SARAH BLACK - WOMAN IN HORROR

 

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Sarah Black is my Woman In Horror today! Sarah is one half of Valentine Wolf. In their words:

"We're a gothic metal/dark ambient/alt classical duo. All of our music features soprano, solo double bass, and electronics. No guitars in our music, and no, it's not a cello. Death Positive."

Here's a picture of Sarah and her partner and husband, Braxton Ballew.

   

Be prepared in this post to be bombarded with pictures, as well as links to some of their great music. I mean, how can you experience the great sounds and performances that this dynamic duo produce without watching them perform and listen to some of their majestic collaborations? Short answer? You can't. 

Terri DelCampo, my wife, and I first met this fantastic duo at Monsterama in Alpharetta, Georgia in 2018. If you look at the clip, you can see the back of Terri's and my head at the bottom.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=734180080284781

After being a part of their audience, we were hooked on their fantastic music.

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Watch them perform one of my favorite songs, Annabel Lee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akMEXkWHn-4

Absolutely beautiful!

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Enjoy the words of Poe and the music of Valentine Wolfe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoU_toaqhw8

From Valentine Wolfe:

We return to the work of Edgar Allan Poe with this abbreviated version of a brand new song, Dream-Land. Paired with a fan-made video featuring an equally iconic work, The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, both works explore the severing of the cord connecting the real and unreal. 

Out of space, out of time. 

That disconnect inspired us to feature a song lurching into life, appearing from a formless void, and definitely inspired by my (Braxton) love for the music of Opeth.

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I Felt A Funeral

https://valentinewolfe.bandcamp.com/track/i-felt-a-funeral-2

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Bear in mind that Valentine Wolfe has many songs and readings available for you to enjoy. Check through the many links I have available for you above. Terri DelCampo buys all of their CDs and merchandise. We have a lot of their shirts, for example. I bought Terri a gorgeous book they have, as well. 

You can get this great book here:

https://valentinewolfe.bandcamp.com/merch/once-upon-a-midnight-graphic-novel

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https://valentinewolfe.bandcamp.com/track/etheria

This great song is the theme for the TV show The Ghost Finders.

Great job!

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A little background for Valentine Wolfe's Beyond The Veil series that Braxton is doing on Youtube, as well as the first one in the series.

https://twitter.com/Valentine_Wolfe/status/1353851278640566272

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Great article courtesy of the Greenville Journal

https://greenvillejournal.com/arts-culture/hearts-of-darkness-valentine-wolfe-mixes-poems-by-emily-dickinson-with-dark-gothic-music-on-new-album/

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THE NIGHTINGALE: A GOTHIC FAIRYTALE

http://www.steampunk-music.com/article.cfm?a=119

I love Steampunk! Whether it's in video, book, or music form. Valentine Wolfe is great with this genre. Their music is a perfect match for it . Check this post out and you'll see what I mean. The article contains a link for this great music! This shows they are indeed musical storytellers.

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THE ATLANTA STEAMPUNK EXPLORER

https://www.steampunk-explorer.com/articles/steampunks-set-save-future

Valentine Wolfe performed at this great gathering shortly before the crap hit the fan with on venue events. This great event further cements their place in Steampunk!

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DEATH AND THE MAIDEN: FROM THE ELEGIAC REPOSE

https://valentinewolfe.bandcamp.com/track/death-and-the-maiden

Valentine Wolfe is also involved with Death Positive which is a philosophy that means accepting that death is a part of life. People within the death positive movement are working to break down taboos that prevent people from discussing important end of life issues. The movement is growing fast, as well it should.

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More great videos!

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VALENTINE WOLFE LIVE AT DRAGON CON -VIRTUAL 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM5C8caNpSY

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WINTER - VERSION FOR PIANO AND SOLO BASS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUEIv9qYzWc

From Valentine Wolfe:

As you may imagine, Valentine's Day is a big deal for a band called Valentine Wolfe. Beauty and passion are just as important to us as haunting, bleak, and heavy emotions. Which bring us to the version of the song you're about to see and hear. 

We'd been playing Tori Amos' song Winter in various arrangements for quite some time. Sarah's favorite version is one where she plays Tori's piano part, and the lonely, melancholy sound of my solo bass performs the vocal part. 

We were going to just record Winter in that configuration, but as the original builds in an intimate and emotional intensity, we had the idea to combine the piano and bass textures with a dark and gothic metal groove. And we were quite pleased with the results. We hope you will be, too. 

And visually, we think this fan--created video (using one of our favorite films, Crimson Peak) really brings this song to life.

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Crimson Peak

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Goth Girl Plays Piano: Bach's Praeludium no. 6 in d minor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=845QTLiPz6o

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WHERE I HAVE LOST, I SOFTER TREAD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyPPv29dq-Q

From Valentine Wolfe:

Our haunting setting of Emily Dickinson's Where I Have Lost, I Softer Tread, from Only Gossamer My Gown. This album features 11 songs of bleak, ethereal soundscapes balanced with brooding, heavy distortion. All lyrics adapted from poems by Emily Dickinson. Visit valentinewolfe.com for full details. 

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THE GHOST'S SUMMONS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2VF75ja2pI

Marley was dead, to begin with...

In the 19th century, Christmas Eve entertainment was gathering around and telling ghost stories. Valentine Wolfe has always found it fascinating that one of the most inspiring Christmas tales, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, is in fact, a ghost story. Tonight, we're going to return to that bleak midwinter holiday tradition. We have three songs for you with a ghostly accompaniment, and then a ghost story of our own: Ada Buisson's wonderfully macabre The Ghosts' Summons. 

So light a candle and pour a glass of Christmas cheer. And let's celebrate those of us who know the bumps in the night are not reindeer.

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VALENTINE WOLFE'S PATREON PAGE

https://www.patreon.com/ValentineWolfe

Go where all the smart kids go! Valentine Wolfe would love to have you as a patron!

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Get your digits pumping away at clicking onto the links above and find out how great Valentine Wolfe really is and why Sarah Black is an outstanding Woman In Horror!

Blaze McRob