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Second effort for Zeraphine: Traumaworld. From the title alone, you can understand what they intend to communicate, an "obscure" or rather dark or gothic album, but melodies are not lacking. The gothic genre for this German band is more intense compared to the usual groups you hear mentioned around. It's a more gothic rock/metal leaning towards darkwave, if it could be better defined, even though more melodic and atmospheric.
From the first track, some electronic influences and synth are present here and there in the songs. Furthermore, there is the cover "In Your Room" by Depeche Mode, a band that has a significant influence on the group's genre, which, as they say around, for other groups are already depechemodeized; you can immediately see it from the vocal tone and the style adopted in most of the tracks.
It's also true that perhaps certain tracks are somewhat similar and monotonous, like "Light Your Stars" and "No More Doubts". There are also tracks entirely in German such as "Schreit Dein Herz", and the last track "Wenn Du Gehst".
The group is very reminiscent of the sounds of the previous band founded by the singer, now defunct, the Dreadful Shadows (active from 1993 to 2000), another gothic rock - darkwave group, although much less melodic, and with fewer influences from Depeche Mode.
All in all, it remains a good album to listen to. Recommended for lovers of gothic, darkwave, synthpop and derivatives.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
06 In Your Room (05:21)
In your room
Where time stands still
Or moves at your will
Will you let the morning come soon
Or will you leave me lying here
In your favourite darkness
Your favourite half-light
Your favourite consciousness
Your favourite slave
In your room
Where souls disappear
Only you exist here
Will you lead me to your armchair
Or leave me lying here
Your favourite innocence
Your favourite prize
Your favourite smile
Your favourite slave
I'm hanging on your words
living on your breath
feeling with your skin
Will I always be here
In your room
Your burning eyes
Cause flames to arise
Will you let the fire die down soon
Or will I always be here
Your favourite passion
Your favourite game
Your favourite mirror
Your favourite slave
I'm hanging on your words
living on your breath
feeling with your skin
Will I always be here
08 Be My Rain (04:04)
When you fell into my arms
Appearing so frail, if you ever were
And you told me a thousand things
I've never dreamt about
When your eyes fell grey
Could it be I made them shine for awhile?
Now you're gone, as if you ever meant to stay
Be my rain
Be my rain
To wash the pain and the truth away
Be my rain
Be my rain
Embrace my world, everlasting
We were talking through the night
No one could say a word
Of what had passed or should be said
As if time stood silent,
The dawn never came
And the skies are empty
Since we stopped
Far away,
We cannot share the love within us
You're far away,
And rising up to start
again
13 Wenn du Gehst (05:25)
Deine Blicke wandern ziellos im Raum umher
Du liegst schon lange hier
Und atmen fällt so schwer
Für einen Augenblick fällt Licht auf Dein Gesicht
Doch die Wolken sind zu schnell für Dich
Wenn Du gehst
Kehrst Du nie zurück
Aus Deiner Welt
Unfassbar schön
Wenn Du gehst
Bleibt ein Teil zurück
Und nie erlischt
Dein Stern für mich
Und die Erinnerung an längst vergangene Zeit
Zerklüftet unser Hirn und unsere Ewigkeit
Der Kampf ist lange schon verloren, die Zeit steht still
Von Dunkelheit bist Du erfüllt
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