Corpus Delicti (band)
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Corpus Delicti were a gothic rock
band active in the early-mid 1990s. In the late '90s, they incarnated as an industrial rock
band called Corpus.
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
band active in the early-mid 1990s. In the late '90s, they incarnated as an industrial rock
Industrial rock
Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres. Industrial rock spawned industrial metal, with which it is often confused...
band called Corpus.
Members
- Sébastien Pietrapiana alias "Sebastian" - Vocals and synths
- Laurence Romanini alias "Roma" - DrumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s and percussion - Jérôme Schmitt alias "Jerome" - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, synths and programming - Christophe Baudrion alias "Chrys" - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Laetitia - Violins
- "Frank" - Guitars (on Twilight)
- "David" - keyboards, sampling and programming (on Syn:DromSyn:DromSyn:Drom is the only album released by Corpus Delicti after changing their name to Corpus. The name change reflects the drastic change in sound, from their previous gothic rock to industrial.-Track listing:#"Plug"#"Diamonds"#"Syn:Drom"#"Satellites"...
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Albums
- Twilight – (1993, Hit Import and Glasnost Records)
- SylphesSylphesSylphes is the second album by gothic rock band Corpus Delicti.-Track listing:#"Patient" – 1:41#"The Lake" – 2:59#"...of all Desperations" – 4:09#"Saraband" – 5:29#"Noxious " – 6:15#"The Smile of Grace" – 3:53#"Circle" – 2:45...
– (1994, Hit Import and Glasnost Records) - ObsessionsObsessions (album)Obsessions is the third album by gothic rock band Corpus Delicti. The album contains a cover of the song "Atmosphere" by Joy Division. It was remastered and re-released in 1997 with bonus tracks.-Track listing:#"An Obsession" – 2:08#"Broken" – 4:30...
– (1995, Cemetery Records. Remastered and rereleased in 1997 with extra tracks, Nightbreed recordings)
Maxis
- Noxious (The Demon's Game) – (1994, Hit Import and Glasnost Records)
Compilations
- SarabandsSarabandsSarabands is the first compilation album by gothic rock band Corpus Delicti.-Track listing:#"Noxious " – 6:13#"Saraband" – 5:29#"The Shelter" – 3:35#"Absent Friend" – 3:20#"Dusk of Hallows" – 5:07#"Staring" – 4:10#"Circle" – 2:44...
– (1996, Cleopatra RecordsCleopatra RecordsCleopatra Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label.- History :Founded in 1992 by Brian Perera, it specializes in gothic rock, hard rock, heavy metal and reissues of out-of-print music...
) - The Best of Corpus DelictiThe Best of Corpus DelictiThe Best of Corpus Delicti is the second compilation album, and last album by gothic rock band Corpus Delicti. They made one more album, called Syn:Drom, under the name Corpus.-Track listing:#"The Lake"#"...of all Desperations"#"Lorelei"#"Broken"...
– (1998, Cleopatra RecordsCleopatra RecordsCleopatra Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label.- History :Founded in 1992 by Brian Perera, it specializes in gothic rock, hard rock, heavy metal and reissues of out-of-print music...
) - The History of Corpus Delicti – (1998, Radio Luxor)
- From Dawn to Twilight – (2006, D-monic)
- A New Saraband Of Sylphes - (2007, D-monic)