With 18 fine pearls on this CD, the black chamber orchestra of mastermind Max Testory finally presents a definitive overview of 10 years’ work. ‘Dix Ans’ impressively demonstrates the special position in the gothic scene that Chamber have earned in such a short time. So here it is: their ultimate showcase of work, which illuminates every important phase of the chamber orchestra; sometimes in alternative, new versions. From the early beginnings of the first demo ‘Pleasure & Pain’, when Max Testory was still a ‘choirboy’ with ASP, via the milestone ‘Ghost Stories & Fairy-Tales’, for which Asp wrote several of the songs and on which the musicians of the band ASP worked on, right up to the wistful pop songs of later albums. The collaboration between CHAMBER and the futurepop legends VNV NATION also finally appears for the first time on this CD. Held together by the fascinating, gloomy voice of Max Testory, each song on this CD impressively charts the path of one of the gothic scene’s most exceptional bands, who with their mixture of melancholy heaviness, passionate chansons, energy-laden Irish folk songs and heart-rending acoustic folk are able to equally delight fans of ASP, NICK CAVE or the SWANS. Released on Trisol and available August 28th, 2009.

01 Toscana
02 Another Conversation (2006 stripped bare version)
03 Strange Kind Of Love (2006 Quadro Nero version)
04 Ceremony After A Fire-Raid
05 A Dead Man’s Song
06 A Tale Of Real Love
07 In My Garden
08 The Truth About Snow-White
09 Hometown
10 Miles Away (album version)
11 Desire+Ruin
12 I Hate Falling In Love
13 Silence (2006 OIAL live version)
14 Insane
15 Elven King’s Walz
16 Chamber vs. VNV Nation: Homeward
17 Chamber vs. Kasper-Hauser-Komplex: Deeper Sense
18 1998 very first demo: Pleasure+Pain