New Wave Outpost Forum

Posted: **Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:02 am**

Any fans here for this Dutch new wave group? At first I thought I was listening to The Cure but they have a distinct sound.

Posted: **Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:39 am**

I had they same feeling when I listended to them for the first time. Brilliant band!

Posted: **Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:15 am**

One of my best discoveries ever - first heard them about 1986, and have scooped everything they released ever since. Absolutely phenomenal group. And for any fan of the Cure style of music, The Essence are essential.

Posted: **Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:52 am**

For those of you unfamiliar with The Essence, here are two great songs

The Essence - A Mirage

The Essence - How you make me hate

those of you unfamiliar with The Essence, here are two great songs

*These songs are on the Dancing in the Rain: The Best of the Essence cd availabe on Amazon.com, as said in your post. Sorry but they can't be posted here unless they are oop.

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:34 am**

Much thanks, i love "The Essence"!

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Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:14 pm**

I have only The Purity album, maybe I will take a second look at the band.[:)]
I might get:Ecstacy: Nothing Lasts Forever and A Monument of Trust

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Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:54 am**

[quote][i]Originally posted by fanciz[/i]
<br>I have only The Purity album, maybe I will take a second look at the band.[:)]
I might get:Ecstacy: Nothing Lasts Forever and A Monument of Trust

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[/quote]

They have a Best Of album/CD out called 'Dancing in the rain' (1994). Check amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Rain-Best ... B000006YJS

Denniz

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:02 am**

The only song I've heard from them is THE AFTERWORLD, which I really like a lot. I have to check out the cd. Thanks for the info D J Dennis.

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:44 am**

Anything by The Essence is just phenomenal in my opinion. I've kept up with them since about 1986 and think I've managed to get everything by them - certainly all the CD's and the best of, and CD singles with extra tracks as well. Never heard one song by them that I thought was even average.

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:00 am**

They're given particularly short shrift on AMG. The band overview is fine (Sutton), but the album ones are just repetitive drivel - okay, we know, they sound like the Cure - but that doesn't mean they don't have several fabulous songs that are often dreamier and more ethereal than even Ole' Bob's, "Everything" and "Out of Grace" for example.

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:17 am**

I first heard THE ESSENCE on NU107's radio show"THE GROOVE NATION SESSSIONS" hosted by DJ TOTI and I already liked them![8D] I have THE BEST OF CD which is totally an awesome collection. Though, I bought the "PURITY" VINYL RECORD, I'm still interested to buy the "ECTASY" VINYL RECORD![;)] EXCELLENT BAND!![^]

[:)]An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
DR. STIRRING RHOD

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:26 am**

I remember requesting to review the Essence's albums at AMG several times, only to be shot down because somebody had beaten me to them [:(!]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
<br>They're given particularly short shrift on AMG. The band overview is fine (Sutton), but the album ones are just repetitive drivel - okay, we know, they sound like the Cure - but that doesn't mean they don't have several fabulous songs that are often dreamier and more ethereal than even Ole' Bob's, "Everything" and "Out of Grace" for example.
[/quote]

Michael Sutton
CEO/Sutton Records
http://www.suttonrecords.com

Posted: **Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:40 am**

[quote][i]Originally posted by DJ_Denniz[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by fanciz[/i]
<br>I have only The Purity album, maybe I will take a second look at the band.[:)]
I might get:Ecstacy: Nothing Lasts Forever and A Monument of Trust

http://de.music.yahoo.com/launchcast/st ... 1249492395
[/quote]

They have a Best Of album/CD out called 'Dancing in the rain' (1994). Check amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Rain-Best ... B000006YJS

Denniz
[/quote]

Thanx, I was going to buy the 3 albums on Amazon.jp but since they are available on Amazon.com, I placed my order with them.
Most songs of Dancing In the Rain come from the albums Purity,A Monument of Trust and Ecstasy/ Nothing Lasts Forever except In your Heart,Time, U 4 Life.I wonder where they come from?

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Posted: **Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:04 am**

They are a Dutch band and still going strong after these years. The official website can be found on http://www.theessence.be/ (yes, .be, not .nl. I guess the .nl site was already in use). I had the privilige of having them playing at my club twice, once as The Essence and another time with The Cureheads on a The Cure fan meeting playing a mix of both The Essence songs and The Cure covers. I was told that, since they are so sick of being reminded they sound like The Cure, that that was a very very very special event.... and I was there ( YEAH!!!) [:D]

Denniz

Posted: **Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:53 am**

Nan...the 3 songs In your Heart,Time, U 4 Life, they appear in which album?.

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