Phantasmagoria (The Second Coming)

Irma Victoria And The Hatebox Experience

Format:	CD
Released:	October 1994
Label:	Mind And Media
Catalogue:	MM3000

Lyrics:	Martin Hall
Music:	Martin Hall
Producer:	Martin Hall
Cover:	Jens Kruse
Photo:	Robin Skjoldborg

Tracklist:

1. Everything Is An Illusion 3:26 2. The Voices Of The Dead 1:25 3. Moon Over Golgatha 1:06 4. The Gospel According To Anti-Christ 1:01 5. Heart Of Darkness 3:17 6. The Iron-Ring Of Ignorance 1:03 7. Silent Rage 1:59 8. The Beauty Of Emptiness 4:40 9. Metamorphosis 1:57 10. The Devil In The Flesh 0:44 11. September Song 0:45 12. Where Nothing Is Sacred 2:01 13. A Touch Of Evil 2:42 14. Forget Me Not 1:48 15. The 49 Days Of Truthfulness 1:09 16. Once There Was A Rose 1:04 17. Nothingness 0:55 18. Circus Of Bottomless Stupidity 1:18 19. Eternalized In A Godless World 1:58 20. The Endless Sea 0:49 21. Paradise Lost In The Shadow Of Satan 0:52 22. There Is No Hope 0:27 23. River Of Night 1:22 24. The Sun Is Shining 1:24 25. Bittersweet The Pain 1:28 26. The Voice Of Truth 0:15 27. All The World Is A Stage 0:41 28. The Promised Land 0:33 29. Gargoyles And Weltschmerz 0:53 30. The World Is On Fire Forever 5:48 31. Like Tears In The Rain 0:21 32. The Last Dream 3:24

Musicians:

Aud Wilken: backing vocals Christian Skeel: synthesizers Henrik Marstal: bass Irma Victoria: vocals Jens Brygmann: drums Lars Top-Galia: guitar Martin Hall: instruments Ole Hansen: horns Thomas Li: keyboards Torben Engberg: organ

Recorded and mixed at Mind And Media, summer 1993. Edited at Mainstream.

Notes:

'Phantasmagoria - The Second Coming' was the follow-up to the Grammy nominated debut album 'The Rainbow Theatre' from 1990. Being released in October 1994, Irma Victoria was now 72 years old and had just received the "Decoration given for Meritorious Services" for forty years of loyal service in the Danish Department of Defence, handed to her personally by Queen Margrethe the Second of Denmark. The release was surrounded by a massive media coverage due to the "divas" age and earlier Grammy nomination, as well as MH's recent achievement with the hugely popular album 'A Touch Of Excellence'. The record even had a minor airplay scoop with the track "Everything Is An Illusion". 'Phantasmagoria' was released on import-basis in both England and France and has been surrounded by a cult-like status ever since, particularly in the circles around the music groups Death in June and The Tiger Lillies. When she died in year 2000, both Douglas P from DIJ as well as Martyn Jacques from TL wrote appraisals of her artistic efforts in the booklet of the 'Memorial' album (both dedications can be found under this title in the discography).