Dj Nocturna Interview with Sam Rosenthal, Founder of Projekt Records

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Dj Nocturna Interview with Sam Rosenthal, Founder of Projekt Records Dj Nocturna of The Queen of Wands

The Cleft Serpent is the 13th album of Black Tape For A Blue Girl. The two-CD edition which is also available on vinyl, minidisc, cassette and digital format is one of Projekt Records’ ‘ founder Sam Rosenthal’s latest production.

Black Tape For A Blue Girl began over thirty years ago by Rosenthal’s exploration of brooding extended electronics and strings meshed with deeply revealing lyrics and darkly textured, melodramatic vocal performances. The ethereal, gothic and dark ambient stylings has made the band one of the originators of the American darkwave genre. Rosenthal’s pensive electronics and revelatory songwriting has made fans of director David Lynch, former adult actress Sasha Grey, writers Poppy Z. Brite and Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan, just to name a few.

The latest album weaves the tale of the enigmatic Cleft Serpent, as we follow him through time and space within a lush, dark and sensual musical palette of string-hued Neo-Classicism. It’s rich and engaging, created by our three-piece ensemble featuring new members, Jon DeRosa’s powerful vocals and Henrik Meierkord’s mournful cello strings twined around Rosenthal’s somber electronics.