Secession - "The Magician"

[duckcommander66]

Good luck finding a new in the wrapping copy of this "A Dark Enchantment" CD. I have been looking for years. This brings me back to the Houston club scene in the late 80s.  What good times.

[DJName76]

Todd's in Detroit. Charles English used to crush this one.

[malcolmjames007]

Numbers Houston

[strike2win]

thanks for sharing..absolutely a classic..

[audiomekhanik]

We were there....

[KerryJaggers]

Why is this unavailable to mobile users?

[BeautyinChaos1]

Beautiful classic!

[geez8212]

It doesn't get better than this!

[wowier]

awesome!! love this track; been looking for ages. thanks for the upload.

[Razormaid69]

Go to any of the torrent sites and you will find this album available for download..Including all the 12" singles.

[djmusicjac]

totally EXPERIMENTAL love it

[djmusicjac]

sounds like new wave funk

[mulliganstew72]

You all rock. This is new to me, I missed it in the 80s & I....bow...down.

[lisaraquelguerra]

HELL YES!! THANK YOU FOR POSTING!!! Reminds me of my High School Besties :)))

[rck640]

@lisaraquelguerra Me too!! I had some of the best times of my life in high school clubbin' all night in Houston clubs. ; )

[TheSKUNGIE]

Fantastic song, one of the best ever played at the Exchange Hotel! But.....can someone if they have it please please post the video clip! They used to play it at the Exchange about 10pm every Friday and Saturday night. I'd make sure I was there to see and would love to see it again.

[WS102]

I bought the CD when it first came out. Still have it. Such a great song and album.

[johnyscarlett]

has anyone seen the black and white video for this song?

[coppolla67]

Just posted a note on Love's Taboo - Cube. This song goes hand in hand with oh so pleasant memories of that song! i envy you all that are in possession of this song - such good memories!! God - those days of 1986 - 1987 - so fabulous!! Such good times....

[djfoil]

This group somehow slipped through my raday somehow....  What a treat this is!

[fabienagitato]

TKS TO post it many TKS

[NeRienII]

It seems to me that this song was primarily a San Francisco release. Anyone have any insight about this?

[DeeJayStirFry]

@NeRienII i played this in clubs in houston, tx when i dj'd in my early 20s!

[jamierourketen]

the singer petr,killed himself a few years ago

[1970aalberto]

i have not heard dis song in years..... i use to have dis album on vinyl and now i bet it is worth some money.....thank you for for this .....

[jarnoldbitoon]

u rock mate... been searchin' for this song for ages... thanks for postin'...

[mephatboi]

u can stream "classic live 105" now but they dont play the more exotic songs like this one or that french song, just ones from pixies/police/tears for fears/cure/depeche mode/alphaville/etc... not even that boom boom boom song

man for about a decade and a half i was pining to hear steve master's 3 hour saturday night mixes again... only had 1 tape of it that has a huge ABC medley, still havent found that on utube... there's also an unknown song i love on that tape i've never found anywhere :(

[intheend98]

This was one of my club faves. I have the 12" of The Magician and Sneakyville on both vinyl and CD. You can find copies of "A Dark Enchantment" for sale on the net. They can go for upwards of $300 though. I still don't own a copy. You will not find any "new in the wrapping" unless you are fortunate. I spoke to Peter's wife online not too long after he passed away and she doesn't even have a new copy of the "A Dark Enchantment" CD or the 12" vinyl version of this song.

[johnny4uranus]

brings back memories...tks posting.

[paisleyx13]

Oh....the days at Das Klub and the Palladium dancing to this song....

[rob5hh]

Love it! ....Thanks for posting it, Sindee =)

[entitymodeltanyamari]

if i had a chance to get up on the ocean...what would i see? a child times 3...

[danadavida]

reminds me of a dust to dawn club in new orleans. always a line to get in at 6:30 inthe morning.when i first heard this. i think I was 25, I'm42 ys now. loved it then love it now

[H3Babe]

OMG! I LOVE this song....listen to the similarities to Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill"

(Come on, Come On, Darlin')

Awesome song and thanks so much for posting. I've since lost my cassette of this song. You've made my day!

[randallhobden]

does anyone know the lyrics?

[amamuffin]

will be playing this out loud

[CosmicBass3000]

Reminds me of the club Malibu in Lido Beach!

