""Nature prohibits nothing" A caption from the quote by the Marquis De Sade etched in bold letters on the inside of Neither/Neither World's first CD, Sociopathic Pleasures. The statement best captures the movement of this band. They blend the perfect sounds of bands like Mazzy Star and The Creatures to create their own lush and unique aesthetic.
Some contributors that have been on previous releases are Monte Cazazza, Elden M of Allegory Chapel and The Haters, and drummer of the infamous Dwarves. Singer/Songwriter Wendy Van Dusen limits herself to nothing, composing music that forces the listener to the inner reaches of their psyche and spirit. She is also known to work with bands such as Dive, IT (Minus Habens), as well as offering her haunting vocals to movie soundtracks.
In Neither/Neither World live performances, the audience is always certain of one thing, they never know what to expect. Drawing a crowd from all areas of the world, the shows themselves become a sort of voodoo rite of passage at the end of the world. It is always exhilarating but maybe somewhat frightful to the uninitiated. Wendy Van Dusen, who has been known to saunter on stage wearing a cat suit and wielding an ax, carries the air of an exotic villain, and has the vocal range to mimic the very cry of demons residing in our minds, or to resonate through the audience like a strong torch singer from a sultry past. Wolves cry in the night in celebration of magnificence and boundlessness of nature as does the limitless compositions of the music of Neither/Neither World."
Albums
Sociopathic Pleasures (CD, Album) Funky Mushroom Records FM-027 1992 Sociopathic Pleasures (LP, Album) Majestic Chaos Records L 40530 1992 Tales Of The True Crime (CD, Album, Ltd) Hyperium Records 39101092 1994 Tales Of The True Crime (CD, Album) Alive Records CD003 1994 Maddening Montagery And Other Fantastic Stories (CD, Album) Dark Vinyl Records DVLR 10 1995 Maddening Montagery And Other Fantastic Stories (CD, Album, RE) Dark Vinyl Records DV 44 2004 Enter The Abyss (CD, Album) SSE Communications SSE5001CD 1996 Alive With The Taste Of Hell (CD, Album) World Serpent WSCD 011 1996 Torch Songs From The Neither/Neither World (CD, Album) World Serpent WSCD 020 1998 Suicide Notes (CD, Album) Zos Kia Sounds zks03 2000 She Whispers (CD, Album) People's Records PRCD-0034 2003 She Whispers (CD, Album) / (LP, Album, Ltd) Hau Ruck! HR!51 2003 Live Tracks & Rarities (CD) People's Records (2) PRCD-0084 2004 Rewound (CD, Album) Shayo Shayo 002 2004 Invisible Angel (CD, Album) Shayo Shayo 007 2006 Bleed Me (CD) Zos Kia Sounds none 2012
Singles & EPs
Dismember Them (7") Majestic Chaos Records none 1992 Devil´s Lullaby (10") Alive Records Alive0009/10 1995 Neither/Neither World / Chthonic Force - Alchemaic Mixture / Mouth Pigs (7") Zos Kia Sounds zks1001 1999 Neither/Neither World / Allegory Chapel Ltd. - Devil's Lullaby / Evidence Of Demonic Possession (7", Ltd) Devilish Music Propaganda 666-03 1999
Tracks appear in compilations
All That Is Death Various - Dust Claims Dust (Cass, Comp) Hyde Recordings none 1992 Dismember Them and 4 more… Various - Astral Projection (Cass, Comp, C60) Tears Compilations Tear 353 1992 Beelzebub Bells Various - Stormleader (Cass, Comp) Hammer Against Cross HAC 001 1993 Alone Various - A Dream Within A Dream (CD, Comp) Dead Eyes Magazine, Bright Green Records none 1994 Dwellers Various - Offrandes (Cass, Comp) Spiral Insana SIN 94027 1994 Seven Sins Various - Taste This 4 (2xCD, Comp) Discordia DISC 060 1995 Seven Kinds Of Sin Various - Living For Music 2 (CD, Comp) Discordia Disc 083 CD 1996 All's God's Dogs Various - Terra Serpentes (2xCD, Comp) World Serpent WSDCD 016 1996 Maleficient Whisper Various - Mask Of The People (CD, Comp, Album) Ramses Records Ramses CD 01 1999 Annisynian Various - Il Sium E Il Vencul (LP, Comp) Sin Organisation SIN07 1999 Falling Various - A Cage Went In A Search Of Bird (CD, Comp) Somnimage som00004 2000 Seven Kinds Of Sin Various - :Per:Version: Vol. 13 (CD, Comp, Enh) :Ritual: none 2004 Hell Various - Cold #5 Sampler (CDr, Smplr) Not On Label (Cold Fanzine) none 2004 Devil's Lullaby (as Neither Neither World) Various - Elegy Sampler 33 (CD, Smplr) Elegy ELGCD0033 2004 Tick Tock and 1 more… Various - :Shayo Music: (9xFile, MP3, Comp, Promo, 128) Shayo none 2005 Darklands and 1 more… Various - Quand Le Soleil Se Couche... (CDr) Shayo none 2007 Leave You Here Various - The Seven Deadly Sins : Invidia (31xFile, Comp, MP3, VBR) SDS-compilation 2011-11 2011
Neither/Neither World – Tales Of The True Crime (1994)
Label: Hyperium Records – 39101092 Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition Country: Germany Released: 1994 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Neofolk
Tracklist
1 Son Of Sam 2 Dracbaby 3 Poor Mr. Fish 4 Dancing In My Garden 5 Channel Five 6 Never Again 7 Hence The Night 8 Dismember Them
Credits Bass – Jeff Friedman (tracks: 8) Drums – Jeff Friedman (tracks: 8) Guitar – Jeff Friedman (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8), Wendy Van Dusen (tracks: 3, 5) Keyboards – Elden M (tracks: 1, 2), Eric Walker (tracks: 6), Jim Morton (tracks: 4) Lyrics By – Charles Manson (tracks: 5), Tim Madison (tracks: 1), Wendy Van Dusen (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8) Music By – Elden M (tracks: 6), Jeff Friedman (tracks: 7), Jim Morton (tracks: 4), Wendy Van Dusen (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 8) Photography – Michelle Handelman, Monte Cazazza Piano – Eric Walker (tracks: 6) Producer – Lemon De George, Wendy Van Dusen Vocals – Wendy Van Dusen
Notes Recorded at The Crib, San Francisco, California. Limited edition of 999 copies. Has a different cover artwork than the Alive label release.
Label: Zos Kia Sounds – zks03 Format: CD, Album Country: US Released: 2000 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Ambient, Neofolk
Tracklist
1 Wailing Wall - Written-By – The Cure, Smith 4:37 2 Darklands - Written-By – Reid, Reid 3:40 3 All I Ever Wanted - Written-By – Bauhaus 4:13 4 Nothing - Written-By – Wendy Van Dusen 4:28 5 No New Tale To Tell - Written-By – J., Love & Rockets 3:30 6 Psychocandy - Written-By – Reid, Reid 3:25 7 Alchemaic Mixture - Written-By – Wendy Van Dusen 6:00 8 Montage (Live) 4:12
Companies, etc. Distributed By – World Serpent Recorded At – The Crib, San Francisco
Credits Bass – Sean Heskett Cover, Photography By – Pete Hottelet Drums – Tim Madison Guitar – Grawer Harmonica, Performer [Sounds] – Lemon DeGeorge Piano – Erik Ian Walker Producer – Wendy Van Dusen Recorded By, Mixed By – Lemon DeGeorge Vocals, Guitar – Wendy Van Dusen
Label: Hau Ruck! – HR!51 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition Country: Austria Released: 2003 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental
Tracklist
A1 She Whispers A2 I'll Disappear A3 Time A4 Empty B1 Hell B2 Fallen B3 Pale Blue Skin B4 In & Out Of Time B5 Don't Slip Away
Credits Artwork By [Front Cover Design By] – Peter Hottelet Bass – Jay Denton Drums – Tim Madison Engineer [Additional Engineering By] – Bond Bergland (tracks: A3, B3, B5) Guitar – Grawer Harmonica – Lemon DeGeorge Photography [All Photos By] – Reiko Kasai Recorded By – Dale Everingham (tracks: A3, B3, B5), John Blakeley (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B2, B4) Vocals – Wendy Van Dusen Written-by [All Songs Written By] – Neither/Neither World
Notes Tracks A1, A2, A4, B1, B2 & B4 recorded at Duncan Street Studios in San Francisco by John Blakeley. Tracks A3, B3 & B5 recorded at San Pablo Recording Company by Dale Everingham (additional engineering by Bond Bergland). Limited edition of 400 copies.
