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Tracklist: 01. The Cliffs Of Oblivion (5:51) 02. Lagoon Noir (2:42) 03. Necklace Of Tears (8:08) 04. Phantom Pain (3:28) 05. Anathematical Arousal (2:25) 06. The Gathering Thorns (4:42) 07. Rain Of Ashes (2:22) 08. Resisting The Limit (3:30) 09. Fruits Of Abuse (4:19) 10. A World Of Pure Salt (3:10) 11. Bitter Rapture (5:26) 12. Plate Tectonics (4:27) 13. Ascendancy In Tatters (3:15) 14. Intermezzo (2:12) 15. Lying In Wait (4:22) 16. End (0:10) Release Date: 1985 user rating rate it Awful - 1 Very Poor - 1.5 Poor - 2 Average - 2.5 Good - 3 Great - 3.5 Excellent - 4 Superb - 4.5 Classic - 5 recommended by reviewer Maurizio Bianchi Mectpyo Blut Nurse With Wound Homotopy to Marie Amor Fati Body W/O Organs Les Joyaux de la Princesse Aux Volontaires Croix De Sang    3.5 great Meatplow USER (111 Reviews) July 7th, 2011 | 7 replies | 2,613 views 2 of 2 thought this review was well written 7 From Life was the one man noise/ritual ambient project of Lawrence Van Horn from the United States which existed from around 1984 to 1987. Through these few years of output several releases such as Souls Of Dead Sharks became known only through the underground tape trading circuit, and 7 From Life faded into near complete obscurity. Sting Of The Honey Spider was released and 1995, with some help from John Zewizz (of Sleep Chamber, Women Of The SS, Cult Ov The Womb, Hidious In Strength, etc.). The earlier 7 From Life releases were characterised by being a similar mish-mash of lo-fi avant-garde noise to Nurse With Wound (Steven Stapleton's work always seems to be a benchmark of comparison for music like this), but Sting Of The Honey Spider finds us rooted in minimalistic dark ambient territory, or ritual ambient if you will. There are plenty of drawn out synths to go around, non-obtrusive but with just enough melody spiking through to provoke curiosity as layers of tape deck generated noise wash over the listener. Dark, mechnical sounds create a pervading, uneasy sense of atmosphere. Recorded instrumentation such as guitars and bass can be heard, removing us at times from this soullessness into something more ugly and naturalistic. But what rounds it all off, is that shimmering, percussive elements vitrify all this lo-fi goop into something ethereal. Necklace for Tears is the highlight for this reason, as is Rain of Ashes and A World of Pure Salt to a lesser extent. Sting Of The Honey Spider is a superb piece of ugly dirge, serving to fill the void left by those who have exhausted the earlier releases of Nurse With Wound and Maurizio Bianchi. Share: Facebook Stumble Digg Twitter Del.icio.us

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Meatplow July 8th 2011 5524 Comments	Necklace of Tears - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ-q59zXjuk long OOP - http://sickness-still-abounds.blogspot.com/2010/05/7-from-life-sting-of-honey-spider-mc.html
kount July 8th 2011 1082 Comments	mmm sounds goudd the way u described it sounds pretty relaxing Digging: Alcest - Ecailles De Lune Digging: Alcest - Ecailles De Lune
liledman July 8th 2011 3347 Comments	sounds cool may check it out
ButcheredChildren July 8th 2011 5591 Comments	Checking this out.
Meatplow July 8th 2011 5524 Comments	Meatplow, every time I see one of your reviews I can't help but think of Brighter Death Now. Odd. I've reviewed very little PE, Brighter Death Now was one of those few acts though.
North0House2 July 8th 2011 3791 Comments	Nice review. It sounded interesting when I listened to it. From clicking on that link, I found another band in the suggested column that I'm digging a lot too... So I might review them if I ever get the chance. Digging: johnny_ripper - Still Images & Other Dreams Digging: johnny_ripper - Still Images & Other Dreams
Meatplow July 8th 2011 5524 Comments	which one?

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