Edit submission for band The Essence

Submission author: saintshy×2×5

Created at: 2026-09-18 12:44

Status: Approved

Resolved by: Ermanaric

Resolved at: 2026-09-23 19:46

User notes:

I'm iffy on Glow/Afterglow and the singles from them. Largely feels like postpunk with some jangly guitars. Also some stuff wit hthe intense guitar solos and stuff. Some of it reminds me of more classic rock like billy joel or the police or something so I just put rock for that? idk i could be craazy on that

Moderator notes:

- Purity feels more Jangle Pop than New Wave. It's sometimes hard to distinguish between them, but for me New Wave is poppy but weird Post-Punk like Adam and The Ants, while Jangle Pop is the more straightforward Post-Punk with bright Post-Punk Guitars like The Church. - A Monument Of Trust does feel New Wavey. I'd also say it's not goth enough. Ecstasy felt just a tad bit more goth where it's sufficient for the label. - Nothing Lasts Forever also sounds Jangle Poppy, quite similar to The Church. RYM labelled it as Darkwave and I think I'll agree with them for a change, it does have a lot of electronic elements that aren't really New Wave but have to be reflected somehow. - Changed Glow from basic Rock to Pop Rock. No idea what else to label it, you were right that it's something else compared to the other albums. - Not sure what to label Afterglow. It's "neither a re-release nor a re-recording". I labelled it as a compilation since the songs are the same as Glow.

Editing album: The Essence - Purity

Column nameOld valueNew value
NameThe Essence - Purity
Typefull_album
Release date1985.01.01
Bandcamphttps://distanze.bandcamp.com/album/the-essence-purity
Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/848254-The-Essence-4-Purity
Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSt1dXcG_lG0
Tracks
    1. The Last Preach (6:08)
    2. A Reflected Dream (2:56)
    3. The Cat (3:44)
    4. The Blind (2:19)
    5. Never Mine (3:18)
    6. Endless Lakes (3:27)
    7. Forever In Death (2:54)
    8. Salvation (2:46)
    9. The Waving Girl (3:52)
    10. Purity (4:26)
    11. Confusion (4:07)
    12. From My Mouth (1:46)
    13. The Swaying Wind (4:24)
    GenresGothic RockPost-PunkJangle Pop
    Record Label

    Editing album: Endless Lakes

    Column nameOld valueNew value
    NameEndless Lakes
    Typesingle
    Release date1985.01.01
    Bandcamp
    Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/1179901-The-Essence-4-Endless-Lakes
    Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNmvDKnZWPtU
    Tracks
      1. Endless Lakes
      2. From My Mouth
      3. The Swaying Wind
      GenresGothic RockPost-Punk
      Record Label

      Editing album: The Cat

      Column nameOld valueNew value
      NameThe Cat
      Typesingle
      Release date1986.01.01
      Bandcamp
      Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/405710-The-Essence-4-The-Cat
      Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKRMYcra-3t0
      Tracks
        1. The Cat (Remix) (3:43)
        2. Confusion (4:06)
        3. The Happiness (2:49)
        4. The Cat (Extended Version) (7:22)
        GenresPost-PunkNew Wave
        Record Label

        Editing album: The Essence - A Monument Of Trust

        Column nameOld valueNew value
        NameThe Essence - A Monument Of Trust
        Typefull_album
        Release date1987.01.01
        Bandcamphttps://distanze.bandcamp.com/album/the-essence-a-monument-of-trust
        Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/405743-The-Essence-4-A-Monument-Of-Trust
        Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mLw9KLIYF51NHGDiGHShkI1o7iByxjeQg
        Tracks
          1. A Mirage (3:14)
          2. Drifting (1:56)
          3. In Tears (4:53)
          4. Nothing... (4:08)
          5. The Waves Of Death (2:52)
          6. The Happiness (2:51)
          7. Lollipop (3:19)
          8. Years Of Doubt (3:46)
          9. Fire (3:09)
          10. The Death Cell (6:16)
          11. A Monument Of Trust (3:48)
          12. A Mirage (Extended Version) (6:00)
          GenresPost-PunkNew Wave
          Record Label

