Backworld

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Melody 00:00 Tools
The Devil's Plaything 00:00 Tools
Come Sunday Morn 00:00 Tools
Leaves of Autumn 00:00 Tools
The Wine That Flows 00:00 Tools
Of Seven Things 00:00 Tools
Pleasure Park 00:00 Tools
After the Fall 04:14 Tools
Flowers of Passion 00:00 Tools
Destroying Angel 00:00 Tools
Sirens of Titan 00:00 Tools
Magick Is Love 00:00 Tools
Lake of Ice 00:00 Tools
Heaven's Gate 00:00 Tools
Hands of Ash 00:00 Tools
In the Beginning Was the End 03:58 Tools
Bed of Stone 05:28 Tools
The Shadow of Eden 04:59 Tools
The Naked Soul 03:56 Tools
Divine Love Befalls mix 03:37 Tools
Mary of the Blue Sky 04:12 Tools
The Isles of the Blest 03:26 Tools
Come the Bells 04:28 Tools
Little Red Stars 04:20 Tools
Come With Joy 05:27 Tools
Holy Fire 04:43 Tools
The Angels of Ashes 05:07 Tools
The Sparrows 03:10 Tools
Leaving the Isles of the Blest 05:50 Tools
Eveningward 04:32 Tools
Revolution 12 04:37 Tools
New Light 04:15 Tools
Season of Sacrifice 04:09 Tools
Lies & Lullabies 04:23 Tools
Night of the Senses 04:08 Tools
The Desert Has 12 Things 04:25 Tools
Gentle Rain 04:08 Tools
The Tide 03:40 Tools
The Flowers of Deceit 02:39 Tools
Damaged Angel 03:32 Tools
Beautiful Dream 03:07 Tools
Harrow of Skulls 02:53 Tools
A Place in Heaven 04:46 Tools
Twisted Circle 04:40 Tools
Winter Flies I 03:08 Tools
That I Had Wings 04:11 Tools
Gospel of Mary 04:40 Tools
Language of Dreams 03:32 Tools
The Darkness of His Smile 04:56 Tools
Lady of Sorrows 03:48 Tools
Seeds of Love 03:29 Tools
Of Silver Sleep 03:20 Tools
Maroon Heaven 01:09 Tools
Mirror of Morning 05:13 Tools
The Wisdom of the Flesh 04:47 Tools
Winter Flies II 05:11 Tools
Immaculate Child 03:48 Tools
Three Reflections 04:42 Tools
Divine Love Befalls 03:56 Tools
The Golden Path 03:52 Tools
The Infection 04:04 Tools
Lullaby Land 05:12 Tools
What Lies Behind 03:24 Tools
One Returns To One 04:26 Tools
Between Two Worlds 05:20 Tools
Dawn Is Come 05:13 Tools
A Shepherd's Tale 03:39 Tools
God Against All 00:00 Tools
Vox Sacra: Ancient Lies 08:03 Tools
Who's To Judge 00:46 Tools
Everything That Wishes For Eternal Light 05:06 Tools
The River Runs North As We Sleep 04:47 Tools
This Tree born of Man's Affliction 03:23 Tools
Tammy 02:22 Tools
Vox Sacra - Ancient Lies 08:03 Tools
The Lamb And The Lion 04:07 Tools
Three Days 03:48 Tools
The Orchid 02:50 Tools
Ordinary Man 04:25 Tools
God Against It All 05:09 Tools
To You the Night Is Bright As the Day 06:51 Tools
Who's To Judge? 00:46 Tools
The River Runs 04:48 Tools
Caught In A Dream 04:37 Tools
Everything That Wishes 05:08 Tools
All That Remains 00:00 Tools
Be A Friend 03:20 Tools
Famous Last Words 02:42 Tools
To You The Night 06:53 Tools
Flowers in Flame 04:10 Tools
Heaven's Gate (Remix) 05:04 Tools
A Shepherd\'s Tale 03:39 Tools
Bewtween Two Worlds 05:20 Tools
Seed Of Love 03:21 Tools
Come With Joy (Remix) 05:34 Tools
The Devils Plaything 04:10 Tools
Seasons of Sacrifice 05:34 Tools
The Devil's Plaything (Remix) 04:10 Tools
Leaving the Isles of the Blest (remix) 05:14 Tools
A Vagrant Thought 00:00 Tools
Angel Of Ashes (Scott Walker cover) 05:06 Tools
Hands of Ash (remix) 00:00 Tools
Melody (remix) 00:00 Tools
Heaven´s Gate 00:00 Tools
Giddy Heaven Fall 03:34 Tools
Who´s to judge? 03:34 Tools
devil's plaything 00:00 Tools
Backworld-Melody 00:00 Tools
Backworld Melody 00:00 Tools
Backworld-Hands Of Ash 00:00 Tools
Backworld-The Sparrows 00:00 Tools
Backworld-The Tide 00:00 Tools
The Devil´s Plaything 03:10 Tools
Backworld-Pleasure Park 03:10 Tools
isles of the blest 00:00 Tools
The Devil`s Plaything 00:00 Tools
sunday morning 00:00 Tools
Devils Plaything 00:00 Tools
The Devil's Plaything (excerpt) 00:00 Tools
Melody (Live) 00:00 Tools
Heavens Gate 04:32 Tools
The Tide (Live) 00:00 Tools
Leaves Of Autumn (Live) 03:16 Tools
Little Red Stars (Live) 00:00 Tools
The Devil's Plaything (live) 03:09 Tools
Pleasure Park (live) 03:07 Tools
unreleased (pale blue eyes) 03:07 Tools
The Angels of Ashes (excerpt) 04:32 Tools
Mary Of The Blue Sky (Live) 00:00 Tools
Vox Sacra- Ancient Lies 08:03 Tools
The Devils Plaything (Remix) 04:10 Tools
The Sparrows (Live) 00:00 Tools
Hands Of Ash (Live) 08:03 Tools
