Darkwave Juggernaut IKON Dusts Off Their Deep Cuts With THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS 1992-1996
The Complete Recordings 1992-1996 by Australia’s premiere goth band, IKON, takes us back to the dawn of their darkwave endeavors with a complete four-CD anthology, cataloging their burgeoning beginnings as a young band, after emerging from the ashes of previous project, Death In The Dark. Frontman Chris McCarter and bassist Dino Molinaro began writing songs together as high school students in 1988, pulled in by the undertow of First Wave goth. These early influences inspired them to create a sound all their own, a unique blend of gothic/darkwave music, infused with elements of Joy Division, early New Order, and a touch of Death In June.
This comprehensive anthology captures their earliest recordings from 1992 to 1996, including their first EP, The Echoes of Silence, recorded at Melbourne’s Studio 52 in June 1993, followed by two full-length albums, In The Shadow of the Angel (1994) and Flowers for the Gathering (1996). Last but not certainly not least, we would be remiss to forget what makes this collection complete, with Rarities, an eclectic gathering of rare gems, which includes a variety of mixes, alternate versions, and re-records.
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This one-of-a-kind deep dive into the depths of IKON’s back catalog is not only a testament to the timelessness of their musical influence, but also serves as a retrospective reflection of their creative audacity.
Stream/download the digital albums:
The Echoes of Silence: https://orcd.co/theechoesofsilence
In the Shadow of the Angel: https://orcd.co/intheshadowoftheangel
Flowers for the Gathering: https://orcd.co/flowersforthegathering
TRACK LIST
DISC 1: THE ECHOES OF SILENCE
1. Echoes Of Silence
2. Devotion
3. Reality Is Lost
4. So Far Away
5. Fear
6. Is This My Destiny
7. Dreaming
8. Ask The Question
9. Changing
10. Everything I Want
11. As Time Goes By
12. Never Ending
13. Why
14. Reality Is Lost (1992 Version)
15. Alive
16. Fear (1992 Version)
17. The Lost
18. Alone
DISC 2: IN THE SHADOW OF THE ANGEL
1. Condemnation
2. Lord Of Darkness
3. Secrets Within
4. Fall Apart
5. Hallowed Ground
6. Black Roses
7. I’ve Been
8. Distant Memory
9. Truth
10. Suicide
11. Love Is Colder Than Death
12. In The Shadow Of The Angel
13. So Evil
14. Under The Watchful Eye (Version 1)
15. Exit
16. The Unmarked Grave
17. Headspin
18. Towards Tomorrow
19. Never Too Much
20. A Moment In Time
DISC 3: FLOWERS FOR THE GATHERING
1. Persuasion
2. Somewhere Else
3. Life Without End
4. Stranger I’ve Become
5. Into Your Madness
6. Camouflage Heart
7. In Trust I Return
8. Beyond Grey Skies
9. Call Of Despair
10. On The Trail Of Tears
11. For Eternity
12. Sleepless Part 1
13. The Empty World
14. Answers To Nothing
15. The Gathering
16. Touch The Eyes Of Blindness
17. Decline Of The Antichrist
18. Everlasting
19. Betrayal
DISC 4: RARITIES
1. Condemnation (7″ Re-Record)
2. Under The Watchful Eye (Version 2)
3. So Far Away (1994 Re-Record)
4. Still Remains (Version 1)
5. Still Remains (Version 2)
6. Somewhere Else (In Passing)
7. Sleepless (Draconian Mix)
8. In Trust I Return (Acoustic Version)
9. Somewhere Else (Acoustic Version)
10. Inbetween (Version 3)
11. Your Obsession
12. Solitude
13. We Walk Alone
14. Visions
15. The Awakening
16. Behind Closed Doors
17. A Hollow Man
18. The Disappeared
21. The Final Experience