Irmgard Hermann (4 October 1942 – 26 May 2020)

“Gabi and I had some grand plans. We wanted to make a new DAF album. We were thinking of it being a mix of new tracks created on the fly and a selection of our best hidden gems left over from the 80s. We were really raring to do it. We were certain the album was a done deal. We wanted to finish producing it this summer. I listened to all our old bare-bones from back then again – absolute treasures! Gabi departed this life suddenly, a life he loved so much, and I’ve resolved to produce all of these unheard jewels for DAF and Gabi in spite of it all. They were written while we were sharing an apartment on Holland Road in London (1981/1982). I dedicate the song Ich denke an dich (‘I Think of You’) to Gabi.” (Robert Görl, May 2020)

Armenian recordings cut in the Soviet Union and the USA during the early 20th century collected by Death is not the End.

performes Al Tiro Avdi Jakov (Don’t Fear, Jacob) with orchestra directed by Rosario Bourdon. Victor 78509 mx. BVE 33486-2, recorded Camden, NJ October 27, 1925. Max and Frieda Weinstein Archive of YIVO Sound Recordings, RG 115 78rpm disc collection #YIVO 3235.

Philip-Michael Thomas – Starry Eyed 12 out on MissYou.

Joy without Pleasure / Ain’t no fun / ain’t no fun / ain’t no fun.

✝ Daniel Johnston (January 22, 1961 – September 11, 2019) was an American singer-songwriter and visual artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Most of his work consisted of cassettes recorded alone in his home.

by SATANICPORNOCULTSHOP, 2018.
Ugh Yoing

The dead know what they’re doing when they leave this world behind
When the here and the hereafter momentarily align
See the need to speed into the lead suddenly declined
The dead know what they’re doing when they leave this world behind

And as much as we might like to seize the reel and hit rewind
Or quicken our pursuit of what we’re guaranteed to find
When the dying’s finally done and the suffering subsides
All the suffering gets done by the ones we leave behind
All the suffering gets done by the ones we leave behind

[Chorus]

Nights that won’t happen
Time we won’t spend
Time we won’t spend
With each other again
With each other again

Ghosts are just old houses dreaming people in the night
Have no doubt about it, hon, the dead will do alright
Go contemplate the evidence and I guarantee you’ll find
The dead know what they’re doing when they leave this world behind

Nights that won’t happen
Time we won’t spend
Nights that won’t happen
Never ever again
Nights that won’t happen
Never reaching the end
Nights that won’t happen
Never even begin
Never even begin

This world is like a roadside inn and we’re the guests inside
And death is a black camel that kneels down so we can ride
And when the dying’s finally done and the suffering subsides
All the suffering gets done by the ones we leave behind
All the suffering gets done by the ones we leave behind

[Chorus]

On nights that won’t happen
Time we won’t spend
Time we won’t spend
With each other again

Nights that won’t happen
Never reaching the end
Nights that won’t happen

We can’t even begin
We can’t even begin

† David Berman, January 4, 1967 – August 7, 2019 †