{"id":2321,"date":"2014-06-02T16:05:44","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T16:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/?p=2321"},"modified":"2024-02-14T20:07:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T20:07:20","slug":"madame-edwarda-illumine-k7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/madame-edwarda-illumine-k7\/","title":{"rendered":"Madame Edwarda- Illumine\u0301 K7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Monday, folks!\u00a0 Here’s a generous donation of a very special Japanese cassette, courtesy of Elias, who runs an excellent Facebook page<\/a> on the Japanese goth movement.\u00a0 Until now, I hadn’t heard much about Madame Edwarda, just some passing familiarity with the name, but I’m psyched to offer this release from 1986.\u00a0 Fans of Japanese post-punk\/goth bands such as G-Schmitt and D-Day should find lots to love here.<\/p>\n

This is one of five releases from Madame Edwarda, a four piece band who, even at first glance<\/a>, seemed very influenced by The Damned, Bauhaus, etc.\u00a0 The band formed in 1980 and took their name from a Georges Bataille’s novel of the same name. Their earlier releases are more straightforward goth-rock affairs, while this cassette combines those influences with an experimental, almost neo-classical approach (see also In the Nursery for a suitable reference point).\u00a0 There are several killer goth tunes here, including “Honey,” “La Nuit,” and “Marionette,” while other tracks are a bit more esoteric, mixing carnival-esque melodies, synth choir patches, and what sounds like cellos from time to time (though may very well be synth patches as well).\u00a0 All in all, it’s an incredibly interesting listen from front to back.<\/p>\n

The cassette box itself is a rather curious affair, with a larger box and book with rather intricate designs inspired by Aubrey Beardsley and Art Nouveau designs, which more or less sets the stage for the aural treats on this tape.<\/p>\n

Ps- for anyone looking to hear their other releases, Elias has provided me a few links to share as well… They aren’t his own, nor mine, but if anyone would like to hear more and can’t find them elsewhere, please leave a note and I’ll upload them soon.\u00a0 That said, you can still get a copy of the Lorelei <\/em>12” from the band’s official site<\/a>.\u00a0 With that in mind, here’s the information for this excellent cassette, with embedded English translations courtesy of Elias as well!<\/p>\n

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Madame Edwarda- Illumin\u00e9<\/em> K7
\n1. \u6df7\u58f0\u5408\u5531 (Mixed Choir)
\n2. Carnival
\n3. \u591c\u9593\u98db\u884c (Night Flight)
\n4. \u591c\u60f3\u66f2\uff5e\u30ce\u30af\u30bf\u30fc\u30f3\uff5e (Nocturne)
\n5. \u5e7b\u60d1 (Enchanting)
\n6. \u56de\u8ee2\u6728\u99ac\uff5e\u30e1\u30ea\u30fc\u30b4\u30fc\u30e9\u30a6\u30f3\u30c9\uff5e (Carousel\uff5eMerry-Go-Round\uff5e)
\n7. \u9752\u3044\u60aa\u9b54 (Blue Devil)
\n8. \u5927\u89b3\u89a7\u8eca (Ferris Wheel)
\n9. \u30b5\u30fc\u30ab\u30b9 (Circus)
\n10. \u604b\u6b4c\uff5e\u30ed\u30de\u30f3\u30b9\uff5e (Love Song\uff5eRomance\uff5e)
\n11. Le Ch\u00e2teau
\n12. Honey
\n13. \u30b3\u30af\u30c8\u30fc\u306e\u5263 (Sword of Cocteau)
\n14. Marionette
\n15. La Nuit
\n16. \u5922\u60f3 (Reverie)
\n17. Emeralde<\/p>\n

*download it here<\/a>*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy Monday, folks!\u00a0 Here’s a generous donation of a very special Japanese cassette, courtesy of Elias, who runs an excellent Facebook page on the Japanese goth movement.\u00a0 Until now, I hadn’t heard much about Madame Edwarda, just some passing familiarity with the name, but I’m psyched to offer this release from 1986.\u00a0 Fans of Japanese […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,144,648,110,615,614,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1980s","category-144","category-goth","category-goth-rock","category-japan","category-japanese","category-post-punk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2321"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5506,"href":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321\/revisions\/5506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}