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Release Date: 05/31/00
Spontaneously full of mirth and dark humor, <B>Almost Human</B> blurs the gap between the 18th and 21st centuries.
Sanctuary: âThe dark angel is back!!ââ On his year-2000 second album, LexiconâVoltaire takes a positively Goth subject matter approach, but the music and feel of the songs are decidedly cabaret / goth cabaret.âÂ
On his debut release, Voltaire satirized the concept of Evil and the many ways it manifests itself in the world. Now, two years later, Voltaire returns with a more lighthearted look at life from the perspective of Godâs angelic cast-off, Lucifer, driven by pride to attempt the first failed coup in history.
Singing in a deep, velvety croon with all the passion, sorrow and bitterness of a fallen angel, Voltaire has crafted an album full of haunting Old World melodies and memorable pop tunes that you wonât be able to get out of your head without a guillotine. Always the devilish wordsmith, Voltaireâs songs dance between the sardonic, the heartfelt and the absurd. Whether he is singing about a lost love or a public beheading, Voltaire effervesces in a playfully boisterous mix of wit and old-fashioned merriment.
Spontaneously full of mirth and dark humor,Almost Humanblurs the gap between the 18th and 21st centuries. This is pop music for a parallel universe, where Morrissey is the Queen of England and electricity was never discovered. Cleverly combining classical instruments with present-day song structures, Voltaireâs New Wave band from the Victorian Era cavort through a cabaret suitable for the most contemporary of dance floors.
Meltdown âAlmost Humanis clearly the work of a clever but twisted mind stuck somewhere between pop genius and 18th Century lunatic minstrel.â
Dark EntriesâSort of like Morrissey, given a string quartet & cross bred with a bitter gothy version of Weird Al Yankovich, right down to the polka.â
CD in 4-panel digipak with 8-page lyric booklet.
| Label: Projekt |
| Genre: Alternative/Punk |
| Run Time: 53 mins |
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