Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape

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8.6 | 205 votes |
Band
Sigh
Style
Avantgarde metal, Black metal
Release date
24 July 2001
Owners
206 have it
36 want it
1 trades it
Tracklist
01. Corpsecry - Angelfall
02. Scarlet Dream
03. Nietzschean Conspiracy
04. A Sunset Song
05. Impromptu (Allegro Maestoso)
06. Dreamsphere (Return To The Chaos)
07. Ecstatic Transformation
08. Voices [2009 re-release bonus]
09. Slaughtergarden Suite
    1 - At Dawn
    2 - The Dead are Born
    3 - Destiny Divided
    4 - Slaughtergarden
    5 - Aftermath
10. Bring Back The Dead
11. Requiem - Nostalgia
12. Born Condemned Criminal [Japanese bonus]
Line-up
Mirai Kawashima - vocals, synthesizers, organ, bass, vocoder, piano, recorder, string machine, ring modulator, samples, programming
Shinichi Ishikawa - guitars, drum machine
Satoshi Fujinami - drums, percussion
Additional info
Recorded at Studio Zen/Electric Space Studio throughout September 2000 - March 2001.
Engineered by Yukito Okazaki.
Produced by Sigh.
Mastered at West West Side by Alan Douches.
Strings/horn arrangements by Mirai.
Remastered at SafeHouse Productions by James Murphy.
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!J.O.O.E.!
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23.04.2012 - 18:34
!J.O.O.E.!
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Unf. Definitely a contender for best Sigh song.

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X-Ray Rod
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23.04.2012 - 18:47
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Written by [user id=4365] on 23.04.2012 at 18:34
Unf. Definitely a contender for best Sigh song.

Such a fun track. It's like a crazy and drug-filled heavy metal fest with black metal vocals and synth on top. Lovely.
The chorus is so catchy goddamit.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass

Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.

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22.07.2012 - 11:06
Rating: 10

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Written by X-Ray Rod on 23.04.2012 at 18:47

Written by [user id=4365] on 23.04.2012 at 18:34
Unf. Definitely a contender for best Sigh song.

Such a fun track. It's like a crazy and drug-filled heavy metal fest with black metal vocals and synth on top. Lovely.
The chorus is so catchy goddamit.

Ugh I own the remastered version and for some unknown reason they thought it would be a good Idea to take the lead guitar out of that song along with the 2 solos! The original is just so much better! Grr
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06.07.2014 - 16:07
mz
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First time listening to sigh properly. What the fuck .
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06.07.2014 - 16:47
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Oh this album :')
Every time I hear its name I feel like listening to it
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06.07.2014 - 22:19
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Written by [user id=110592] on 06.07.2014 at 16:07

First time listening to sigh properly. What the fuck .

"What the fuck" basically describes all of Sigh's music properly
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06.07.2014 - 22:25
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Written by Alex F on 06.07.2014 at 22:19

"What the fuck" basically describes all of Sigh's music properly

do not spoil the rest of their discography for me, although I personally don't expect ordinary music from sigh after that I've heard this album.
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07.09.2014 - 13:53
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Great album. I don't know, if it can be considered their most experimental one, as all of them starting with Hail Horror Hail are quite experimental, but still I enjoy a lot their mix of space rock, metal and whatnot.
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06.05.2015 - 18:20
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Been meaning to listen to this one forever and kept putting it off. What a spectacularly chill, creative, excellent album. I think I am still more drawn to the speed and highs/lows of their newer stuff, but I definitely see why this is such a classic.
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01.06.2015 - 00:35
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Wow having gone through their full disco now, this is without doubt their magnum opus. I had second thoughts about this after Hangman's Hymn and Scenes From Hell. But God!, this is just flawless, not a single false note here. This album is near perfect. Sigh will never probably top this.
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14.09.2019 - 00:39
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This is one of the weirdest psychedelic metal albums I have ever heard, but in all the best possible ways.
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12.08.2020 - 20:39
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Written by Sang Dalang Abu on 21.08.2016 at 11:17

Hey if someone know similar album like this, share it pls.

Somehow Mr. Bungle's California comes to mind
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29.03.2021 - 22:53
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This is quite a great album, although I like Hail Horror Hail more
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11.12.2021 - 06:27
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Only just discovered these guys. What a great ride this album is.
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10.02.2022 - 08:49

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What can I say, this is just perfect. There's heavy metal, rock'nroll, black metal, glitch hop, jazz fusion, synth, old-fashioned classical music, symphonic touches... I believe there's some videogame soundtrack inspiration in some tracks. And it works. Many bands try to accomplish what Sight achieves here with no effort, originality without going unnecessarily complex, innovation without weird structures, just throwing awesome songs at your face.
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01.11.2022 - 02:01
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Wow this is crazy - every song is different. So many instruments, so many styles, and it's all so good!
Favorite songs: "Scarlet Dream", "Corpsecry-Angelfall", "Ecstatic Transformation", "Dreamsphere (Return To The Chaos)", "Slaughtergarden Suite"
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07.02.2024 - 14:59
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'A Sunset Song' sounds like romantic black metal if such a thing were to ever exist! A great album overall.

8.8/10 for me - 'Corpsecry - Angelfall' is the standout song. 'Scarlet Dream', 'A Sunset Song' and 'Ecstatic Transformation' are all also great.
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10.04.2025 - 19:24
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At long last it made it into the top 200
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