05 - The Devil's Plaything 08:03 Tools
Good Infection 04:03 Tools
The Devil's Plaything (1999) 00:00 Tools
Everything That Wishes for Eternal Night 04:03 Tools
unreleased (joseph budenholzer-david tibet) 04:03 Tools
02 The Tide 04:03 Tools
Mary of the Blue Sky (live; excerpt) 04:03 Tools
Melody (excerpt) 04:03 Tools
Magic Is Love 04:03 Tools
unreleased 04:03 Tools
Sparrows, The 00:00 Tools
Teh Lamb and the Lion 00:00 Tools
Who`s To Judge 00:42 Tools
Leaving The Isles Of The 00:42 Tools
Leavges of Autumn 00:42 Tools
Shadow of Eden 00:42 Tools
The Devils Plaything Remix 00:42 Tools
Sirens Of Titen 04:06 Tools
the naked soul (guest vocals by jarboe) 04:06 Tools
Angels Of Ashes 04:06 Tools
Prelude-Alastor 04:06 Tools
This Tree Born of Mans Affliction 00:30 Tools
01 - Hands of Ash 04:12 Tools
Blackworld - Leaves Of Autumn 03:43 Tools
The Devil’s Plaything 03:43 Tools
Gospal Of Mary 04:40 Tools
Sad Angel 04:40 Tools
Heaven's Gate (excerpt_ 04:10 Tools
Consuming Fire 04:10 Tools
Down The Nights 04:10 Tools
Language Of Dreams (320 кбит) 04:40 Tools
Vox Sacra 04:40 Tools
The Devils Plaything Remix_ 04:10 Tools
The Pleasure Park 04:10 Tools
Despair (with 'Sorrow') 04:10 Tools
Unreleased (Joseph Budenholzer & David Tibet) 04:10 Tools
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Joseph Budenholzer grew up in Nebraska, immersed in the rural lore and religious traditions of the region. As a boy he attended parochial school where he was taught by nuns to play guitar for folk Mass. In addition to leading a string of local bands, he also joined The Omaha Magic Theatre, an offshoot of The Open Theatre in New York, as composer in residence. He eventually left Nebraska and set out for New York City arriving in the East Village in the mid-1980s. Soon after he began participating in readings at St Mark's Poetry Project and before long he was collaborating with dance performer, Brian Moran (Blood Boy) creating sampled soundscapes for confrontational Actionist assaults. This led into the Cinema of Transgression scene where he worked with filmmakers Richard Kern, Beth B, and Tessa Hughs-Freeland, and musician J.G. Thirlwell (Foetus). Eventually a series of live collaborations with Lydia Lunch resulted, culminating in the double CD, Matrikamantra, a work of psycho-acoustic theatre in the form of a homage to Romanian philosopher/poet EM Cioran. In 1990 he enrolled in NYU's Gallatin Division, focusing on Eastern European theatre, traveling to study in Russia and Bulgaria, and later touring Poland and the Czech Republic. Backworld was formed in 1993 owing to Budenholzer's growing passion for English folk music, minimalist classical composition, Christian mysticism, and a desire to make music that could reflect these interests and hopefully be as spiritual and beautiful. Since joining forces with World Serpent Distribution (London) in 1995 four studio albums have resulted, Holy Fire (1996), Isles of the Blest (1997), Anthems from the Pleasure Park (1999), Of Silver Sleep (2001) and a live album, The Fourth Wall, recorded at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London 2001. And 2 moreLPs Good Infection (2007) and Come The Bells (2011) on his own Discalucla label Backworld's albums and early performances at CBGB's 313 Gallery and the NYU Experimental Theatre Wing and more recent concerts at House Leipzig, Germany; Grandson Castle, Switzerland; Bloomsbury Theatre, and St. Olave's Church, London, have featured a changing roster of players but the course is still steered by Budenholzer's constant vision. Arrangements of guitar, strings, percussion, flutes, electronics, revolve around lyrics concerned with ecstatic religious yearnings and tales of otherworldly visions. Notably Jarboe (Swans) has been a recurring figure in this story as well. Her presence can be felt lurking around certain tracks on the second and third albums. Recently, while recording the upcoming album, Good Infection, he enlisted the talents of Isobel Campbell (Belle & Sebastian, Gentle Waves), David Tibet (Current 93) and Drew McDowall (Coil) to contribute vocals and other textures to the new songs. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.