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The Essence

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The Essence is a new wave/gothic rock band from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, formed in 1984 and fronted by singer, songwriter and guitarist, Hans Diener. Signed to Midnight Music in 1985 after a year of gigging, their début album Purity (1986) was released to great acclaim, preceded by the 12-inch single, 'Endless Lakes', which was especially succesful in Holland and Germany. 1987 saw the release of the follow-up album, A Monument of Trust, plus the single 'A Mirage', a catchy tune that cracked the Top 10 in Spain.

Top songs

  1. The Cat
  2. Only for You
  3. A Mirage
  4. A Reflected Dream
  5. Endless Lakes
  6. Drifting
  7. Burned in Heaven
  8. The Happiness
  9. Forever in Death
  10. Never Mine
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  1. Out of Grace
  2. The Blind
  3. Serpentine
  4. In Tears
  5. Everything
  6. How You Make Me Hate
  7. Fire
  8. Nothing...
  9. The Last Preach
  10. Like Christ
  11. The Waves of Death
  12. The Death Cell
  13. From My Mouth
  14. The Afterworld
  15. Purity
  16. Lollipop
  17. The Waving Girl
  18. A Monument of Trust
  19. Ice
  20. Years of Doubt
  21. Confusion
  22. 08 Salvation
  23. The Swaying Wind
  24. All is Empty
  25. A Chill Wind
  26. A Mirage (extended version)
  27. Despair
  28. Thirtysecondsong
  29. So Gorgeously
  30. Angelic
  31. Separation
  32. Taking on the World
  33. A Mirage - Extended Version
  34. September
  35. One More Wasted Night
  36. Never Let Go
  37. Air
  38. You Are Part Of Everything
  39. The Secret Magic Garden
  40. Salvation
  41. Angel
  42. Time
  43. Sleeping
  44. Gone
  45. Through the Years
  46. In Your Heart
  47. Mary My Prayer
  48. Jump And Fall
  49. Right or Wrong
  50. Plaza Suite
  51. Nothing....
  52. U 4 Life
  53. Bleed
  54. Becalmed
  55. Wunderland
  56. Understand Why
  57. Up
  58. Nothing
  59. Salivation
  60. Crack
  61. The One
  62. A Mirage '94
  63. Blue Heaven
  64. Wholeness Of The Essence
  65. Un Espejismo
  66. Everything (remix)
  67. Large
  68. Rivers Of Lust
  69. Versachy
  70. Irresistible
  71. Only for You - Disc Three: Ecstasy (1988)
  72. Herbie Hancock
  73. La Vie Rouge
  74. The Cat - Disc One: Purity (1985)
  75. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
  76. A Reflected Dream - Disc One: Purity (1985)
  77. Through The Years (Club Mix)
  78. The Last Preach - Disc One: Purity (1985)
  79. Lyrics 2 The Rhythm
  80. Quiet Vortex
  81. Deep Joy
  82. Through The Years - Club Mix
  83. Essence
  84. Retiro Park
  85. The Blind - Disc One: Purity (1985)
  86. Deep Desire
  87. Refugee
  88. A Mirage - Disc Two: a Monument of Trust (1987)
  89. Never Mine - Disc One: Purity (1985)
  90. The World Collapsed

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