Tracks:
- Claire Voyant - Majesty (regal edit)
- Trance to the Sun - Black Sea, Black Fish (ocean edit)
- Secret Secret - Forgotten (station mix)
- Bloodwire - Overdue (spent mix)
- Hungry Lucy - Alfred (haunting edit)
- Sunshine Blind - Silent (modulation mix)
- B! Machine - Atmosphere (mijikai mix)
- Information Society - On the Outside 2.1
- Battery - This Much (excited dvo edit)
- See Colin Slash - Harcore (ctrl-13 mix)
- Ganymede - City Dweller (city edit)
- Moonlife - Satellite (lost in space mix)
- Galaxxy Chamber - Millennium Maddness (glyph mix)
- Nuit - November Song
- Mark Pistel - What you are within, that you will be without
An introduction to San Francisco's finest Goth, Synthpop, Industrial, and Darkwave music. CD rom information for all bands and Dark Angels - delivered in both English and Japanese.
A review from New Grave Magazine
It seems everyone and their brother are putting out compilations these days. Sometimes they contain new bands, old bands, tributes, and a lot of times just boring crap. Most of these discs are just slapped together thoughtless coasters not worth the plastic they are pressed on. Enter the Tiger - Denki Tiger. A fresh indies label out of San Francisco with a serious Japanese influence has found a way to buck the trend. Not content to put out another "me too" compilation the Tiger has gone to great lengths to differentiate themselves from the pack.
The first thing you'll notice about this release is the artwork. Katie Miranda, an artist from San Francisco, is credited with the beautifully disturbing yet captivating cover image. The next thing to grab you is the package. Damn I've not seen an American release on this level - EVER! It is nothing short of brilliant. Describe it I might try, but believe me on this one you'll just have to see it to appreciate it.
Okay, so here we have the best looking package to hit the goth scene, hell any scene, in ages - how does the music stack up? Oddly enough it's the best part of the compilation. There are 15 bands all calling from the San Francisco bay area. Track after track you are exposed to the quality of great music that made San Francisco famous. Sure there is a variance of level as all comps have, but there is not a single dud on the whole disc.
After you wear out your cd player spinning this jewel be sure to drop it into your computer. The Tiger has given you yet another special feature. There is a cd rom section, in both English and Japanese, [don't these people sleep?] with complete artist portfolios. Bios, lyrics, current release, and contact information for each artist. But that wasn't enough either. There is information on 30 different scene related supporters. Pages of fashion designers, magazines, online record stores, artist development, and more adorns this section of the CD.
I hear this labor of love is a limited release and might be difficult to find. So get it while you still can. - Emaline Desmond
A review from Gothic Beauty Magazine
A brilliant Denki-Pak tri-fold design makes this San Franciscan Goth Synth Industrial compilation a fascinating collectors-item presenting fifteen cohesive tracks. Three years in the making can spell the rise and fall of a music artist before their music is ever heard, such as the case with Battery, one of my all-time favorites, making a very special appearance with This Much, which would make any album worth the full purchase price, and yet... every track carries it own weight.
Other favorite artists include Sunshine Blind, Claire Voyant, Trance To The Sun, Info Soc, and our good friend, Rob, of Secret Secret. Shawn Brice of Battery also contributes Overdue by Bloodwire, a new band on the Horizon. Intelligent, seductive, irresistible. Hungry Lucy, follows and floors me with Alfred.
Further delighted by newcomers B! Machine who lay the Atmosphere for an all out dark devastation set forth by Information Society like you've never heard them before with On the Outside 2.1. Break-neck dancing ensues as the passion inspired by lyrical gods sink into the bloodstream.
Surprising new artist See Colin Slash provides the hardest hitting track on the SFGSI compilation with Hardcore. Seriously, if you're not dancing to this song, then you *are* dead!
This Enhanced CD features clickable Sponsor-pages filled with links and descriptions of 2 dozen or more recognizable supporters of the gothic, synth, industrial, music and fashion scenes. Topping it all off, all features and text on this incredibly innovative and unique CD ROM are made available in both Japanese and English versions. - Jett Black