YelworC

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2004 Trinity album cover.

The correct title of this article is yelworC. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.

yelworC is a Dark Electro band from Germany.

The group was formed in 1987 by Peter Devin and Dominik van Reich. Their name is derived from the name of Aleister Crowley, and their music reflects themes of dark magik, religious rituals, death and violence.

[edit] History

The duo put out a number of demo tapes between 1988 - 1990 until they were finally signed to the now defunct, Celtic Circle Productions (C.C.P.) recording label and released their first full-length CD album Brainstorming in 1993.

Their music consists of gloomy synthesizers mixed with abrasive dance-beats, overlayed with distorted vocals and the occasional audio sample taken from various horror films. The musical result is a style akin to Skinny Puppy, that has inspired many other groups in the electro-industrial and gothic genres.

yelworC's dark stage performances usually consisted of Devin dressed in a robe, singing from a wooden podium and surrounding himself by candles, pagan symbols and a black tapestry backdrop.

In 1994, after what looked like a promising career, yelworC unexpectantly split up, with van Reich heading off to form the more experimental sounding amGod ("dogma" backwards) and cutting one album Half Rotten and Decayed under the C.C.P. label. Devin fought and successfully kept the rights to use the name yelworC.

For the past decade, yelworC's material has been out-of-print, and very hard to find, so much so, their music has nearly fallen into obscurity. Most fans heard of their "legend", but never heard their music.

For the past few years, yelworC's material could only be found through peer-to-peer internet sharing. However, in 2004, Devin released a new studio album entitled Trinity; the first release from yelworC in over ten years (although one or two of the songs appeared on compilations). The album, containing some material composed during the late 1990s, is based on Dante's journey through Hell as told in The Divine Comedy. It also features a guest appearance by Dennis Ostermann of In Strict Confidence on the song Vexilla Regis Inferni.

[edit] Discography

Rising as Phoenix from its Ashes (1988) cassette demo
The Mystery Side of Democracy (1988) cassette demo
Flash, Wards, and Incubation (1989) cassette demo
Dis-Cover and Con-Trol (1989) cassette demo
A.I.W.A.S.S. (1990) cassette demo
Satanat (1991) (Danse Macabre) cassette compilation 1987 - 1990
Tanatas (1991) (Danse Macabre) cassette single
Brainstorming (1992) (C.C.P./Semaphore) CD album
Blood in Face (1993) (C.C.P./EFA) CD EP
Collection: 1988 - 1994 (1995) (C.C.P./EFA) CD compilation
Trinity (2004) (Baal Records, Minuswelt Musikfabrik/Soulfood, Metropolis Records) CD album