[pilatso]

WLIR right ? Miss those days

[ebbhead]

@pilatso Hells yes, WLIR!

[asdiolazo]

wow... long ago when Live105's format used to play these kind of songs......

Steve Masters, R.West, etc... where art thou?

[NeRienII]

This was the record. It was only available for such a short time. AND I MISSED IT!!!!! One of the biggest regrets of my life. Fortunately SFNsDEE is f**king on the ball!! Living in Europe now I sooooooo miss those wonderful comparatively carefree days in San Francisco.

[Takac1979]

Love Secession! Can someone upload Simon Says?!

[jcjamerica]

One of my favorite songs that Jelybean played at the FUNHOUSE

[mcdadypete]

i got this at star records back in the 80s .

[baggyjeff]

i too got my secession 12" singles from star records (san jose, ca) while in high school and college!

[caronnaf]

Great Track....This....Touch and Michael are all great Secession tracks!

[jolem53]

Got the 12" single of this. Great stuff. Uh, it's not hard to find the lyrics to anything. Try actually searching.

[spencer7808]

check out the band CUBE ,loves taboo, another great 80's dance!

[baggyjeff]

i have a 12" single of the magician on one side and love's taboo on the other :)

[spencer7808]

Brings back memories of SF and Live 105 and "the Quake" and dancing at the I-Beam on haight! WOW, good times!

[jolem53]

To spencer7808: Yeah, all of that. Good radio and yes, I-Beam was awesome back then. Good times indeed.

[spencer7808]

Thanks so much! This was one of favorite 80's songs and love listening to it again!

[dennissflores]

for all you wig heads in houston. damn this was good song to dance to when you were wigging.

[TheVictortrammell]

GermanGuy

Great song...from 1989??

[ncmelnc]

I loved this song when it came out in the 90's. still a great tune. can anyone post "eventide" by secession, it's on the same album.

[starryeyes2007]

I have this cd the whole album I bought it at Record Rack In Houston In 1993 for $23 now its worth $150 but I will never sell.

This whole cd Is awesome such an underated band that Is so timeless!

[GermanCityGirl]

I remember Record Rack! Pick up some vinyl there, talk to Bruce for a bit and then next door for cheap tasty Chinese food.

I have this on vinyl too and I'll never sell either!

[13lostboys53]

the razormaid mix is very good as well its on a three disc clear yellow vinyl along with mixes of new orders touched by the hand of god

[huntergrisham]

secession jams.. very cool 'break-up' lyrics

[SpaceMel00]

I am finally able to listen to this after One Step closed....after all these years. Ah, yesteryears..

[katgrrrl]

I have been obsessed with this song for yeeeeeers! A few years ago, I got an 80s alternative cd just for this song (and Danse Society's "Say it Again. Extended versions too. HOT DAMN!). I've been listening to this song just about every daggone day since gettin' that cd and I never get tired of it. Thank you for puttin' it up here for others to enjoy!

[newwavenympho]

i agree. i had a cassette of secession thats stuck in storage in hawaii-when i go back i'll convert to mp3 :) do you remember the name of the cd you landed up getting? i have one that has this as well as when in rome, cetu javu, desireless, and the infamous paul lekakis song boom boom boom. heehee. but i've been looking for the danse society one since they don't have it for download that i've been able to track down so far. thx :)

[genaow]

I used to love this song! Dancing with all my friends in college. Thanks for bring back some awesome memories

[lilidenise]

great club song,they played it at neo beach in new orleans!

[salcerna1960]

thank you i spent years looking 4 thies.

[lilidenise]

it was so hard to find this song!thank you!

[mfuji00001]

last 80's the last of the great modern rock chapter.

[miketb42]

whatever happened to secession? like section 25, it's time for a comeback!!!

[argent3rd]

Terrific! Big thx! A couple of years ago in San Francisco, I saw that a band named Secession was playing either at Bottom of the Hill or Slims. Never made the show but I've always wondered if that was the this band with a new vocalist or another band altogether. Does anyone know?

[mfuji00001]

it might of been this was a bay area hit -_-

[baggyjeff]

ummmm no. the lead singer died several years ago

[LOTUSCAKE]

how did he die?

this was my favorite song in high school.

[marzipanthequeen]

Such beautiful memories...how can I ever thank you for posting this?!?!?

