Opium Den (band)

Opium Den
Origin Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Genres gothic rock, ethereal wave
Labels Hereafter Records
Members Annette Farrington: vocals, electric guitar, lyrics
Christian Gilbert: electric guitar
John DeGregorio: bass guitar, acoustic guitar, flute
Mike Dema: drums

Opium Den was a 90's gothic rock/ethereal wave band out of Boston. They have also described their music as psychedelic rock and art rock. Christian Gilbert's Spanish-classical influenced guitar playing is combined with the poetry of Annette Farrington's lyrics.

It was formed in the early 90's when Christian Gilbert and Mike Demma were looking for a singer for a psychedelic band they wanted to form. Annette was coming off touring with a Boston theater company and soon joined them. They then auditioned John De Gregorio as a bass player and they liked his unique style and musical creativeness.[1]

Name

The genesis of the name explained by Annette Farrington "the name invokes a multi layered meaning the social context and the literal meaning of an opium den. I wanted to invoke the state of where I thought the social consciousness lay. As a nation we are asleep in an Opium Den, asleep to consciousness and clarity. The drug being, materialism, greed, lack of connection to spirit. But we also wanted to invoke the transformative nature of being in a state of altered consciousness. We grew up in an apocalyptic society. There was so much fear, internal and outer. We felt a need to express the emotional struggle of finding a way to maintain a sense of purpose and hope in our lives." [1]

Discography

They produced three CDs:

References

  1. 1 2 CD Baby
  2. ↑ Discogs database

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