I do not know much about gothic music and Requiem In White was
a surprise for me - the album is excellent. however when i searched the
internet for any stuff about r.i.w. i found out that there is almost nothing
except for rare references on amateur goth pages & cd catalogues...
that is sad and that is why i have made this small page.
if you know something that might also find its place on this page, pls drop me a line or two. |
The BandThe R.I.W. (formed - 1985) is the U.S. band which played very impressive guitar gothic music with female vocals; in terms of influences I could say that Requiem in White is where The Cure and Dead Can Dance meet - the influences of these two giants can be heard quite clearly. They have a very small discography, but actually the band played for 10 years. During that time they were never into "self-promotion", i.e. no promo shots, no interviews and a very limited, only local touring: NYC, Connecticut, Boston, Providence, and Bennington, Vermont, USA. The song-writing was shared between three members of R.I.W. - Eric A. Hammer (guitars) and Lisa Hammer (vocals) (both now are at Mors Syphilitica) and Christopher Walsh (now at Judith). There were several drummers in the history of the band and Javier Madariaga was the last one before the band (unfortunately...) broke up at 1995. |
CD ReviewThe album which came to my hands, which are always greedy for all that sounds, is Of The Want Infinite, 1994. Very good work: Lisa Hammer has got a strong "ethereal" voice which fits perfectly to the guitar/bass/drums framework. The bass & drums lines remind a lot of The Cure, but still they are as unique as everything else. It is extremely hard to say what tracks I liked more - all of them are equally good, but Everlasting Peace , Santonin Kiss and Centuries were the best for me...As I said, the internet lacks information about this very impressive band and I think that the people which really dispose of any valuable info on R.I.W. should come out with it and share! Nevermind that the band does not exist anymore - the music is all that matters. |
Discography (might be incorrect, no reliable sources found)
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Line Up (as of 1994)
Eric A. Hammer - guitars Lisa Hammer - voice Javier Madariaga - drums |
Of The Want Infinite (1994): tracklist
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Now it's a good time to go to my Mors Syphilitica page. You also can find some info on Requiem In White on the following pages: http://tyranny.com/tyranny/corps1/newused.html http://kzsu.stanford.edu/eklein/artist/artistre.html#812 http://www.infrarot.de/katalog/3839.htm |
Thanks to Eric & Lisa Hammer for their music. Thanks to Madeline of Amphion Music for her great help. Also thanks to Haydn Black, Mark aka Klopeck and Curveboy. Thanks to my cousin Alya "MopeyGoth" :-) Kourbanova, who got me to know both Requiem in White and Mors Syphilitica! Background texture by Ben Z. Thanks, Ben! in your headphones. |
all the comments on both the contents and the design will be greatly appreciated... © 1997 wirecrawler aka Peter Pomelov-Zhilinsky -- appzhi@dol.ru |