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Topic: A von Hauswolff, Lingua Ignota and Portishead song

Posted By: Logan
Subject: A von Hauswolff, Lingua Ignota and Portishead song
Date Posted: July 16 2022 at 12:16

I wanted to do a match-up of Lingua Ignota and Anna von Hauswolff artists with a song from Caligula and Dead Magic. I was tempted to go with the two longest but then decided to go with these quite short songs (which does make listening easier for those who don't know them). I then decided to throw in the last original single I know from Portishead (they did a great cover of ABBA's SOS later) because I love friggin' Portishead. Tempted to add Swans too, but I will resist (Anna von Hauswolff has performed with Swans).

Lingua Ignota - "May Failure be Your Noose" off Caligula (2019)

Anna von Hausswolff - "The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra" off Dead Magic (2018)

Portishead - "Chase the Tear" (a single from December of 2009)

Any preference?

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Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: July 16 2022 at 12:23

Interesting selection. I discovered Lingua Ignota only weeks ago, thanks to Saperlipopette! Very impressive somehow (I listened to a couple of her albums), but not necessarily this track/album. Portishead is great too, but my preference goes to Anna von Hauswolff, of these three.

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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: July 16 2022 at 12:46

All amazing, but to me MAY FAILURE BE YOUR NOOSE is amazing on a different level. At least right now. A song that makes perfect sense in the context of the album, but really is its own complete, fullfilled work of art for the four and a half minutes it lasts. A masterpiece, I think.

Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: July 16 2022 at 12:54

I had heard of Lingua Ignota before, but I started listening to her music thanks to Saperlipopette!'s topic too. I listened to all of the album the topic was particularly talking about, Sinner Get Ready, immediately followed by Caligula. While I understand how the screaming could be a major put off on Caligula (and in music of All Bitches Die) as well as might seem like overwrought, dramatic qualities (the music comes from place of pain and anger), I was blown away by Caligula, and have listened to it many times since (and I have listened to the excellent Sinner Get Ready quite a few times too). I like contrast and there is real beauty on all of her albums, and a range of expression (a lot of sadness, and a tragic background having dealt with domestic violence and hearing that in the lyrics).

I really like all three of these tracks, and I really appreciate both Dead Magic and Caligula as full albums, but I certainly will vote for the Lingua Ignota. I think it is such a great track and quite unique in the album.

Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: July 16 2022 at 13:37

Portishead

Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: July 16 2022 at 18:04

These are really very nicely matched, and all three very good. The Portishead track doesn't get me on quite the same deep level as the other two, and deciding between these is almost impossible. Although the Caligula album as a whole hasn't really got me yet, I vote for Lingua Ignota here as this track rules.

Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: July 17 2022 at 02:14

Portishead

the other two are not my thing I'm afraid.

Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: July 17 2022 at 11:06

I added Portishead for some lightness and contrast, and it's one that I would expect many who know Portishead quite well not to know.

Uboa (Xandra Metcalfe) is one that would have stylistically fit much better, especially with Lingua Ignota (Kristin Hayter). Uboa goes very much into the harsh noise, "screaming", dark ambient and post industrial vibes and her music can be very beautiful, I find. Her most acclaimed album is The Origin of My Depression, but my favourite is The Sky May Be right now. It would be hard on most ears, but I can like noise. I had heard music from the Depression album before, but last night after binging the final Stranger Things season, and having also listened to plenty of Ignota yesterday, including her harsher stuff, I listened to The Sky May Be and really appreciated it. It wouldn't be for most tastes in large part.

Note: the guitar-work for me in the video above is nicely reminiscent of Comus' "The Herald".