The Demonstration Archive Explained

The Demonstration Archive 1996 - 1998
Type:compilation
Artist:Agalloch
Cover:The Demonstration Archive.jpg
Released:August 4, 2008
Recorded:1996–1998
Genre:Folk metal, black metal, doom metal
Length:62:20
Label:Licht von Dämmerung Arthouse, Eisenwald Tonschmiede
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Prev Year:2008
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Next Year:2009

The Demonstration Archive 1996 - 1998 is a compilation album by Agalloch featuring music from the band's unsigned years from 1996 to 1998. Tracks 1 through 3 were taken from Agalloch's first demo from 1997, From Which of This Oak; tracks 4 through 6 were from an unreleased 7" vinyl EP recorded in autumn 1998 called Of Stone, Wind and Pillor (later released as a limited-edition CD with bonus tracks by The End Records); and tracks 7 and 8 came from Agalloch's second demo Promo 1998.[1]

All of the material was taken from the original DAT tapes and analog reels. Aside from some slight mastering to keep the songs at an even volume, nothing was edited or polished. The collection included a 12-page booklet with notes, contemporary artwork, and 1998 photos.[2]

The recordings of "Hallways of Enchanted Ebony" and "The Melancholy Spirit" are not the same versions that appeared on the studio album Pale Folklore.[1] [2]

The Demonstration Archive 1996 - 1998 was released by Licht von Dämmerung Arthouse[3] in 2008, and reissued as a box set in 2012 by Eisenwald Tonschmiede.[4]

Personnel

Production

Notes and References

  1. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BLABBERMOUTH.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=102199 Agalloch Releases 'The Demonstration Archive': News @ blabbermouth.net
  2. http://www.metalstorm.ee/events/news_comments.php?news_id=6977 Agalloch - To Release Retrospective Album: News @ metalstorm.ee
  3. http://www.bravewords.com/news/94411 AGALLOCH Release Retrospective CD Collection; Commence Work On Live DVD, New Studio Album: News @ bravewords.com
  4. Web site: Agalloch . February 11, 2015 . October 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018233825/http://www.eisenton.de/agalloch_box.html . dead .