MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE

NOTE FROM EDWARD DOUGLAS ON THIS ALBUM:

This self-titled debut CD is different from the other Midnight Syndicate releases. When I put together this CD, my goal was not to make an entirely dark, horror-based album (although the tendency was definitely in that direction). Instead, it was an experiment with my cinema of the mind concept (CDs as soundtracks to imaginary films). Along with several dark orchestral instrumental pieces (including earlier versions of several tracks that would appear on later releases), the album also contains goth rock, rap, punk, new age, rockabilly, and even a techno track. The album is not all dark-themed. At times, it is light-hearted, even purposely comical. Regardless, it played a critical role in the development of Midnight Syndicate. The music on this CD and my score to original The Dead Matter film was the basis for Born of the Night and the subsequent releases. This CD is currently out of print and is only available via mailorder while stock remains. As eclectic as the album is, I still look back on it fondly as it was the beginning of Midnight Syndicate and provided me with the opportunity to work with a great group of talented artists.

Track Listing

1. Ruins of Arcacia (Rock instr.)

2. Premonitions of a Killer (Rap)

3. Dark Folk (Early version Shadows)

4. Forklift Death (Punk)

5. Wall-2-Wall Karpit (?)

6. Druids (Goth rock instr.)

7. That Would've Changed Everything

(Rock instr.)

8. Enchanted Nursery

(Early version Haunted Nursery)

9. Hellacious Acres (Rock drama)

10. Gretchen's Theme (Piano instr.)

11. Wamma Wamma Jamma (Rockabilly)

12. Theme to "The Dead Matter"

(Early version Vampire's Kiss)

13. Let Me Be (Goth rock)

14. Zoe-5 (Ambient/Space)

15. Midnight at the Swingin' Lizard

(Jazz/Swing)

16. Gildian's Harp (New Age)

17. Journey Into Dementia (Techno)

Edward Douglas

* Track 2 co-written by Rashaan Poole, Anthony Weems

Tracks 4 and 11 co-written by Ray Portler

Track 6 co-written by Scott Angus

Track 9 co-written by Christopher Robichaud

Track 13 co-written by Jamie Barbour

Track 15 written by Mark Rakocy

Additional Vocals

Christopher Robichaud, Jami Douglas, Rashaan Poole, and Anthony Weems

Drums and Additional Keyboards

Scott Angus

Additional Programming

Jamie Barbour and Mark Rakocy

Additional Guitars

Dennis Carleton

Saxophone

David Herpy

Mixed and Engineered by

Alan Perry

Photography and Design

Mark Rakocy

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