Silentium Amoris

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Silentium Amoris
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)
RecordedThe Control Room
Genre Darkwave, synthpop
Length48:00
Label Control Records
Producer William Control
William Control chronology
Novus Ordo Seclorum
(2011)
Silentium Amoris
(2012)
Live In London Town
(2013)
Singles from Silentium Amoris
  1. "Kiss Me Judas"
    Released: March 27, 2012

Silentium Amoris, the third studio album by William Control, was released on April 2, 2012 through Control Records. It was produced and engineered by William Control, and mixed by Justin Armstrong. Recording and mixing took place at the Control Room in January/February 2012. A video for the only single, Kiss Me Judas, was released on YouTube, [1] although a video was also released for The Velvet Warms And Binds. [2] A portion of the proceeds from the album was donated to the Ryther Treatment Center, [3] where Francis lived for a time as a teenager. [4]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by William Control and Kenneth Fletcher, except where noted.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Achtung" Doug Wright 1:23
2."We Are Lovers" 3:33
3."Kiss Me Judas" 4:21
4."I Am Your Jesus" 3:36
5."The Velvet Warms And Binds" 4:59
6."Letters To The Other Side" 3:42
7."Come Die With Me" 4:27
8." Atmosphere " Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris 4:13
9."Omnia Vincit Amor" 4:33
10."Romance & Devotion" 3:57
11."True Love Will Find You In The End" Daniel Johnston 2:04
12."Failure Of All Mankind" 5:12
13."Silentium Amoris" Oscar Wilde 1:22
Total length:48:00

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References

  1. "William Control - Kiss Me Judas (2012)". 27 June 2012.
  2. "William Control - the Velvet Warms and Binds (2013)". 15 March 2013.
  3. "Home". ryther.org.
  4. "William Control (Aiden) to donate a percentage of proceeds from upcoming record to treatment center". Alternative Press . 3 February 2012.