She Past Away - Belirdi Gece

The contemporary answer to Bauhaus, Clan Of Xymox and Joy Division comes from…Turkey. The duo She Past Away cultivate a sound that combines the best elements of electronically inspired post-punk with darkwave and dark pearls with songs like "Sanri" and "Kasvetli kutlama", which are reminiscent of the first album by Clan Of Xymox. You would be forgiven for thinking “Belirdi Gece” is an album from the 80s or even 90s Goth scene, but in fact the Turkish band was formed in 2006 and this their debut album was released early in 2012. With vocals reminiscent of The Sisters of Mercy and Fields of the Nephilim (in Turkish, I presume) and guitar, drums, bass and synth that draw on the best of early Cure, She Past Away infuse enough of their own personality to make this a compelling listen. The voice of guitarist and singer Volkan Caner is so haunting that it is second to none. "Sanri" is certainly one of the album highlights, in which the bass with the flat synths enters into a coherent synthesis and the vocals almost turn into a dark rumble from the off. This is not The Essence, where you kinda enjoy it but can’t help thinking “this is a *bit* too much like a band trying to be exactly like the Cure.” Rather, despite the nostalgic sound, it still feels new and fresh and electrifying.

She Past Away is an absolute exception these days.

 

Ripped from the She Past Away bandcamp page to MP3

She Past Away; Belirdi Gece

1.      Sanri

2.      Ritual

3.      Monoton

4.      Kasvetli kutlama

5.      Insanlar

6.      Belirdi gece (musallat)

7.      Ruh

8.      Kemir beni

9.      Bozbulanik

10.   İçe Kapanış