Covenant, - The Blinding Dark
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The Blinding Dark

Label Dependent ‎– mind 276
Format Vinyl, LP, Album, 180 g 2 x Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, 180 g All Media, Limited Edition
Barcode 0884388500761
Country Germany
Released 04 Nov 2016
Genre Electronic
Style Synth-pop, Electro
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Format: 3LP incl. "Psychonaut EP", download code for the album and exclusive digital bonus material, printed inner sleeves and PVC protection sleeve, The Blinding Dark" is definitely not Covenant's most easily accessible album. It does not contain as many hits as classics like "Northern Light" or "United States of Mind", and it is surely less pleasant than Covenant's most striking earworms "Dead Stars" and "Happy Man". Still, "The Blinding Dark" is exciting not only because of its telling title, but also since it shows a remarkable development in style, something that Covenant decidedly wanted with this record - and not least thanks to the subject matter they address. Of course, dancefloors will still shake during "Sound Mirrors", "Immortal" or "I close My Eyes", yet the albums focuses rather sup- pressed tracks of subtle darkness such as the Kraftwerk- and Jarr-inspired "Dies Irae" and the Lee Hazelwood(!) cover "Rider on a wild Horse", a 1977 country anthem that has been turned into a sombre, sluggish electro requiem with heavy acoustic drums. Eventually "The Blinding Dark" offers a lot to discover, not least probably because long-standing Covenant member Joakim Montelius has once again taken more responsibility in the studio than on their previous works and due to the fact that Daniel Myer (haujobb, Architect) has returned as a permanent fixture in the group's live line-up. Thus, "The Blinding Dark" may hark back to one of Covenant's less "hit-heavy" records that turned out to have more depth and longevity just because of its raw character. It is their second full-length "Sequencer" that could have been the blueprint for the mood on "The Blinding Dark" with slower numbers such as "Tabula Rasa" or "Flux". And there could be worse references, right? Exclusive digital content (only included in 3LP and box set):01 Death of Identity (full version) 02 Wolf Hour 03 New Dawn

The Blinding Dark
A1 Fulwell 2:12
A2 I Close My Eyes 5:52
A3 Morning Star 4:21
A4 Cold Reading 4:54
A5 A Rider On A White Horse 5:21
B1 Interlude 1:50
B2 Dies Irae 4:33
B3 Sound Mirrors (Fulwell) 5:03
B4 Interlude 1:06
B5 If I Give My Soul 5:43
B6 Summon Your Spirit 5:21
Psychonaut EP
C1 The Blinding Light 7:23
C2 Death Of Ideology 7:46
C3 Death Of Superstition 6:08
D1 Death Of Spirituality 14:32
D2 Death Of Belief 7:44
II
Death Of Identity (Full Version) (49:39)
E 00:00 - 26:05 26:05
F Continued 26:05 - 49:39 23:34
Design, Artwork – Tobias Green
Graphic Design [Logo, Font] – Dirk Rudolph
Lacquer Cut By – HL
Mastered By – Björn Engelmann (A1 to B6)
Performer – Andreas Catjar (C1 to F)
Performer – Daniel Jonasson (C1 to F)
Performer – Eskil Simonsson (C1 to F)
Performer – Joakim Montelius (C1 to F)
Photography By – Stefan Alt
Photography By [Band Photos] – Frank Machalowski
Photography By [Denge Sound Mirror] – Andrew Grantham
Producer, Arranged By – Eskil Simonsson (A1 to B6)
Recorded By, Edited By – Simonsson
Limited to 500 copies.
Barcode – 884388500761
Label Code – LC 10270
Matrix / Runout (Side A) – BG50621-01 A1 HL
Matrix / Runout (Side B) – BG50621-01 B1 HL
Matrix / Runout (Side C) – BG50621-02 C1 HL
Matrix / Runout (Side D) – BG50621-02 D1 HL
Matrix / Runout (Side E) – BG50621-03 E1 HL
Matrix / Runout (Side F) – BG50621-03 F1 HL
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