Neither/Neither World – Maddening Montagery And Other Fantastic Stories (2004) (re-ed. 1995)
Label: Dark Vinyl Records – DV 44 Format: CD, Album, Reissue Country: Germany Released: 2004 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Downtempo, Avantgarde, Experimental, Neofolk
Tracklist
1 Montage One 4:12 2 Seven Kinds Of Sin 3:48 3 Montage Two 3:00 4 Lautreamont 8:16 5 Dreams Of You 2:20 6 Montage Three 5:03 7 Out In My Head 4:48 8 Through The Valley Of Death 1:26 9 Outro 5:44 10 Alone 4:34 11 She Whispers (Live At KFJC Radio) 8:38
Credits Bass – Jay Denton Drums – Tim Madison Guitar – Grawer, Jeff Friedman Keyboards – Elden M Layout, Artwork By – Pete Hottelet Music By – Neither/Neither World Other [Sound Design And Audio Science By] – P.C. Digital, LTD. Piano – Erika Von Volkyrie Producer – Lemon DeGeorge, Wendy Van Dusen Recorded By, Mixed By, Harmonica, Sounds – Lemon DeGeorge Synthesizer [Synth] – Cole Palme Vocals – Wendy Van Dusen
Notes Reissue of the in 1995 released album with new artwork and a bonus track.
Recorded and mixed at The Crib in San Francisco, California. Mixed at Coyote Gulch Laboratories in Topanga Canyon, California
Label: Shayo – Shayo 002 Format: CD, Album Country: Switzerland Released: 2004 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Folk Rock, Experimental, Neofolk
Tracklist
1 Nothing 4:31 2 Psychocandy - Written-By – Jesus And Mary Chain 3:27 3 All I Ever Wanted - Written-By – Bauhaus 4:15 4 Follow You Down 4:46 5 Darklands - Written-By – Jesus And Mary Chain 3:42 6 Devil's Lullaby 4:46 7 Confessions 6:47 8 No New Tales To Tell - Written-By – Love & Rockets 3:32 9 Rigormortis Sunset 4:16 10 Falling From Love 4:24 11 All God's Dogs 5:05 12 Alchamaic Mixture 6:02 13 Silent Birds 4:38 14 Echoing 3:51 15 Montage (Live) 4:12
Credits Accordion – Jim Morton Artwork By [Cover Artwork And Layout By] – Pete Hottelet Bass – Sean Heskett Drums – Tim Madison Guitar – Grawer Guitar [Slide Guitar], Vocals – Paul Pena Keyboards – Evan Yerburgh Mandolin – Patrick Fahey Other [Sound Design And Audio Science By] – P.C. Digital, LTD. Piano, Keyboards – Erik Ian Walker Producer [Produced By] – Lemon DeGeorge, Wendy Van Dusen Recorded By, Mixed By, Harmonica, Sounds – Lemon DeGeorge Violin – George Lammam Vocals, Guitar, Sounds – Wendy Van Dusen Written-By – Neither/Neither World (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 9 to 15)
Recorded and mixed at The Crib in San Francisco, California Additional mixing at Coyote Gulch Laboratories in Topanga Canyon, California 2004 Shayo The CD comes in a digipak.
Label: Shayo – Shayo 007 Format: CD, Album Country: Switzerland Released: 2006 Genre: Rock Style: Folk Rock, Alternative Rock, Neofolk
Tracklist
1 Promise 5:59 2 Ghosts Whisper 3:45 3 Shadow Of The Wings 4:52 4 Buried And Gone 3:50 5 Postcards 7:03 6 Invisible Angel 4:33 7.1 I Fall Away 3:03 7.2 Tick Tock 2:56
Credits Artwork By [Cover Artwork By], Photography – Pete Hottelet Guitar, Bass, Drums – Grawer Harmonica – Lemon DeGeorge Keyboards, Piano – Ryan Summers Producer [Produced By] – Lemon DeGeorge, Wendy Van Dusen Vocals, Guitar, Bass – Wendy Van Dusen
Notes Recorded and mixed at The Crib in San Francisco A portion of the proceeds from this CD will be donated to PETA and like-minded organizations to help the protection of the beasts that still live among us that have no voice of their own. Track 7 is parted in 2 songs: total time 12:02. The CD comes in a digipak.
Label: Zos Kia Sounds – none Format: CD Country: US Released: Apr 2012 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Neofolk, Darkwave
Tracklist
1 Days Like This 5:39 2 Angel's Eyes 3:20 3 Run Away 4:19 4 Leave You Here 5:00 5 Hollowed Out World 4:30 6 Price We Pay 2:33 7 Just Listen 4:27 8 And I Don't Care If I'm Falling 4:59 9 You Say 3:50 10 Story Of A Girl (Live) 10:41 11 The Wake 3:25
Credits Bass – Christopher Nagel Engineer – Christopher Nagel, Lemon DeGeorge Guitar – Christopher Nagel, Grawer, Wendy Van Dusen Harmonica – Lemon DeGeorge Vocals – Christopher Nagel, Wendy Van Dusen
Notes CD and download release through Neither/Neither World's label Zos Kia Sounds.
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