Ego Likeness

 

Genre: Electronic, Darkwave, Dark Electro, Industrial.
Country: United Stated.
Activity Period: 1999 - Present.
Members: Steven Archer: Guitar, Programming, Music, Lyrics, Vocals.
Donna Lynch: Vocals, Piano, Synths, Lyrics, Music.
Discography: 1999 Songs From a Dead City (Demo)
2001 Dragonfly
2004 Water to the Dead
2006 The Order of the Reptile
2007 The Compass EPs: South
2008 The Lowest Place on Earth (Single)
2008 The Compass EPs: West
2009 The Compass EPs: North
2010 Breedless

Ego Likeness was created by artist Steven Archer and writer Donna Lynch in Baltimore, United States in 1999, Taking their name from Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction novel Dune. Steven and Donna have been married since October of 1999 and currently live in Baltimore, Meryland with two hairless cats.
Their music has ranged of genres since their origins, begining with darkly experimental Trip-Hop in their demo "Songs From a Dead City", to moody and melodic Dark Electro with their first album "Dragonfly", to a fusion of Industrial Rock for hard guitars sounds and Darkwave that shown in "Water to the Dead" and "The Order of the Reptile".
Steven also is the creator of the atmospheric electronica project Hopeful Machines, and performs with the DC industrial, power noise act Blind Till Now. He is also a resident DJ at Spellbound in DC and Ascension.
Both make up the experimental, spoken word outfit "The Trinity Project" and have released two albums under that name "The Trinity Project I" in 2001 and "The Subtle Movements of the Entropy Engine" in 2003.
Steven, isn't only a musician, if not he's also a graduate of The Corcoran School of Art, continues to exhibit paintings and mixed media pieces in various galleries, stores, conventions and venues throughout the US,He is also a regular contributor to Weird Tales Magazine and Steampunk Magazine. He is the author of a children's book, "Luna Maris", like Donna, who has written numerous poems and short stories, and released two collections of poetry "In My Mouth"' and "Ladies & Other Vicious Creatures" Her first novel "Isabel Burning" debuts on 2008. She has also collaborated with Steven on several art projects, including a handmade, limited edition illustrated book called "Twenty-Six (An Uncommon Book of ABCs)" and a series of Key and Lock paintings, which will be released as a complete collection in book form in the future.
In addition to The Cruxshadows, the band have had the honour to share the stage with a lot of diverse artist through all this years.
Ego Likeness announced the release of their fourth studio album "Breedless" on April of 2010.

Ego Likeness - Water To The Dead

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Emilie Autumn...News for the fans

I recently found out (maybe some of you already knew) that Emilie Autumn has realeased a book called "THE ASYLUM FOR WAYWARD VICTORIAN GIRLS".

What is the book about?

"Written and illustrated by the notoriously manic-depressive rock star, this chilling tale combines humor, tragedy, and suspense to produce a blood-curdling account of the nightmare that is life inside an insane asylum, comparing those from the Victorian era with our modern day version, and proving, through her own personal experiences, that not much has changed from then to now.

Culled directly from EA's real-life diary entries, the story begins with Emilie's suicide attempt and prompt imprisonment inside a psychiatric hospital. Sparing no detail, Emilie shows us exactly what goes on inside this house of horrors, exposing secrets that the general public could never have guessed at. Narrated with the sarcastic and self-deprecating humor present in all of EA's works, much of the subject matter may be considered controversial. Still, as in her song lyrics, Emilie tells the truth at all costs, thrusting the brave reader into a play-by-play narrative of her bi-polar episodes, even providing photos -- blood, cuts, and all.

The tale takes an unexpected turn when, whilst still in the psych ward, Emilie discovers evidence of a parallel dimension -- a world that soon becomes indiscernible from her own. As the days go by, the seemingly disparate worlds of the story's two lead characters (Emilie and Emily, EA's Victorian counterpart) begin to merge, leaving the reader, as well as the book's author, rather confused as to whether the accounts are truly autobiographical or whether EA has managed to seamlessly morph from true-life tale to extremely well-researched historical fiction.

"The Asylum..." is not all gloom and doom however. It is a reality-bending thriller as well as a profoundly empowering tale of suffering, sisterhood, and revenge that culminates in what is perhaps one of the most suspenseful cliff-hangers of all time. The book's colorful cast of characters (diabolical doctors, mental patients, and the talking plague rats and blood-sucking leeches that fans of EA's music are already familiar with) thoroughly entertain, educate, and engross the reader with prime movie material. "The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls," will leave fans shocked and readers everywhere gasping for air.

Each full-color page of this beautifully bound, 266 page hardcover is positively packed with hand written memoirs, fanciful paintings, and sketches of the Asylum's inhabitants. In perhaps the most perverse twist of all, this Rated R publication is cleverly disguised as a high-end children's activity book, complete with interactive elements including notes, craft patterns, and reader quizzes designed both to disturb and delight. This monumental show of literary and artistic talent demands a place on your tea table as well as on your nightstand, although, readers, take care -- you'll never think of your doctor in quite the same way again.

Prepare yourself to enter a world most pray never to visit. But beware: It is much easier to get into the Asylum than it is to get out..."

Info taken for EA official site: http://www.emilieautumn.com/

 

The cost of the book is around 55 US dollars and you can purchase it her official site.
 
♥BallerinaDark♥

INFO AND NEWS

We are definitely coming back to life :) a very big thank you to all the followers! Our group grew up and I hope it will continue growing. I'll be writing more articles starting from October (=end of my real life job so I'll have more time to write XD) If you have requests on articles you want to be written just tell me! :)

As you noticed Angel_of HIM is no longer part of our team..she will always be welcomed back if she wants to of course :)
and so we hired another writer , Mystic_Darkness ! :)

So..Keep following us cause we are stronger than ever! xD

♥BallerinaDark♥

Only Black?? Hell no.

Looking around on the internet and also on Stardoll I could see that many associate goth with the color black a bit too much. Most of these people think that only wearing black all the time makes you look goth but the truth is the exact contrary. The color black is in fact the color of darkness, of mistery and of the unknown, of fear but you should also consider wearing colors like PURPLE , RED, BLUE, GREEN and even PINK. I've seen goths saying the stupid stereotype that goths hate pink and light blue. Absurd. The point is not what color you wear but HOW you wear it. Let's make a clear example with the color pink. Look at these pics:

Non-goth

Goth

See?? Now..come and tell me the second pic isn't goth because she wears pink!! xD

STOP STEREOTYPING! :)

♥BallerinaDark♥

Cybergoths

"What is Cybergoth?" you may ask. Cybergoth is the one of the most common forms of goth around. Their style is heavily influenced by Rivethead, Steampunk, and Raver style. You can easily identify them by bondage gear, platform boots, glossy clothing, synthetic dreads, goggles, and the enormous amount of neon colors they wear. As far as the music goes, Cybergoths would usually tend to listen to EBM, Electro, Industrial, Techno, Trance, and Synth-pop. Cybergoths are usually found at the nightlife scene (bars,clubs, lounges, etc.) or around the internet, and can be very social. Chances are you might've already met them ^_^


*~Mystic~*