But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter? explained

But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter?
Type:studio
Artist:Death in June
Cover:But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter?.jpg
Genre:Neofolk
Length:46:18
Label:New European Recordings
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But, What Ends When The Symbols Shatter? is an album by Death in June, released in 1992. The first edition was issued as a gold disc in a white digipak with the artwork on the enclosed booklet.

"He's Disabled", "The Mourner's Bench", "Because of Him", and "Little Black Angel" are covers/re-interpretations of songs from Jim Jones' People's Temple Choir 1973 gospel album He's Able. The original songs were "He's Able", "Something's Got a Hold of Me", "Because of Him", and "Black Baby", respectively.

The album cover photography of a statue was taken in Foro Italico.[1]

Track listing

  1. "Death is the Martyr of Beauty" – 3:50
  2. "He's Disabled" – 4:08
  3. "The Mourner's Bench" – 2:31
  4. "Because of Him" – 3:46
  5. "Dædalus Rising" – 4:52
  6. "Little Black Angel" – 4:18
  7. "The Golden Wedding of Sorrow" – 3:36
  8. "The Giddy Edge of Light" – 5:07
  9. "Ku Ku Ku" – 1:52
  10. "This is not Paradise" – 5:27
  11. "Hollows of Devotion" – 3:29
  12. "But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter?" – 3:15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Real places used for covers / artworks. deathinjune.org . en.