 black tape for a blue girl is an american dark wave band formed in 1986 by projekt records' founder sam rosenthal. their music takes on elements of dark wave, ethereal, ambient, neoclassical, and dark cabaret music. director david lynch ,new york times 28 october 2011 former pornographic actress sasha grey and writer poppy z. brite are some of their more well-known fans. ==biography== ===formation/oscar herrera era (1986-1999)=== begun in california, black tape for a blue girl is based around projekt records founder sam rosenthal, who is the songwriter, lyricist and producer for the band. the band released seven albums in their first 13 years, covering the mid-80's through late-90's. black tape for a blue girl released their debut album the rope in 1986. the band line-up consisted of a core of sam rosenthal, allan kraut (on multiple instruments, including drums and guitars) and vocalist/guitarist oscar herrera (of florida's early 80s batcave-tinged the sleep of reason). guests included kim prior (as vocals), adam buhler (on guitar), candy sherlock and lara radford (as violinists). their second album, mesmerized by the sirens, was released a year later; followed by ashes in the brittle air in 1989, a chaos of desire in 1991 and this lush garden within in 1993. the core members through this period were rosenthal and oscar herrera, with a variety of guests musicians based on friends sam chose to work with. julianna towns, of the band skinner box, provided vocals, flute, and guitar on chaos. recording of remnants of a deeper purity began in 1995 in los angeles and was concluded in 1996 after rosenthal's move to chicago. this was the second album to feature lucian casselman on vocals and vicki richards on violin. it als
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