Devil Doll

The Night Of the Hunter

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Devil Doll is a band formed by Slovenian and Italian musicians, born in 1987. Their music is extremely atmospheric: listen to them is like listen a theatrical opera with a horror setting. Their notes give to everyone a thrill...how to resist to the tension ot this music? The musicians are very clever, the accompaniment of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra is wonderful and Mr Doctor sings his songs skilfully, like he stages his own life. The risult of this is something absolutely expressive and suggestive.
CRONOLOGY
1987
Devil Doll begin first rehearsals under the guidance of Mr. Doctor. Originally two different line-ups operate under the name “Devil Doll”: one in Ljubljana (Slovenja), the other in Venice (Italy). In July Mr. Doctor creates a lengthy composition titled THE MARK OF THE BEAST and decides to record it in Ljubljana, in Tivoli Studios. The young sound engeneer Jurij Toni, who sits behind the mixing desk in one of recording sessions, is enthusiastic about Mr. Doctor’s creation and he describes it like a “full immersion into the labyrinth of the mind”. So he will stay whit Devil Doll in the following 10 years.
1988
In February one copy of THE MARK OF THE BEAST is pressed whit a cover hand painted by Mr. Doctor but this record has never been repressed. In March Devil Doll compose a new project called THE GIRL WHO WAS…DEATH ispired by the television series “The Prisoner”. In september they record their first official album in Tivoli Studios. In November Hurdy Gurdy Records is created in Venice by their fans (name and logo are chosen by Mr. Doctor himself). In December THE GIRL WHO WAS…DEATH is appearing on the stage for the first time in Ljubljana.
1989
In March 500 copies of THE GIRL WHO WAS…DEATH are pressed. In the second performance of this album 150 LP are distribuited to the audience and every copy has a different insert preparated by Mr. Doctor, some written with his own blood. The remaining 350 copies are distroyed by him. The record will be re-issued 5 years later by Devil Doll Fan Club. In April a new album is realized: THE BLACK HOLE OF THE MIND. In August they record MR. DOCTOR SINGS HANNS EISLER, in which he interprets 14 compositions of the composer Hanns Eisler (the show takes place at the Koala Restauracija). In September the composition ELIOGABALUS is made.
1990
In February a first pressing of ELIOGABALUS is rejected by Mr. Doctor who requires slight remixes and remastering. In July Hurdy Gurdy reissues ELIOGABALUS on vinyl and, in September, in CD.
1991
Francesco Carta becomes the Devil Doll’s new piano player and Mr. Doctor joins the two groups into one. After June is composed the forth album SACRILEGIUM, that will be recorded in December in Tivoli Studios with Sasha Olenjuk (violin), Bor Zuljan (guitar), Davor Klaric (keyboards), Roberto Dani (drums) and Francesco Carta (piano).
1992
In March there is a live performance of SACRILEGIUM at the Trnovo Church in Ljubljana that incorporates segments of the film THE SACRILEGE OF FATAL ARMS, written and directed by Mr. Doctor. In May the Fan Club releases a vinyl edition of SACRILEGIUM in 900 numbered copies with a cover designed by Mr. Doctor and Adriana Marac. After June he continues work on THE SACRILEGE OF FATAL ARMS film, that is screening on New Year’s Eve in Ljubljana.
1993
In March Roberto Dani left Devil Doll and he is replaced by Roman Ratej. In July Devil Doll begin to record a new album in Tivoli Studio, but major fire breacks out in the studio while Mr. Doctor and Jurij Toni are mixing the album. The studio and the tapes are completely destroyed. Mr. Doctor refuses to re-recording this album.
1994
In June and in July Devil Doll make several live appearances unannounced. DIES IRAE and THE CARNIVAL OF SOULS are realized. In August the Renaissance Record wants the four albums of Devil Doll to distribute them in U.S. In September Mr. Doctor decides to re-record DIES IRAE (the organ parts is record by Michel Fantini Jesurum in Monte Berico Basilica in Vicenza).
1995
In January Devil Doll, formed by Mr. Doctor (voice), Sasha Olenjuk (violin), Bor Zuljan (guitar), Davor Klaric (keyboards), Roman Ratey (drums), Francesco Carta (piano), Jan Hace (bass) and the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, start to re-recording DIES IRAE. The croatian soprano Norina Radovan collaborates whit them. On September 10th mixing of DIES IRAE is completed. In October Devil Doll record THE DAY OF WRATH, soundtrack to Mr. Doctor’s second experimental movie.
1996
In February DIES IRAE released in CD format by Hurdy Gurdy Records. In March the Mr. Doctor’s film is projected in Ljubljana to a selected audience. In September Mr. Doctor and Francesco Carta write an orchestral score to Jean Epstein’s 1928 silent masterpiece THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER and in October create the Devil Doll Chamber Orchestra to perform this soundtrack.
1997
In January the Fan Club obtains permission by Mr. Doctor to release THE DAY OF WRATH soundtrack in a special package to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Devil Doll. From February to May Mr. Doctor is undertakes to write a book on Bernard Herrmann. From June to December Devil Doll create a new lengthy composition.
1998
In January Devil Doll begin to record “the Mr. Doctor’s greatest artistic creation”. The recording finish in May but mixing doesn’t start. After October is published the Mr. Doctor’s book: MUSIC FOR THE EYES and Devil Doll record THE SIX MORDEROUS SUITES.
1999
Mr. Doctor starts working on a full-scale Opera. Hurdy Gurdy Records try to get permission to issue the unreleased master tapes (THE MARK OF THE BEAST, THE CARNIVAL OF SOULS, THE DAY OF WRATH, THE SIX MORDEROUS SUITES, THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER and the unnamed album recorded early in 1998), but insuccessfully.