t Want To Die Alone
The Birthday Party – Faint Heart
Elf Power – Rolling Black Water
The Bats – Watch The Walls
Bis – Action And Drama
Devotchka – In The Tower
Beck – Lonesome Tears
Adorable – Have You Seen The Light?
The Bicycles – I Know We Have To Be Apart
The Chills – Hidden Bay
The Smiths – Death At One’s Elbow
Yann Tiersen – A Secret Place
Tyrannosaurus Rex – The Misty Coast Of Albany
Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci – Dark Night
The Jasmine Minks – Cold Heart
The Delgados – Knowing When To Run
Patrick Wolf – Apparition
Midlake – Some Of Them Are Superstitious
Sondre Lerche – Dead End Mystery
Television Personalities – A Picture Of Dorian Gray
Castanets – At Least One Lie
Final Fantasy – Spell For A Weak Heart
The Church – Don’t Open The Door To Strangers
Isabel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Black Mountain
Architecture in Helsinki – It’s Almost A Trap
The Bats – The Looming Past
The Field Mice – Bleak

it was a carefully constructed playlist! we hope you enjoyed it. apologies for forgetting udolpho back in our apartment...we had hoped to provide you with some choice quotations about weakened hearts and gloomy dungeons.

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