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