          Editing album: The Essence - Ecstasy

          Column nameOld valueNew value
          NameThe Essence - Ecstasy
          Typefull_album
          Release date1988.01.01
          Bandcamphttps://distanze.bandcamp.com/album/the-essence-ecstasy
          Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/405738-The-Essence-4-Ecstasy
          Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lEv3jneV2aTJqAK9ijHtzV6ZljJyZsr2M
          Tracks
            1. Burned In Heaven (4:46)
            2. Only For You (3:32)
            3. Sleeping (4:28)
            4. Like Christ (5:29)
            5. Angelic (3:32)
            6. Jump And Fall (3:26)
            7. Ice (3:19)
            8. The Afterworld (3:11)
            9. So Gorgeously (4:28)
            10. Despair (4:16)
            11. Understand Why (4:49)
            12. One More Wasted Night (4:21)
            GenresGothic RockAlternative RockPost-PunkNew Wave
            Record Label

            Editing album: A Mirage

            Column nameOld valueNew value
            NameA Mirage
            Typeep
            Release date1988.01.01
            Bandcamp
            Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/677582-The-Essence-4-A-Mirage
            Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFKRCxQJAc7A
            Tracks
              1. A Mirage (Extended Version) (6:00)
              2. Lollipop (3:17)
              3. A Mirage (3:11)
              4. Tricked (3:51)
              5. Un Espejismo (3:11)
              GenresGothic RockPost-PunkNew Wave
              Record Label

              Editing album: Only For You

              Column nameOld valueNew value
              NameOnly For You
              Typesingle
              Release date1988.10.03
              Bandcamp
              Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/487433-The-Essence-4-Only-For-You
              Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO9OyD0B7YWU
              Tracks
                1. Only For You
                2. Jump And Fall
                3. Angelic
                GenresGothic RockPost-PunkNew Wave
                Record Label

                Editing album: Like Christ

                Column nameOld valueNew value
                NameLike Christ
                Typesingle
                Release date1990.01.01
                Bandcamp
                Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/1755341-The-Essence-4-Like-Christ
                Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lHWJ9t4VqydWrvOGi_ETdceTYpqUKR9fY
                Tracks
                  1. Like Christ
                  2. Time
                  3. The World Collapsed
                  4. Un Espejismo
                  GenresGothic RockPost-PunkNew Wave
                  Record Label

                  Editing album: Nothing Lasts Forever

                  Column nameOld valueNew value
                  NameNothing Lasts Forever
                  Typefull_album
                  Release date1991.01.01
                  Bandcamp
                  Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/1418217-The-Essence-4-Nothing-Lasts-Forever
                  Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mighMRmO4D5SBERHxj7jV3FQx-Xmhi8wo
                  Tracks
                    1. Separation
                    2. How You Make Me Hate
                    3. September
                    4. Out Of Grace
                    5. Irresistible
                    6. Everything
                    7. Never Let Go
                    8. Air
                    9. Thirtysecondsong
                    10. All Is Empty
                    GenresDarkwavePost-PunkJangle Pop
                    Record Label

                    Editing album: Out Of Grace

                    Column nameOld valueNew value
                    NameOut Of Grace
                    Typesingle
                    Release date1991.01.01
                    Bandcamp
                    Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/1994155-The-Essence-4-Out-Of-Grace
                    Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mcQqOoS1nhfaJ-2tUIKgQHMYy9RTwBTSA
                    Tracks
                      1. Out Of Grace
                      2. In Your Heart
                      3. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
                      4. Ice (Live) (3:16)
                      GenresJangle Pop
                      Record Label

                      Editing album: Dancing In The Rain (The Best Of The Essence)

                      Column nameOld valueNew value
                      NameDancing In The Rain (The Best Of The Essence)
                      Typecompilation
                      Release date1994.01.01
                      Bandcamp
                      Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/918384-The-Essence-4-Dancing-In-The-Rain-The-Best-Of-The-Essence
                      Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mXWEfkJzNqZ0Y_cZOtBY-lTmerXJBfzLE
                      Tracks
                        1. Out Of Grace (4:13)
                        2. Like Christ (5:29)
                        3. Only For You (3:32)
                        4. The Cat (3:50)
                        5. Everything (4:16)
                        6. Drifting (1:55)
                        7. A Mirage (3:13)
                        8. In Your Heart (4:10)
                        9. Time (4:01)
                        10. Forever In Death (2:55)
                        11. The Waves Of Death (2:52)
                        12. Burned In Heaven (4:44)
                        13. Endless Lakes (3:28)
                        14. Ice (3:18)
                        15. Everything (Remix) (5:35)
                        16. U 4 Life (2:59)
                        17. Angelic (3:27)
                        18. How You Make Me Hate (4:39)
                        19. A Mirage '94 (3:48)
                        20. The Afterworld (3:10)
                        21. Thirtysecondsong (2:42)
                        GenresGothic RockPost-PunkNew WaveJangle Pop
                        Record Label

