As per the title, let’s share and discuss music which reminds us of Fallen London in some way.
First up, "Love is Mystical" by the Cold War Kids. Beyond just discussing the power of love and desire, this song uses lyrical imagery uncannily reminiscent of Fallen London: "I can’t see behind the sun", "love will break the chains", "love in darkness will show you the way". It’s the sort of thing which would come from a recording studio in the spires of the Echo Bazaar.
The other song which inspired me to create this thread is "Louisiana Sunrise", by Escape the Clouds. Lethal sunlight, unspeakable appetites, horrible transformation, and a love story - it’s enough to give a level of Unaccountably Peckish. A particularly choice verse:
[quote=]The closer I get, the more I hunger
For the strangest things.
Not beignets and cigarettes
On the side of Decatur street.
No gumbos or Étouffées
Can quench this evil need.
There’s only one taste I crave
With the right seasoning[/quote]
I often listen to Debussy’s Clair de Lune while playing Fallen London. It puts me in the mood. If I’m listening on Youtube the autoplay then usually takes me on a trip around Chopin, Saint-Saëns and Erik Satie afterwards, which I have no objections at all to.
Don’t know which reminds me of which - probably both these and FL strike my heart in similar places - but here they are:
Jethro Tull - Bourée
and then inevitably
The Jacques Loussier Trio - The Bach Book
Bassa - Tango Azul (or really anything from Bassa)
(I might be a bit partial because I frequently dance tango, but I think there is such love, desire and dark playfulness (or playful darknesss) which reminds me of Fallen London).
And then
Jean Sibelius (Maxim Vengerov, Daniel Barenboim, Chicago S.O. (CSO)) - Violin Concerto
Ida Maria - Devil. Each couple strings of lyrics erupt with mentioning devils, Surface, North and so on. And a whole mystical decadent atmosphere of song fits Fallen London quite well too!
I was wondering whether to post this song, called "the night guest" at all, since it’s in polish, but it reminds me so much of Seeking, and is so pleasantly sedate (no, the audio is not broken, it just sounds like this), that i decided you might enjoy it despite its foreign language. providing quick translation under the spoiler;
why do you knock at my windows
on the nights i cannot fall asleep
your slow heavy footsteps waking
waking the creaking floor
and then you sit by my side
then you stand in front of me
your eyes are so huge, so pale, so blind
your hands are cold
your hands are cold
you show to me a wet stain
this bloody smear on your shirt
telling me to touch it, telling me to bring it to my mouth
and then, again
you walk around the empty house
writing crazy red words
with your blood on the walls
with your blood on the walls
with your blood on the walls
and when you leave in the pale morning
my eyes will hurt from the lack of sleep
then i’ll see the rope taken off from the curtains
and when you leave in the pale morning
my eyes will hurt from the lack of sleep
then i’ll see the rope taken off from the curtains
and an open straightrazor on the table
and an open straightrazor on the table
and an open straightrazor on the table
and an open straightrazor on the table
why do you knock at my windows?
why do you knock at my windows?
technically, "the night guest" is władysław broniewski’s poem, inspired by and written about jesienin’s… hm, suicide. credit where credit’s due (; and i always say it’s a shame the entirety of the poem wasn’t included in the song, because it gets even more reminiscent of SMEN further on
Not exact Fallen London entry, but definetely Sunless Sea’s: "Мертвые матросы не спят" by Aquarium. Hope you friends will not be offended by a song on a foreign language. In my possible defence I’ll say I rarely especially praise lyrics and perceive it as a part of complex experience of listening a track.
Caption translates as "Dead sailors do not sleep" and lyrics is all about grief and sorrow of a drowned man thus parted with his beloved. edited by curtistruffle on 3/5/2018
