From the TONN Anniversary Album, 'Intersection IV' available now on TONN Recordings Bandcamp.

Mastered by Wellencocktail Tonstudio Hanover.

Image © Crystalline Stricture.

Intersection IV

Physical Reality

Physical Reality - Crystalline Stricture feat. MADMOIZEL

Drawing inspiration from the 80's subculture, the moody allure of the Neue Deutsche Welle, the seminal post-punk sounds of Britain, decadentist literature and experimental electronics, among others, Contes Cruels crafts their sound, characterized by minimalist compositions, vintage gear and evocative, cold lyrics. 

Venturing into the realms of hauntology, exploring the pervasive sense in which contemporary culture is haunted by the "lost futures" of modernity—those futures that never materialized or were eclipsed by the tides of postmodernity—the duo embodies this spectral presence in their debut EP, Séance. 

Music, lyrics and production by Contes Cruels 
Mixing and mastering by Stefan Konstantinidis (Fabrika Music Studio) 
Artwork by C.Cruels

Sangre Azul

Crépuscule

Lyrics:

Just a fleeting moment of infinity
I stand enchanted lost in the view.
The crescent moon softly grins
As you fade into the shadows.
... And then the dark
... And then the dark.

A tranquil silent instant lingers
A frozen memory carved in the air.
Tears distort the world before me
Eyes like sunken wrecks below.
... And then the dark
... And then the dark.

Just a scratch across eternity
I stand frozen watching still.
The dawn like a silent film
Reveals the story of your vanishing.
... And then the dark
... And then the dark.

A tranquil silent instant lingers
A frozen memory carved in the air.
Tears distort the world before me
Eyes like sunken wrecks below.
... And then the dark
... And then the dark.


- Sound manipulation, lyrics and produce by KRUR -

... And then the Dark

Solo DIY project from an apartment in Seattle

When i
When i take it too far
Now, I'm just as sorry as you are
Get angry 
it does nothing
Voice the frustration
The guilt is crushing

I sit around and watch my skin die
Feel like i committed some kind of crime
Passion isn't always prudent
So much hate i get caught in the movement 
Certain topics i lose control
What have i gained
What have i changed
Politics don't matter 6 below
We have no say
They sow our fate

I hit myself when i remember
Memories memories i lose my temper
Shaking sweating social dreading take it in
Faking facing moral degradation ever since
I let you down
I let you down

Remorse

With You I Am Nothing

Crash Out

Want You There

Busy Bee

D/L HERE: https://thenewromantics.bandcamp.com/track/dont-you-know

Don't you know was an early version of "Stay" by Madonna. The song was scrapped and released as a different song with the same lyrics because Madonna didn't feel that it fit with the style of her other songs at the time. Our version is an interpretation of what we would have imagined it sounding like in the style of her first album.

New Romantics - Don't You Know

The New Romantics