                        Editing album: A Mirage - '94 The Mixes

                        Column nameOld valueNew value
                        NameA Mirage - '94 The Mixes
                        Typeep
                        Release date1994.01.01
                        Bandcamp
                        Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/948274-The-Essence-4-A-Mirage-94-The-Mixes
                        Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHTGp_WHKmak
                        Tracks
                          1. A Mirage (Radio Mix) (3:52)
                          2. Through The Years (Club Mix) (4:37)
                          3. A Mirage (The Sierra Nevada Mix) (6:23)
                          4. A Mirage (Trance Mix) (4:49)
                          5. Un Espejismo (3:47)
                          GenresPost-PunkElectronicNew Wave
                          Record Label

                          Editing album: Only For You / The Cat

                          Column nameOld valueNew value
                          NameOnly For You / The Cat
                          Typesingle
                          Release date1995.01.01
                          Bandcamp
                          Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/1206172-The-Essence-4-Only-For-You-The-Cat
                          Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ1VF7JrWoQw
                          Tracks
                            1. Only For You
                            2. The Cat
                            GenresPost-PunkNew Wave
                            Record Label

                            Editing album: Glow

                            Column nameOld valueNew value
                            NameGlow
                            Typefull_album
                            Release date1995.01.01
                            Bandcamp
                            Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/1185031-The-Essence-4-Glow
                            Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l-TH-2I6xMu16T2eP9_97AzaMWI14NFtA
                            Tracks
                              1. Taking On The World (3:46)
                              2. Gone (7:03)
                              3. Mary My Prayer (5:06)
                              4. Right Or Wrong (6:19)
                              5. Only For You (3:28)
                              6. Up (7:20)
                              7. Crack (5:24)
                              8. Out Of Grace (4:30)
                              9. The One (6:33)
                              10. Through The Years (4:47)
                              11. Bleed (5:14)
                              GenresPost-PunkPop RockJangle Pop
                              Record Label

                              Editing album: Taking On The World

                              Column nameOld valueNew value
                              NameTaking On The World
                              Typesingle
                              Release date1995.01.01
                              Bandcamp
                              Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/3317416-The-Essence-4-Taking-On-The-World
                              Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWGQc4n0Zces
                              Tracks
                                1. Taking On The World (3:46)
                                2. Gone (3:49)
                                GenresPost-PunkPop RockJangle Pop
                                Record Label

                                Editing album: Gone

                                Column nameOld valueNew value
                                NameGone
                                Typesingle
                                Release date1995.01.01
                                Bandcamp
                                Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/948276-The-Essence-4-Gone
                                Youtube
                                Tracks
                                  1. Gone (Edit) (3:49)
                                  2. Through The Years (4:47)
                                  GenresPost-PunkPop Rock
                                  Record Label

                                  Editing album: Ecstasy / Nothing Lasts Forever

                                  Column nameOld valueNew value
                                  NameEcstasy / Nothing Lasts Forever
                                  Typecompilation
                                  Release date1996.03.01
                                  Bandcamp
                                  Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/1135549-The-Essence-4-Ecstasy-Nothing-Lasts-Forever
                                  Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nbmY0AOZjbuYVdUQy0hr4QrJm97_7T7rQ
                                  Tracks
                                    1. Burned In Heaven (4:45)
                                    2. Only For You (3:31)
                                    3. Like Christ (5:28)
                                    4. Angel (3:31)
                                    5. Ice (3:19)
                                    6. The Afterworld (3:10)
                                    7. So Gorgeously (4:28)
                                    8. Despair (4:15)
                                    9. One More Wasted Night (4:20)
                                    10. Separation (5:03)
                                    11. How You Make Me Hate (4:37)
                                    12. September (4:52)
                                    13. Out Of Grace (4:27)
                                    14. Everything (4:14)
                                    15. Never Let Go (4:12)
                                    16. Air (3:58)
                                    17. Thirtysecondsong (2:44)
                                    18. All Is Empty (6:44)
                                    GenresGothic RockPost-PunkJangle Pop
                                    Record Label

