Joseph Budenholzer grew up in Nebraska, immersed in the rural lore and reli… Read Full Bio ↴Joseph Budenholzer grew up in Nebraska, immersed in the rural lore and religious traditions of the region. As a boy he attended parochial school where he was taught by nuns to play guitar for folk Mass. In addition to leading a string of local bands, he also joined The Omaha Magic Theatre, an offshoot of The Open Theatre in New York, as composer in residence. He eventually left Nebraska and set out for New York City arriving in the East Village in the mid-1980s. Soon after he began participating in readings at St Mark's Poetry Project and before long he was collaborating with dance performer, Brian Moran (Blood Boy) creating sampled soundscapes for confrontational Actionist assaults. This led into the Cinema of Transgression scene where he worked with filmmakers Richard Kern, Beth B, and Tessa Hughs-Freeland, and musician J.G. Thirlwell (Foetus). Eventually a series of live collaborations with Lydia Lunch resulted, culminating in the double CD, Matrikamantra, a work of psycho-acoustic theatre in the form of a homage to Romanian philosopher/poet EM Cioran. In 1990 he enrolled in NYU's Gallatin Division, focusing on Eastern European theatre, traveling to study in Russia and Bulgaria, and later touring Poland and the Czech Republic.

Backworld was formed in 1993 owing to Budenholzer's growing passion for English folk music, minimalist classical composition, Christian mysticism, and a desire to make music that could reflect these interests and hopefully be as spiritual and beautiful.

Since joining forces with World Serpent Distribution (London) in 1995 four studio albums have resulted, Holy Fire (1996), Isles of the Blest (1997), Anthems from the Pleasure Park (1999), Of Silver Sleep (2001) and a live album, The Fourth Wall, recorded at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London 2001. And 2 moreLPs Good Infection (2007) and Come The Bells (2011) on his own Discalucla label

Backworld's albums and early performances at CBGB's 313 Gallery and the NYU Experimental Theatre Wing and more recent concerts at House Leipzig, Germany; Grandson Castle, Switzerland; Bloomsbury Theatre, and St. Olave's Church, London, have featured a changing roster of players but the course is still steered by Budenholzer's constant vision. Arrangements of guitar, strings, percussion, flutes, electronics, revolve around lyrics concerned with ecstatic religious yearnings and tales of otherworldly visions. Notably Jarboe (Swans) has been a recurring figure in this story as well. Her presence can be felt lurking around certain tracks on the second and third albums. Recently, while recording the upcoming album, Good Infection, he enlisted the talents of Isobel Campbell (Belle & Sebastian, Gentle Waves), David Tibet (Current 93) and Drew McDowall (Coil) to contribute vocals and other textures to the new songs.

After the Fall
Backworld Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'After the Fall' by these artists:

Anshelle Please, no more talking about the things that I shouldn′t…
Cary Brothers Come home, an absence of feeling Slow down and mean what…
Chelsea Wolfe NOTHING WILL KEEP US APART I SAID NOTHING WILL KEEP US…
Cold Kingdom I lie awake and wait for your walls to come…
Course Of Nature I am not afraid of you Look at me you'll see…
Cousteau For all the waiting The moments here ripe and new Anticipati…
Elvis Costello In an anonymous rendezvous Where the forbidden lovers repair…
Emika It's such a sad time Deep in your heart You made a…
Fionn Regan There won't be no growing old tonight Trail behind at the…

Jenifer Jackson Once we were held up Suspended on wire You put my radar…
John Doe To a bountiful land Came hungry people Who couldn't tell goo…
Journey So now love is gone And I can't go on Love is…
Justin Wells I know, I know You've heard this before But I've f…
Klaus Nomi Well I told you about the total eclipse now But still…
Kodaline People keep talking But I can't hear a word they say Life…
Metro Station We skipped class and I, I guess our heads needed a…
Nektar After the fall And tears roll away The pain and the truth …
Nomi Klaus Well I told you about the total eclipse now But still…
Norah Jones I never told you about the summer Everyday was changing Only…
Norah Jones(노라 존스) I never told you about the summer Everyday was changing On…
October Project In a city of faces That never look back Where doors never…
October Project - In a city of faces That never look back Where doors never…
Ray Davies I just had a really bad fall And this time it…
Running From Dharma Where then Will I be After summer's end? Choices both we …
Sex Gang Children Some blind men say 'yell to be heard' Saint Barbarone swoll…
STERyLE We broke the bonds The chains that held us captive Will we…
Streetlight Cadence When the courage comes after the fall, to struggle with…
Sworn Enemy We live we die too many questions no answers just…
Terrance Zdunich We scratch on the plains, Up town they fluff the feathers, C…
Terry Allen Hey Remember all those psychedelic nights When your head com…
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Time Only time Could never take me away from you And why Sh…
Waylander Chaos - signs in the sky Ruins - seas will rise Drowning…
We As Human Why do I even think In a world that has stopped…
WOHNZIMMER - Journey So now love is gone And I can't go on Love is…
X-Patriate (Alan J. Lipman) Guess what I'm still here Whisper In your ear I am the smoke…
Zero 7 Feat. Lou Stone The light began to fade away It's colder close to dawn I'm…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Backworld:

Come With Joy Oh rose of ﬂame Pressed to our skin The beauty and the…
God Against All We walk alone in a deep forest Together, yet apart, we…
Heaven's Gate Waiting here, in the dark Into your heart to creep The other…
Leaves of Autumn The curtain draws open on secrets of the dusk Singing by…
Mary of the Blue Sky Mary of the blue sky You've been trying too long to…
Tammy I hear the cottonwoods whisp'rin' above Tammy! Tammy! Tammy'…
The Desert Has 12 Things You must love nothingness You must flee something You must r…
The Devil's Plaything And he came to me on a northern wind And he…
The Isles of the Blest Je vais éveiller tous les mystères Mystères religieux ou nat…

The Wisdom of the Flesh From within come the visions, memories of things i cannot…

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