Authors: Various Artists
Release Date: 2000-02-22
On Sale: Yes
Price: 13.99
ISBN: B-00004-RCZ-1
Product Type: Merchandise
Product Style: N/A
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Review by: Thais Munk
Rating: 7/10
Gets a seven from me, but the CD would work better in a Larp.
While playing a member of clan Toreador at a Vampire larp one of the other players brought a copy of the official Vampire: the Masquerade CD and somehow I got caught up with the music. Naturally I ordered a copy later and after having heard the CD through a lot of times, I'm ready to share my thought with the rest of the ELN community.
Music from the Succubus Club was released by Dancing Ferret Discs in 1999 and features music from the Crüxshadows, Seraphim Shock, Paralysen Age, Wench, Sunshine Blind, Bella Morte, Carfax Abbey, Beborn Beton, Mission UK, Kristeen Young, Nosferatu, Diary of Dreams and Neuroactive, all property of Dancing Ferret Discs.
First thing: You can pretty mich forget about using Music from the Succubus Club as a mood CD. The mood within is very much the mood given by the writing and the artwork within Vampire 1st and 2nd edition, one that feels very like it was taking place in the eighties (even if 1st edition was published in 1991 and the CD was released in 1999 ). The lyrics for each one of the 13 tracks are meant to symbolize the idea and theme of every one of the 13 clans...which doesn't work. Putting the word “deception” in one the tracks doesn't make me think of the Ravnos clan for example. Therefore, I wouldn't use it CD to set the mood for a gaming session.
Second, the music there is not going to be something for everyone. It's electronic gothic dance music, a genre only appricated by a few. Still, I happen to like this kind of music and as such I like Music from the Succubus Club. Personally, I think the CD would work better in a Larp, as music in the background (as you don't have the pay attention to what the ST is saying ).
Therefore, on a scale of 1 to 10 Music from the Succubus Club gets a seven from me.