                                    Editing album: Afterglow

                                    Column nameOld valueNew value
                                    NameAfterglow
                                    Typecompilation
                                    Release date2015.01.01
                                    Bandcamp
                                    Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/7525317-The-Essence-4-Afterglow
                                    Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG57HL81TJEw
                                    Tracks
                                      1. Taking On The World (3:45)
                                      2. Gone (7:02)
                                      3. Bleed (5:17)
                                      4. Through The Years (4:29)
                                      5. The One (6:38)
                                      6. Crack (5:19)
                                      7. Right or Wrong (5:29)
                                      8. Mary My Prayer (5:09)
                                      9. Up (7:26)
                                      10. Only For You (Acoustic) (2:57)
                                      11. Through The Years (The Things In My Head Mix) (5:52)
                                      GenresPost-PunkPop RockJangle Pop
                                      Record Label

                                      Editing album: 35 The Collection 1985-2015

                                      Column nameOld valueNew value
                                      Name35 The Collection 1985-2015
                                      Typecompilation
                                      Release date2018.03.30
                                      Bandcamp
                                      Discogshttps://www.discogs.com/release/11810014-The-Essence-4-35-The-Collection-1985-2015
                                      Youtubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kjmXIEtVhxbrVujGz2ZfUyEUHEjJzCLzQ
                                      Tracks
                                        1. The Last Preach
                                        2. A Reflected Dream
                                        3. The Cat
                                        4. The Blind
                                        5. Never Mine
                                        6. Endless Lakes
                                        7. Forever In Death
                                        8. Salvation
                                        9. The Waving Girl
                                        10. Purity
                                        11. From My Mouth
                                        12. The Swaying Wind
                                        13. The Cat (Remix)
                                        14. Confusion
                                        15. The Happiness
                                        16. The Cat (Extended Version)
                                        17. A Mirage
                                        18. Drifting
                                        19. In Tears
                                        20. Nothing...
                                        21. The Waves Of Death
                                        22. Years Of Doubt
                                        23. Fire
                                        24. The Death Cell
                                        25. A Monument Of Trust
                                        26. Un Espejismo
                                        27. Tricked
                                        28. Lollipop
                                        29. A Mirage (Extended Version)
                                        30. Un Espejismo (Version Larga)
                                        31. Burned In Heaven
                                        32. Only For You
                                        33. Sleeping
                                        34. Like Christ
                                        35. The Afterworld
                                        36. So Gorgeously
                                        37. Despair
                                        38. Understand Why
                                        39. One More Wasted Night
                                        40. Ice
                                        41. Sleep (Is For Everyone)
                                        42. A Reflected Dream
                                        43. Jump And Fall
                                        44. Angelic
                                        45. Time
                                        46. The World Collapsed
                                        47. Only For You (Italian Remix)
                                        48. Separation
                                        49. How You Make Me Hate
                                        50. September
                                        51. Out Of Grace
                                        52. Irresistible
                                        53. Everything
                                        54. Never Let Go
                                        55. Air
                                        56. Thirtysecondsong
                                        57. All Is Empty
                                        58. In Your Heart
                                        59. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
                                        60. Ice (Live)
                                        61. Everything (Remix)
                                        62. U 4 Life
                                        63. Taking On The World
                                        64. Gone
                                        65. Bleed
                                        66. Through The Years
                                        67. The One
                                        68. Crack
                                        69. Right Or Wrong
                                        70. Mary My Prayer
                                        71. Up
                                        72. Through The Years (The Things In My Head Mix)
                                        73. A Mirage ('94 Radio Mix)
                                        74. A Mirage (The Sierra Nevada Mix)
                                        75. A Mirage (Trance Mix)
                                        76. Un Espejismo ('94 Mix)
                                        77. Visions Of China
                                        GenresGothic RockPost-PunkNew WaveJangle Pop
                                        Record Label

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