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10 Neurotics reimagines the passion of Black Tape For A Blue Girl (and visionary founder /
songwriter, Sam Rosenthal) in a rock / dark cabaret setting. Sam challenged himself to put
the electronics and lushness aside; he wrote these songs on the acoustic guitar, an
instrument he had never played before. The results bear a more considered approach to
songwriting: structured, melodic and dare say even ôtraditionalö in composition. It is a new
approach to the mood and power for which Blacktape is known.
Featuring drum kit and bass for the first time in 20 years (courtesy of new band-member
Brian Viglione of The Dresden Dolls & World/Inferno), these fourteen songs are revealing
first person narratives. These are stories so unnerving and personal that 10 Neurotics
features an all-new line-up; the previous vocalists quit the group out of discomfort with
the content.
Sam explains, "Many of the scenes take place in the fetish lifestyle: a culture of
heightened sexuality, relationship dynamics, power and control. I set out to create an album
that looks at our sexuality, obsessions and fetishes with a mature (rather than
sensationalized) eye. Our life is a constant churning of desires, sometimes overtaking us -
more often subverted, submerged and repressed. I wanted to directly confront reality: who
are we when the disguise is stripped away? I wrote from real life as a way to plug directly
into the core of pure experience without filtering it, I developed something genuinely fresh
and vital."
"These songs demanded a rock-n-roll drummer to be successful, a drummer who could rock out
as well as play subtle and textural passages. I went for the best and asked Brian."
Impressed with the music, he quickly joined the band.

"Brian became much more involved than past band members, providing brilliant performances,
insightful suggestions and co-producing the album. His enthusiasm reinforced my belief that
I was onto something with this new direction. If I hesitated, Brian pushed me out of the
safety net, æNo man. Leave it in. Don't hold back!' Brian told me to take it to the edge,
tell the stories I wanted to tell, use the images I wanted to use!"
The songs deal with a range of taboo topics: dominance/submission, furries, police state
fetishists, pro-anna, exhibitionists, humiliation, self-destruction, cuckolding, and
anonymous sex.
Sam looks at his characters non-critically without judgements or excuses for their actions.
Like people in our real lives, they succumb to their urges and obsessions unaware of their
place on the continuum from the erotic to the neurotic.