Chandeen - Shadows Fade

It has been over a decade since I visited Chandeen’s official site for the first time, after I, by chance, listened to the “Echoes” album. I still remember the words on the homepage clearly: “Chandeen have decided to dissolve the band!”

I couldn’t forget how sad I was at that moment. I just got to know them, and they told me that they were done. I kept coming back to see whether there was a turn for the better.

Till one day, a new album called “Teenage Poetry” was released. Immediately, I recognized that wasn’t Antje Schulz’s voice. I knew there wouldn’t be a come-back any more. So I kept myself away from those albums since 2004. It was not fair to Julia Beyer, but I just can’t.

Recently, I started listening to “Blood Red Skies”, as I gradually accepted the fact that Antje is a part of the band’s history. Honestly, it is a good album, especially the song “Shadows Fade”. And I knew, sooner or later I had to get over it. However, one thing might not change: my favorite albums are still “Echoes” and “Jutland”. My cell phone ringtone is still “Jutland / One Last View”.

After all, she’s not the “echoes”. She’s not Antje.

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