The Black Angels - Phosgene Nightmare [10", Limited Edition]

Another Record Store Day release from previous years. This one's from 2011. PHOSGENE NIGHTMARE is a B-sides collection according to the sticker, although i couldn't find out to which songs these tracks would have been the B-sides. I saw they had been digital bonus tracks in iTunes so maybe that's what they meant with that. Anyway, it's a mighty fine set of tunes by THE BLACK ANGELS. Ronettes is one of my favourites, and also the hypnotic "Rain Dance Version" of Entrance Song is pretty awesome. The original appears of course on Phosphene Dream, the album they had released half a year before this special 10" saw the light of day.

Label: Blue Horizon Ventures
Cat.nr.: BHV-16782-1
Year of release: 2011

SIDE A:
01. Melanie's Melody
02. Ronettes
03. The Boat Song

SIDE B:
01. At Night
02. Choose To Choose
03. Entrance Song (Rain Dance Version)

The Black Angels - Indigo Meadow [12", LP]

INDIGO MEADOW is the second full length on the Blue Horizon label for THE BLACK ANGELS, and i can already tell that i like it better than their previous one, Phosphene Dream. It's a little less polished and the songs got some rougher edges again, like in their earlier days. The more i listen to it, the better i like it, but for me Directions To See A Ghost is still their best album. The artwork of Indigo Meadow by the way is quite different than their previous three albums, which all have hallucinating lines on the cover. As you can see on the picture above, this one has a psychedelic sixties-style drawing of the band members. Inside there's a lyrics booklet with some nice drawings (and yes; lines) as well. That's another thing that i really appreciate about The Black Angels: the well looked-after artwork of their releases. Once again they did a great job with that.

Label: Blue Horizon Ventures
Cat.nr.: BHV-16790-1
Year of release: 2013

SIDE A:
01. Indigo Meadow
02. Evil Things
03. Don't Play With Guns
04. Holland
05. The Day
06. Love Me Forever
07. Always Maybe

SIDE B:
01. War On Holiday
02. Broken Soldier
03. I Hear Colors (Chromaesthesia)
04. Twisted Light
05. You're Mine
06. Black Isn't Black

The Black Angels - Phosphene Dream [12", LP]

PHOSPHENE DREAM is another masterpiece by THE BLACK ANGELS. It's their last full length album to date (time for a new one soon?). And once again not only great music-wise, but also when it comes to the artwork. They really know how to make excellent quality albums. A sturdy cardboard gatefold cover -although it's a 1LP- with an attached booklet in the middle, containing lyrics and psychedelic artwork. The combination of blue/red works out really well for that matter.

Label: Blue Horizon Ventures
Cat.nr.: BHV-16780-1
Year of release: 2010           

SIDE A:
01. Bad Vibrations
02. Haunting At 1300 McKinley
03. Yellow Elevator #2
04. Sunday Afternoon
05. River Of Blood

SIDE B:
01. Entrance Song
02. Phosphene Dream
03. True Believers
04. Telephone
05. The Sniper

The Black Angels - Watch Out Boy/I'd Rather Be Lonely [7"]

This single was a Record Store Day release in the USA this year. Two new songs by THE BLACK ANGELS (or three actually, since there's a dropcard included for the these songs + a bonus song; a cover of She's Not There, originally by The Zombies) on nice brown/orange coloured vinyl.

Label: Blue Horizon Ventures
Cat.nr.: BHV-16788-7
Year of release: 2012

SIDE A:
01. I'd Rather Be Lonely

SIDE B:
01. Watch Out Boy