Angelic Conversation: “Will We Come Now?”

 

Back in 2010, Phallus Dei released A Day in the Life of Brian Wilson, which I posted here. The day begins with "Dawn (prologue)" & ends with "Dusk (epilogue)". Two songs feature the astounding Clara Engel on vocals Two songs feature the last recordings of Walker Brothers founding member John Walker (John Joseph Maus) on vocals...the previously mentioned "Dusk (epilogue)" as well as "Will You Come Now". 

 

"Will You Come Now" became a minor classic for Phallus Dei. The following year the band released Love, with the Tiniest Red Torch, Branded to Your Heart (Will You Come Now: Remixed) on Big Blue Records. It contained seven different versions of the song including a new Phallus Dei remix. A Phallus Dei self-released four-song Will You Come Now EP offered by the band consisted of two of the LwtTRTBtYHT tracks with two additional tracks, Der Blutharsch & the Infinite Church of the Leading Hand remix & an alternate Phallus Dei remix. Then in 2016 Nostalgie de la Boue released Vapour Unwinds the Dolls which was another six remixes including a different Phallus Dei remix. 

 

I have compiled the original two versions, the seven Big Blue remixes, the two WYCN EP alternate tracks, & the six Nostalgie versions. For your heart-wrenching pleasure. In the order of my preference. R.I.P. John Maus. Will you come now? 

 

Various - Will You Come Now, NØ Comp., 2023.

Will You Come Now (original) [vocals by John Walker]
Will You Come Now (Bohren & der Club of Gore remix)
Will You Come Now (Dissecting Table remix)
Will You Come Now (original Phallus Dei remix)
Will You Come Now (Dyane Donck remix)
Will You Come Now (Blackhouse remix)
Will You Come Now (Burial Hex Angelic Conversation remix)
Will You Come Now (2nd Phallus Dei remix)
Will You Come Now (Birdmachine remix)
Will You Come Now (Der Blutharsch & the Infinite Church of the Leading Hand remix)
Will You Come Now (Strange Attractor remix)
Will You Come Now (Phallus Dei remix featuring Aidan Casserly)
Will You Come Now (Throbbing Wafle remix)
Will You Come Now (Phallus Dei Vapour remix featuring Bart Maris)
Will You Come Now (Wicked Messenger remix)
Dusk (epilogue) [vocals by John Walker]

 

 

 

With love Brother Walker,
NØ

Hey, Herb

Phallus Dei - Nature Mortes, Paragoric PA23, 2001.

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tracklist -

Prologue : Mesmerism
Valium
After the Night
Rev
Stalker
Herb
Pathology
Astronaut
Sepulchral
Ange
Epilogue : Eden

Enjoy,
NØ

A Day in the Life of Brian Wilson

UPDATE: This post was re-uploaded 08/17/2013. Enjoy, NØ.

I got this last March from TheeBradMiller over at Because God Told Me To Do It. It was supposed to be released last year & was one of the best albums of 2009 that wasn't, because the release was delayed due to the usual musick bu$ineSS bullshit, then was scheduled for a mid-October 2009 release on Big Blue Records, but was finally available the 15th of this month in Poland & the 22nd in Germany. It should be available here February 2nd. I think you can pre-order it on Amazon. It was well worth the wait (I guess, since I didn't). I highly recommend it to anyone familiar with Phallus Dei or not. It is some great musick. The track I was going to highlight here, "Will You Come Now" features vocals by John Walker (of The Walker Brothers fame), but you can hear it on Phallus Dei's MySpace page. Also, this song has been re-mixed by Bohren & der Club of Gore into an 11 minute epic & should appear on a remix album this year. You can listen to a nearly 5 minute excerpt here. I've decided to feature "The Same" with vocals by Clara Engel.

Since I wrote this post, John Walker died on May 27, 2011 after a long battle with cancer. John was 67.
I have decided to post up the entire album as a tribute to him, as "Will You Come Now" was originally my first choice here, & is a fantastic song by a great musician. I have posted The Walker Brothers elsewhere on this blog, as I have always been a big fan of their classy stylings. (decryption code in comments)

Enjoy,
NØ