Black Tape for a Blue Girl Remnants of a Deeper Purity - 10th Anniversary

Black Tape for a Blue Girl is best described as the poets of the broken spirit, musically and lyrically exploring the heart of the human soul in all of its unavoidable sadness.  That may sound like depressing stuff but it is far from it.  The quest for the elements of love, of faith and faithfulness, and the essence of happiness as if they were concrete rather than the abstract rudiments of humankind, has been the unrequited search of all time.  Given the absolute heartbreak of desire and free will, with all of its choices, most of which bode badly, it is little wonder that the great authors, painters, and composers of all time have devoted lives to the sad song of impossibility with the brush of possibility somewhere hidden.  Black Tape explores these dark corners of deception, betrayal, love, hope, and rebirth perhaps more adroitly than any other band.

Remnants of a Deeper Purity was released by Black Tape for a Blue Girl in 1996 with 9 tracks of poetics afloat on layers of electronics and strings, incorporating chant, classical components, and expressive heart-rending vocals, resulting in a beautiful album that is yet to be challenged. 

With this new re-issue, Projekt brings the searching depths of Remnants in touch with 8 extra tracks on a second disc, thus making this reissue a collector’s ‘must-have.’  In 1996, the band was approached by Amplexus, a label in Italy, asking for songs to be included in a limited edition series.  “With My Sorrows, Pt 2” and “With My Sorrows, Pt 3,” both extensions of "For you will burn your wings upon the sun," because of the multiple sections of strings found on that song, although using the words from the original track of "With my sorrows" also found on Remnants.  Both bonus tracks carry the profoundness of the original song into new spaces.  Both are dark shades of emotion with “With My Sorrows, Pt 3” taking on additional elements to make the song even darker in scope, an exploration into the deep pit of a broken heart.

Added bonus tracks include a traditional arrangement, “En La Mar Ay Una Torre,” the radio edit of  “I Have No More Answers,” 3 live tracks of songs from the original album performed by Black Tape for a Blue Girl at ProjektFest 96, and remix of “Across A Thousand Blades (96),” before found only in the Goth Box compilation from Cleopatra Records.

The revisitation of Black Tape for a Blue Girl’s greatest achievement, Remnants of a Deeper Purity, is a great cause for celebration.  With many classics being given the Expanded Special Edition lately, it is only right that the timeless, heartbreaking beauty of Remnants be given the same respect.  Works such as is found on this 2CD 10th Anniversary reissue of the classic Remnants of a Deeper Purity are priceless.