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The Black Heart Procession

The Black Heart Procession

Cargo

What is this, a wake? This sounds like the recording engineer’s suicide note!

(Dave, that’s cruel.) Oh, OK. The Black Heart Procession is a collection of piano and background electronic songs, sung by a lonely, very depressed man. “The Waiter,” the first song, isn’t so depressing, though, it has some sort of happy chimes mixed in with the piano. Other than that, it’s all a downward spiral of dark sorrow. The only uplifting tune is “The Winter My Heart Froze,” which is an instrumental reminding me of entering a haunted house, that is, it’s sort of “gothic.” Come to think of it, “goths” will like this, but I need to turn it off. Cargo Records, 4901-906 Morena Blvd., San Diego, CA 92117-3432


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