[alkelliher]

me too!!!!!

[Scatterbrain2012]

Thank you SO very much for putting this up. I've been trying to find this track again for years. Literally.

Just curious, do you just have this as a single or do you have the full album? If you've got the full album, you are quite lucky indeed. Limited to only 100,000 copies.

Cheers and thanks again.

[sfsindee]

I own the full album (vinyl & cd) as well most of the 12" singles. I always hear how limited "A Dark Enchantment" is but I've seen it for sale numerous times. I picked up two copies of the vinyl, payed $1 for one and $3 for the other.

[miketb42]

i have a friend here in tampa who says the same thing about the album although i also bought it used for a couple bucks and still see it from time to time at record stores...

[thuggin83]

WOW where at in Tampa? I found my copy in Orlando while I was on Vacation they dont have many to no vinyl stores in Bradenton,like 2 in sarasota tha rest are in either Miami,Tampa,or Orlando!!

[rob5hh]

@sfsindee Oh you gotta be shittin' me! $1? and $3? I'm assuming you mean "HUNDRED". Right? You can't even buy an mp3 song for $1 dollar these days, let alone a CLASSIC, OUT OF PRINT MASTERPIECE ALBUM THAT IS "A DARK ENCHANTMENT"

[sfsindee]

@rob5hh Nope, you read it right. Mind you I made those purchases about 15 years ago, but I still see the vinyl from time to time for less than $20 here in San Francisco.

[djkenny]

@sfsindee I visit SF pretty often (used ot live in the bay area, I DK at New Wave City every few months)...if you see Dark Enchantment on disc or vinyl for under $20 would you mind saving me a copy? I will get you a drink at New Wave City for your trouble ; )

[sfgooner70]

@rob5hh I got mine for 2 bucks but that's cause I had friends working at the record store and I gave a list of stuff to look for in the used buys that came through. A year later I got this, touch, and sneakyville 12"s for less than 7 bucks.

[Mickey2206]

@Scatterbrain2012 yeah back in the day I think I paid 10 bucks for this when it came out. I have seen copies around for about 20 bucks in the Houston area at trade shows and such. Great song!

[wilxl2]

i love the break at 3:25!

[kiril1]

3:26/7.

[clipptwings]

Holy crap! I've found my people! Cool. I was there in the late 80's. I was about to ask if anyone went to Stargaze but that is covered here too. It was an incredible time! Now I'm 41 and live in Virginia :( The club scene is dismal unless you just like to get drunk and puke

[wagonbass]

this was also in constant rotation at club fx in san jose. i know i had a black card every year!

[QuakeCityRockers]

Yeah... I remember getting this single at the Record Rack, back then there were so many great places to get toonz, like Rough Trade on 6th, Butch Wax, Leopolds in Berkeley and a punk pace call Rather Ripped in Berkeley and so many more. We went to Stargaze when I was young, later Primary and then the Paladium on Thursday and 15 Minutes on Wed, Das Club and The Oasis. Now There's New Wave City, at the DNA, Temptation & Strangelove at the Cat Club and Pop Scene for the younk folks...

[VernianProcess]

I spin this track all the time here in SF. This one and Sneakyville.

[WS102]

@QuakeCityRockers Yep, bought my copy of the CD at Butchwax. I bought so many imports there and the Record Rack that couldn't be found elsewhere. Good times.

[xgmanjay]

sfsindee, thank you again for posting this rare track. I've listened to it about 100 times now, just get such a rush from this song and brings back so many memories, SF in the 80's was the place to be.

[AlfaCat503]

omg. Thanks for posting this. I haven't head this song for 20 yrs. I used to play this in a club. People always asked me who sang this song. I had to play it 3 times every night.

[ncmelnc]

will someone please post "eventide" by secession, an absolutley great instrumental love song

[mow1992]

yeah steve masters live 105 roland west pj party those were the days

[joeyteran]

dude, live 105 used to be the best station ever...then times changed :(

now, it's unbelievable that you could ever have expected anything reasonable from radio

[yammit2]

totally. i remember when live 105 had all the great DJ's, did their top 105 of the year... the minute they started playing metallica was their doom! they totally suck now.

[mfuji00001]

steve masters mix shows good stuff.

