Fassade
Encyclopedia
Fassade is the seventh album by German
duo Lacrimosa
.
centred on love, Fassade's theme is that of a lonely individual feeling overwhelmed by society, exemplified by the central song, Fassade, divided into three Sätze (movements), and the album's artwork. There are also a sound between symphonic gothic metal and funeral doom metal rhythms and patterns, as seen in Fassades differents parts.
The album's cover shows a crowd of men and women identically dressed in what can be assumed to be grey
(the album's cover is in greyscale), emotionlessly watching three women wearing gothic
lingerie
parade down a catwalk. Every single individual in the audience has his or her head wired to the person next to them, implying that they are all part of a hivemind
. The only person present other than the models and the audience is Lacrimosa's trademark clown
, standing in a side door. The back of the album's cover shows that the back wall of the theatre has fallen away, revealing nothing but fog and the top of a skyscraper
.
magazine as well as from the German Sonic Seducer. Exclaim! noted that the German vocals added to the overal "doom and gloom atmosphere" but was reluctant about the fact that all songs seemingly end too abrupt. The Seducer marked a surprisingly intense singing by Tilo Wolff and concluded that both singers Wolff and Nurmi would demand much attention from the listener.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
duo Lacrimosa
Lacrimosa (band)
Lacrimosa is a duo led by German Tilo Wolff, the main composer, and Finnish Anne Nurmi, currently based in Switzerland, but originally from Germany...
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Themes
Whereas the previous album ElodiaElodia
- Personnel :*Andrew Chudy – drums*Sascha Gerbig – rhythm guitar*Thomas Gramatzki – clarinet, flute*Anja-Christine Hitzer – celli*Gottfried Koch – acoustic guitar*David Snell – Director*Tilo Wolff – Arranger, Producer, vocals...
centred on love, Fassade's theme is that of a lonely individual feeling overwhelmed by society, exemplified by the central song, Fassade, divided into three Sätze (movements), and the album's artwork. There are also a sound between symphonic gothic metal and funeral doom metal rhythms and patterns, as seen in Fassades differents parts.
The album's cover shows a crowd of men and women identically dressed in what can be assumed to be grey
Grey
Grey or gray is an achromatic or neutral color.Complementary colors are defined to mix to grey, either additively or subtractively, and many color models place complements opposite each other in a color wheel. To produce grey in RGB displays, the R, G, and B primary light sources are combined in...
(the album's cover is in greyscale), emotionlessly watching three women wearing gothic
Gothic fashion
Gothic fashion is a clothing style worn by members of the Goth subculture; a dark, sometimes morbid, eroticized fashion and style of dress. Typical Gothic fashion includes dyed black hair, black lips and black clothes. Both male and female goths wear dark eyeliner and dark fingernails. Styles are...
lingerie
Lingerie
Lingerie are fashionable and possibly alluring undergarments.Lingerie usually incorporates one or more flexible, stretchy materials like Lycra, nylon , polyester, satin, lace, silk and sheer fabric which are not typically used in more functional, basic cotton undergarments.The term in the French...
parade down a catwalk. Every single individual in the audience has his or her head wired to the person next to them, implying that they are all part of a hivemind
Group mind (science fiction)
A group mind, hive mind or group ego in science fiction is a single consciousness occupying many bodies. Its use in literature goes back at least as far as Olaf Stapledon's science fiction novel Last and First Men ....
. The only person present other than the models and the audience is Lacrimosa's trademark clown
Clown
Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...
, standing in a side door. The back of the album's cover shows that the back wall of the theatre has fallen away, revealing nothing but fog and the top of a skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
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Reception
Fassade received positive reviews from the Canadian Exclaim!Exclaim!
Exclaim! is a monthly Canadian music magazine that features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with special focus on Canadian and cutting-edge artists...
magazine as well as from the German Sonic Seducer. Exclaim! noted that the German vocals added to the overal "doom and gloom atmosphere" but was reluctant about the fact that all songs seemingly end too abrupt. The Seducer marked a surprisingly intense singing by Tilo Wolff and concluded that both singers Wolff and Nurmi would demand much attention from the listener.
Track listing
Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
20 |
| POL OLiS OLiS is the official list of the highest selling music albums in Poland. The list exists since October 23, 2000 and is provided by ZPAV.... |
31 |