Behind the Day: Journey of a Vampire

Lee Blaske

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 8, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 8, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Domo Records
• ASIN: B00000AEVX
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #149,321 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Brewing sonorous textures with piano, synthesizer, harpsichord, and pipe organ, Lee Blaske creates a cryptic, haunting atmosphere with Journey of a Vampire. These instrumentals are darkly beautiful and launched with poems spoken by the character of an 18th-century vampire. In a seductive, commanding tone, the vampire implores his paramour to join him in an afterworld that's "between darkness and light / between ancient and eternal / between real and imagined." Intensely sensual with a dab of the erotic, the short recitations depict the would-be passage into the world of the living dead and timeless love in such eerie detail that even Anne Rice would swoon: "You'll feel only / the soft pull of my voice / at first / guiding you through the fog / of this dream / And then your heart / will ignite..." The only slight disappointments on this disc are the two songs that are more uplifting and pretty than portentous and ethereal ("Rebirth" and "Through the Mirror"), but on the whole this CD is most effective as a ghostly, romantic vampire chronicle. --Karen Karleski

Product Description
Journey of a Vampire goes beyond the allure of that first immortal kiss. Only desire lives here beside the sultry, sometimes haunting classical melody that conjures up images between the ancient and the eternal. We invite you to join Lee Blaske on this dark and sensuous voyage. This is rich, warm and completely tantalizing music designed to captivate the soul.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is absolutely great stuff., May 18, 2002

By	John Rossi (Somers Point, NJ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"Follow me, my love, and I will take you to a world between darkness and light. Between ancient and eternal. Between real and imagined. Where the truest love dances on the edge of madness, balanced on the shadow of a dreamer's sigh. Come... through the door..."

This stanza begins an album that to me is a perfect mix of eerie, beautiful music and gentle spoken voice work. As soon as I heard that stanza, carried by soft synthesizer sounds underneath it I was hooked on this album. I do not (yet) have this album in my collection but I have had a chance to hear it. How beautiful this is. The vocal narration before each piece pulls you gently along, almost daring you to follow the vampire on the journey he describes, to be a part of his adventure or his memory. Whoever they got to speak the role of the vampire here(possibly Lee Blaske himself?) was the perfect choice, with a gentle voice, rich and deep and soothing but with just a touch of sinister tones and alluring tenderness. The musical pieces themselves, done largely with beautiful work on piano and synthesizers, paint a picture of the vampire not so much as a monster but almost like the romantic hero of an ancient story, gently imploring his love to join him in his world beyond the grave. This is great for reducing or relieving stress but if you have a romantic heart it just MIGHT make that heart beat a LITTLE bit faster... and may send chills through you. It did for me, and I enjoyed this work very much. I hope you enjoy it too. Peace. :)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, sensual, yet dark., July 11, 2002

By	Qal Sanguine (Lakeland, Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This CD seems like the perfect mix between our world and the world created by so many authors. When I first heard this music, I felt like I was spinning into a vortex of sound. This CD has allowed me to understand how a vampire might see our world, and I believe that this is a CD that all must admit its deep beauty.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting ... and absolutely wonderful, June 25, 2000

By A Customer

If you like vampires, get this CD. If you don't like vampires, GET THIS CD! The music is simply amazing. Most of it is piano, but there are voice-over narrations as well (I'm assuming it's Mr. Blaske's voice). The sound of his voice causes me to lose all concentration, giving me chills all throughout my body, but they're fun chills! Lee also has another album, "Immortal Kiss of the Vampire," that contains music much like what's found here, plus voice narrations. Folks, you can't go wrong with this one. BUY it!