Music From The Succubus Club

Various Artists - Alternative - Industrial

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 2007)
• Original Release Date: March 20, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dancing Ferret
• ASIN: B00004RCZ1
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #164,722 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Never heard of VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE? Get this anyway!, October 11, 2000

By	Odilon "odilon" (Oak Park, IL USA) - See all my reviews

There are currently record label notes displayed on this page explaining that "this is not a compilation specifically *about* vampires; rather, it is a collection of songs which touch on some of the themes of vampirism....specifically those explored in the 'Vampire: The Masquerade' game." For those who, like me, don't see the big difference, I'll explain it another way.

As the cover says, it's a soundtrack for the roleplaying game VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE (VtM). This is music supposedly from the Succubus Club, the game's fictional dance club. The 13 songs here correspond with VtM's 13 vampire clans - not songs written about specific clans but (the liner notes say) songs imagined to be popular with each clan.

As a soundtrack, it's as evocative as VtM at its best. However, while none are totally inappropriate, some selections fit their clans less strongly. For example, Beborn Beton's "Hemoglobin", seemingly does nothing with the Assamites' Middle Eastern origins. Also, complete lyrics would have helped me better appreciate how songs represented their clans.

For those unfamiliar with VtM, this collection stands on its own well. It's just good music. Because of the dance club setting, uptempo pop rhythms dominate- often accompanying chilling lyrics as in Mission U.K.'s brisk rocker "Last Beat of Your Heart" However, there's a variety of Goth styles represented- from Wench's sensuously languid "Heart of Darkness" to Carfax Abbey's ear-melting "Soul to Bleed" .

Other favorites: the Cruxshadows' "Deception" (the included video is a treat), Kristeen Young's wailing vocals in "Rotting on the Vine", Seraphim Shock's snarlingly horrific "Prey", Bella Morte's lush "Fall No More" and Diary of Dreams' eerie waltz "Blind in Darkness". No real clunkers but I liked Neuroactive's technopop "Superficial" least. Also, those unfamiliar with VtM's Tzimisce clan may not appreciate the camp humor of Paralysed Age's "Bloodsucker 2000."

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mmm! Chocked full of AB positive and 80's-goth goodness!, July 29, 2004

By	Morgan Phillips (Savannah, GA United States) - See all my reviews

I have a fondness for this album because I am a big roleplayer, and this album can be great background music for a game of Vampire if you're into the 80's goth rock style of vampire, which I know a lot of people are.

Tracks like "Fall No More" and "Deception" are really well written and make for fantastic casual listening, not just ambiance music. Songs like "Bloodsucker 2000" or "Cold From Fever" are laughably bad.

This album is for goth enthusiasts, but I venture to say that others might find something they like here, too. If 80's-style vampire dance music is your thing, for god's sake- get this album and suck some blood! Otherwise, you might try a nice merlot and the soundtrack to "Interview with the Vampire" instead.

1. Deception - The Cruxshadows- 4/5
2. Prey - Seraphim Shock- 3/5
3. Bloodsucker 2000 - Paralysed Age- 1/5
4. Heart of Darkness - Wench- 4/5
5. Cold From Fever - Sunshine Blind- 2/5
6. Fall No More - Bella Morte- 5/5 (#1 song of the album)
7. Soul To Bleed - Carfax Abbey- 3/5
8. Beborn Beton - Hemoglobin- 4/5
9. Last Beat of Your Heart - Mission U.K.- 4/5
10. Rotting On The Vine - Kristeen Young- 3/5
11. The Night Is Young - Nosferatu- 3/5
12. Blind in Darkness - Diary of Dreams- 2/5
13. Superficial - Neuroactive- 4/5

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music from the Succubus Club, June 15, 2000

By	Veronica H. Barnhart (Carlsbad, New Mexico United States) - See all my reviews

This CD is the ( ). Cruxshadows sets the tone with the firstsong "Deception" and is soon followed by the in your facegoth/rock song "Prey" by Seraphim Shock. The CD slacks off until Bella Morte's "Fall No More". Then another pretty cool song "Soul to Bleed" by Carfax Abbey. I don't really care for the other songs until the last song. Even though I only liked a few songs from it, Music from the Succubus Club is a must buy for goth/rock and darkwave fans. END