Another fine release of an 80ies/90ies act on Catastrophe Ballet Records! Garten Kirkhof was formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1989 with the intent to create, play and perform the type of music that we all liked to listen to. To blend our various influences and come up with our own original sound. Despite line-up changes over the years, this was all achieved and maintained, until we called it quits for personal reasons in 1994. When GK first formed there was only Jeffrey, Veto and Wayne. Drums were provided by a drum machine. About a year and several shows later, we managed to convince former Shadow of Fear drummer, Jeff Pell, to join us. Garten Kirkhof was initially heavily influenced by Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees and early Christian Death. When we began, we were strictly a Goth band, but as the years passed and guitarists were changed, other influences such as Killing Joke, Bunnydrums, Red Temple Spirits and The Chameleons, to name a few, were tapped into. So we had gradually shifted from Goth into dark Post Punk.

Tracks : 01 Ashen of grey 02 Imprisoned me 03 The key of King Solomon 04 Deathsong 05 A person isn't safe… (Cha-meleons cover) 06 A Silent Night that Dreams Betray 07 Torn 08 Power to Question 09 Feel from Fear 10 Metropolis 11 Sixteen Days (Modern English cover) 12 Dear Mr. Lightman 13 Expedition to a Foreign Land 14 In search of Marx