Fields of the Nephilim: Classic or Dud?

*Grim Goth Fact: On the anniversary of the cat's death, my mum pulled out a cheap lucky dip photo album containing a single picture of me and Liz, plus a clump of her bloody matted hair.

**'For Her Light' was a towering pop moment, though.

God, I hope I didn't. That they followed after was clear enough but the two bands had much different reference points.

I wouldn't have said that.

It certainly didn't hurt having signed to Beggars Banquet, home of such acts as Bauhaus and the Cult, though the more obvious source of the Nephilim's sound at this point was the Sisters of Mercy, various attempts to deny it aside.

(So I think you were reading too much into things there. ;-) )

SEIZE HIM!

http://justforaday.blogspot.com/2005/05/earth-inferno.html

Fields Of The Nephilim (well probably just Carl but he's using the old moniker) released a new album in November! No-one noticed! It's called, wait for it, Mourning Sun - quality play on words there (though I'd have gone with "Son"...).

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000BR6FCE.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Anyway, it sounds like Fields Of The Nephilim! Only not as good, but still! Probably closer to Elizium than any of the earlier stuff. There's a limited edition that comes with a cover of In The Year 2525 that I've sadly yet to hear.

Anyway, if only for fond memories of them BLASTING MY FUCKING EARS OFF at the Mayfair - CLASSIC

Xiberia (Seasons in the ice cage)

So does the audience at a Fields of the Nephilim concert chant "Fields! Fields! Fields! Fields! Fields!" before the band steps on stage?

Good question. On another topic though, I was watching the video for Blue Water and wondering whether or not it puts paid to the idea that The Nef were never ironic or humourous. I mean, it begins with him hanging from a noose AND SINGING. Shortly afterwards he's in a big cannibal pot with some skull-masked chaps prnancing around him wildly - yet he's still singing the backing vocals. Then Jesus seems to be nailed up on the drumkit and ....etc etc. Sorry, can't take it seriously.

I'd imagine it's more along the lines of "Nephs! Nephs! Nephs.."

Better than the Mission, not as good as the Sisters of Mercy.

they are a lot better than the Mission (who, in retrospect, are near total rubbish). They were really hardcore about the doominess, which is of course a good thing.

I work with one of their daughters.

mr mccoy's daughter no less.

The one who had an album dedicated to her or the other one?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_McCoy

Listening to Earth Inferno again for the first time in 150 years, getting to Sumerland: oh god, THIS is where I recognized great post rock outfit Maserati's bass sound from!

yes that one... haha, didn't know about Zoon being dedicated to her. I know her fella fairly well too.

What I thought in '91 about Earth Inferno still stands: that 16 minute intro to Earth Inferno is ultra classic. The rest is also classic, but not that ultra :-)

I still love the whole thing. It's really kinda great.

I didn't say the rest was bad at all, just that I really really really like that intro.

They rock. You don't.

Sorry. I was just told I was overqualified for a job, so I'm intensely unpleasant to be around (more so than usual) at the moment.

No problem, you're right about them rocking and me not. And sorry to hear that.

"I've been around since Mooooses!" They don't write 'em like that these days, huh. hahaha I've never actually paid attention their lyrics until now. (and that's an elongated "Moses", not "mooses", btw. Great line regardless...)

I'm on such a weird goth kick this week. I dig The Nephilim out once every year or two, it seems, in a "lol high school goth fascination phase", and am surprised every time by how oddly affecting these guys are.

Take their haaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwses,
let em CRRAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWLLLLLL!!!

Go listen to the live version of "Dawnrazor" on Earth Inferno right now. DO IT!

Can't. Watching Sparks live show in London.

DON'T QUESTION MY DIRECTIVE, RAGGETT!

Just saying!

"FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM will play special London shows at the Shepherds Bush Empire on July 12th and 13th. The shows will be themed; the first billed as 'Ad mortem' the second as 'Ad Vitam', and each will present a different take on the band's musical journey from the point of view of mood and setting. The shows will both be filmed for a forthcoming live DVD release."

hahahahah

For a long time I hadn't bothered with much goth that didn't have some Cure, Banshee, Cocteau or Dead Can Dance blood in it. Tried Bauhaus - In The Flat Field years ago and it didn't do much for me (should try another album).

But then Sisters Of Mercy impressed me because it's just so different and I have trouble making sense of them coming from the time and place they did, they seem like such an oddity to me.

Now in the past few weeks, Fields Of The Nephilim's Dawnrazor... even more of an oddity considering the time and place. It conjures up such an interesting world that seems so complete.

I don't think I ever heard Sisters or Fields when I was a child so this stuff is super fresh to me.

Good choices both.

Bonus track "Blue Water" is great.

I'm trying to describe what they're achieving in more detail but cant find the words. Maybe that it seems like some of the songs are more than just regular songs, like fleshed out scenes or something like that?

They get even more cinematic over the next few records too.

Hypnotic drones are what set these guys apart.

Didn't like the second album quite as much, but it's an interesting one. "Shiva" is my favorite by a long distance, just awesome track, but it isn't on the earliest versions of the album somehow.

I think it's their best.

I think "Phobia" is great but the guitar is a tad too close to Motorhead's "Ace Of Spades".

I think I like "Shiva" so much because it's just so overtly sinister, a seductive monster quality.

I'm slightly gutted that "Psychonaut" is just a bonus track and not the real ending of Elizium. Seems perfect to me.

Pretty awesome album. Sad that this box set only has 3 studio albums.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F6AhVj7lHI

Can anyone explain what the heck they're doing on a North American Campus Activities Promo Tape?

lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHSgQpgNOO0