Adrian Borland

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Real Name:
Adrian Kelvin Borland
Profile:
1957-1999
Adrian Borland, was singer/guitarist and main songwriter with The Sound, a band which between 1979 and 1987 released seven albums. Adrian released five solo albums, first together with his new backing band The Citizens, later on his own. In 1995 he brought out his first cd with White Rose Transmission, his collaboration with Carlo van Putten from The Convent. On April 26th 1999 Adrian Borland committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a train.
Sites:
Wikipedia, adrianborlandthesound.com
Aliases:
Joachim Pimento
In Groups:
Adrian Borland & The Citizens, Honolulu Mountain Daffodils, Second Layer, The Crazies (3), The Outsiders (2), The Sound (2), The Witch Trials, White Rose Transmission
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none Adrian Borland Demo's 1/88 — Adrian Borland Adrian Borland Adrian Borland Demo's 1/88 ‎(Cass, S/Sided) Tape One none UK 1988 Sell This Version
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none Demo 11-'92 — Adrian Borland Adrian Borland Demo 11-'92 ‎(Cass) Not On Label none 1992 Sell This Version
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RES 1 Beautiful Ammunition — Adrian Borland Adrian Borland Beautiful Ammunition (Album) Resolve Records RES 1 UK 1994 Sell This Version
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SET US-003 Cinematic — Adrian Borland Adrian Borland Cinematic (Album) Resolve Records SET US-003 US 1996 Sell This Version
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EAR 001 CD 5:00 AM — Adrian Borland Adrian Borland 5:00 AM (Album) Earth Records (3) EAR 001 CD UK 1997 Sell This Version
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RSR 012 The Last Days Of The Rain Machine — Adrian Borland Adrian Borland The Last Days Of The Rain Machine ‎(CD, Album) Red Sun Records RSR 012 Germany 2000 Sell This Version
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RSR CD014 Harmony And Destruction (The Unfinished Journey) — Adrian Borland Adrian Borland Harmony And Destruction (The Unfinished Journey) ‎(CD, Album) Red Sun Records RSR CD014 Netherlands 2002 Sell This Version
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none The Amsterdam Tapes — Adrian Borland Adrian Borland The Amsterdam Tapes (Album) Pop One Records none Netherlands 2006 Sell This Version
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SHLV 021 Lovefield — Adrian Borland Adrian Borland Lovefield Sounds Haarlem Likes Vinyl SHLV 021 Europe 2019 Sell This Version
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SHLCD 043, AB series 007 2 Meter Sessions 1987-1995 — Adrian Borland Adrian Borland 2 Meter Sessions 1987-1995 (Comp) Sounds Haarlem Likes Vinyl, Stichting Opposite Direction SHLCD 043, AB series 007 Netherlands 2021 Sell This Version
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SHLV036 Lovefield - Neon And Stone — Adrian Borland Adrian Borland Lovefield - Neon And Stone (Album) Sounds Haarlem Likes Vinyl, AB Series SHLV036 Netherlands 2021 Sell This Version
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SHLCD057 The Scales Of Love And Hate (Acoustic Sessions 1994 & 1997) — Adrian Borland Adrian Borland The Scales Of Love And Hate (Acoustic Sessions 1994 & 1997) (Album) Sounds Haarlem Likes Vinyl, Suburban Records SHLCD057 Netherlands 2022 Sell This Version
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1234567890 The Elegast Tapes — Adrian Borland Adrian Borland The Elegast Tapes ‎(2xCDr) Red Sun Records 1234567890 Unknown Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs
EAR 002 CD Over The Under — Adrian Borland Adrian Borland Over The Under ‎(CD, Maxi) Earth Records (3) EAR 002 CD UK 1997 Sell This Version
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Compilations
SET US-PRO 002 Cinematic Overview, 1977•1996 — Adrian Borland Adrian Borland Cinematic Overview, 1977•1996 ‎(CD, Comp, Promo) Setanta SET US-PRO 002 US 1996 Sell This Version
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Videos
AB Series 005, SHLDVD 039 Walking In The Opposite Direction — Adrian Borland Adrian Borland Walking In The Opposite Direction ‎(DVD-V) Stichting Opposite Direction, Sounds Haarlem Likes Vinyl AB Series 005, SHLDVD 039 Europe 2021 Sell This Version

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Somnium_Obmutum

August 29, 2021
edited 4 months ago
A truly shinning example of a devoted, non-commercial artist, who not just composed music and wrote lyrics, but fully lived it, no matter how few financial success it gained. Always prolific, always sincere, always dedicated. Sadly, history turned it's back on his art, even to this day he is not famous enough which is a bummer, because i consider Adrian my favorite singer-songwriter and his band "The Sound" one of the titans of post-punk/new wave/indie rock scene. I was quite surprised, when i found out that Borland not only suffered from paranoidal schizophrenia, but refused to take his medicine just to perform better. He did everything in his power to create the music his heart was aching for till the day he could not take it anymore. There's nothing overly dramatic about that. Man was a real poet, complicated, but, on the other hand, full of hope - he considered himself an Ian Curtis antipode; constantly spiced up his melancholy with beauty of life. Too bad, that even such an honorable way of living led him to suicide. Makes me cry. If you can't find recent documentary about him ("Walking in the Opposite Direction") ask me for it, it's done maturely, with an educational moral and respect to both Borland and his colleagues.
"But these are other people`s dreams
They don`t resemble mine at all
And every day the things you crave
Make a play for my affection
I tell you straight, I won`t be swayed
I`m walking in the opposite direction"

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