Live in Germany 1999

by Midnight Configuration

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CHAOS MIND Just when you think life is stable, out of the blue comes another problem ( Scarlet and me) violence depression the ill luck of fate, where is our Elysium of peace? Ch Chaos Mind, Chaos Mind A world in turmoil all of the time. (rept) Nothing lasts forever, not even love, a swirling cosmos of endless change. (Scarlet and me) Attracting and repeling, new worlds emerging. Entropy is stagnation happiness is misery!? Ch Chaos Mind, Chaos Mind A world in turmoil all of the time. (rept)
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Sinister Sinister. Secret wars and shadow dancer’s, puppets swinging upon a chain, the claws of death are crawling closer, closer to the heart! (Ch) (Lisa) These arms are out to hold me. These arms are out to hurt me.(ETC) (Trev) Sinister sinister, evil mind. Sinister sinister, hand of darkness. I am rumour legend and decay, an invisible empire of rotten blood, the beast is walking amongst us now. The colour of money is always’s red! (Ch) (Rept paten until final Ch the same but with.) Sinister Sinister, evil mind. Sinister Sinister, hand of darkness. Sinister Sinister, Walking Decay. Sinister Sinister, invisible empire.ETC.
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Snowblind. Cold smiles and cracks in the garden. Guitars playing through the broken glass. The secret pain that will never be reviled, and the world just keeps turning. (Ch) Snowblind, snowchild. e.t.c. Backs are turned and the television screams again. the child sleeps on a bed of ice. A ghost of memory comes into view again, but the snow has frozen my eyes. (Ch)
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THE KISSING SKULL A gentle breeze is blowing and the ice wind is curling. Dead eyes open unseeing, a host of nylon angels. The subtleness of beauty, and the horror of life’s end. All is one big dichotomy with our three score year and 10. Ch The Kissing Skull etc Tasting the fruit of sensuality and draining the cup dry. The cut of the scythe is just over our shoulder. Walking with the beast, and running with the devil. Before the cold and unfeeling void devours our trasnsient lives. Ch etc.
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FUNERAL NATION. KNOW THE NATURE OF YOUR ORDERS, SOMEONE ONCE SAID. THE REVOLUTION WON’T BE TELEVISED WE’LL BE TRANQUILLISED INSTEAD. RELIGION FOR THE LONELY AND A STICK FOR THE WEAK. (BOTH) WHAT VISION IS STILL LEFT OUT THERE AND IS ANYONE ASKING? CH (ME) FUNERAL NATION. (Backing) YOUR HOPES ARE BURNING. (ME) FUNERAL NATION (Backing) YOUR LIES ARE GROWING) 2 TIMES. THE NATION’S CAPITAL IS SWIMMING IN DRUGS OF EVERY SINGLE KIND. ALTERNATIVE CULTURE IS DANCING TO THE SONG OF DEATH! THEY SNAP THEIR FINGERS AND WE CHANT. (BOTH) WE’RE ALWAYS READY TO GET THINGS DONE(3 TIMES) CH ETC.
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The Chains of Reason Outside this gate of passion, powerful cravings dwell. Visual stimuli creates desires own well. The penertration of the virgin, the tantric cycle spins. A burning of sexual hunger. Unlock the gate! Ch The Chains Of Reason (x4) Something’s knocking at the door, there’s a presence coming nearer. Perhaps, Crowley was right. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law (4 times) Ch.
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This album was recorded on 3.5.1999 at “Goldene Krone” in Darmstadt Germany all in one take with no dubs. It captures the band in its “Funeral Nation Period” (1996- 1999) when it was at its raw but creative peak.
The recording was taken straight from the mixing desk and includes everything that happened onstage that night. The bleeps, the feedback, the comments both between the band and to the audience as well as the sheer power of the Midnight Configuration live experience!

This historical recording was recently uncovered by accident when Trev was looking through his studio archives to find another known live recording and came upon this and two other recordings that had been forgotten about by both band and label. It was immediately decided that this historical document MUST be released for both fans and archivists alike.

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released April 16, 2021

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Midnight Configuration Nottingham, UK

Trevor Bamford was the brain child behind Midnight Configuration. Combining elements of gothic influence from the 80's and 90's and eerie samples taken from fetish and horror films. Midnight Configuration were considered very ahead of their time and the most original band to emerge out of the UK goth scene. Despite the years passing since the band were active. The dark light keeps burning! ... more

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