[teufelhunden70]

This takes me back to my high school days...listening to Steve Masters at LIVE 105 while doing my homework.

[diciembregris]

My cousin introduced me to Secession back in 89' and I use to love dancing to this song! But he tossed the CD and I wished he would have given the CD to me! I love this song...

[shadowwolf337]

God damn! What a great theme! And a great song too! I feel that shit! I feel it!

[xgmanjay]

Great song, one of my fav's from that era. Anyone remember the KQAK (the Quake) in SF? Anyone who can sit still while listening to it needs to be checked for a pulse. Hard to find too, thanks for posting it here!!!!

[sfsindee]

Yup, I remember it well. I uploaded most The Quake album from 1984. Check my videos if you'd like to listen.

[marine6]

@sfsindee  check out the quake on facebook

[mfuji02]

@xgmanjay steve masters mixing live 105

[gowconstruction]

@xgmanjay Yes !!! the quake !! Big Rick!! Alex Bennet??  How about KRQR "the rocker"?

[JackFlanders]

@gowconstruction I was there for the Live 105 Days... Alex Bennet, Big Rick Stewart, Lori Thompson (spelling?), Lori the program director (I think). She was a friend of my brother, so I always got tickets for their boat events. Saw the B-52's and Blondie on the boat! Man, I miss the 80's.

[marine6]

@xgmanjay

quake has a page on facebook selling t shirts and stickers etc

[RonGarciaJr]

Wow!!! This definitely was one of my favorites for the 80's! There is something so cool about the rhythm and melody to this song that makes you want to move!! Thanks a million for posting this!!!!

[ericjohnschwab]

This was one of my favorite songs from my high school/early college days.  Lot of good memories.

[eightiessynthpopfan]

i heard these guys on Music Choice on Retro-Active. this song is SOOOOO good. wish i owned it.

[thuggin83]

If ya can find it on CD for under 50 bucks get it its well worth it probably one of tha most underrated albums from tha 80's..on Amazon or Ebay I know its like $75 or over!

[slayerman666]

yes this cd is very rare. my sister has it but can't seem to find it know. I have every song from "a dark enchantment" on my mp3 player.

[paisleyx13]

if you find it let me know...i've been trying to track it down as well! i'm sure somewhere in the UK there must be something floating around....

[garymixer]

this is my fav song from 1987 gary davies played it to death but everyone was buying saw

[DryOatmeal42]

Nice

[DryOatmeal42]

Nice. This brings me back to the "Good Old Days" of: Live 105.3 FM San Francisco (when they still played Modern Rock, not "Alternative"), The Edge in Palo Alto, One Step Beyond in Santa Clara, Club X, Das Klub and The Palladium in San Francisco. Thanks!

[paisleyx13]

wow..your comment brought back many memories for me! hahahha.... ever go to DV8?

[DryOatmeal42]

Yeah, I saw Voice Farm, Consolidated and Meat Beat Manifesto perform there...

[DryOatmeal42]

Nice. This brings back memories of:

Live 105 (back when it was still good)...

The Edge in Palo Alto...

One Step Beyond in Santa Clara...

Club X, Das Klub & The Palladium in San Francisco...

THANX!

[DryOatmeal42]

Nice. This brings back memories of:

Live 105 (back when it was still good)...

The Edge in Palo Alto...

One Step Beyond in Santa Clara...

Club X, Das Klub & The Palladium in San Francisco...

THANX!!

[JackFlanders]

The Palladium - enter in the evening and come out after sun rise and get some doughnuts... Live 105 - I got tix to see the B52's and Blondie on those boat cruises they ran in the 80's...

I loved the I-Beam... man...so many memories... It is hard getting old. LOL

[urscrewed]

Shite I have this record hahaha, Im i that old golly gee. my 14 is in to all this too! and the 10 yr, 6 yr. all boys

[cranderson70]

Yet another one I'll have to pull out of storage!!! Isn't "Promise" on the flip??? Can't remember...been a while!!!

[jolem53]

I have the 12" single of this. Classic modern rock track. Glad to finally hear it again.

[JJ9715]

Thank you for posting this song! I have been wanting to hear this song for a long time.

[JenarationX]

I searched on a whim for this, fancy finding you've loaded it yesterday! THIS SONG EQUALS THE EIGHTIES FOR ME! Thanks!