I believe the "Requiem For Fools" 7" is Sigh's third demo pressed onto vinyl. It contains two songs: "The Knell" and "Desolation of My Mind," both of which appear in their re-recorded forms on Sigh's first album, Scorn Defeat. Since Scorn Defeat was my first exposure to this band (back in 94), I was pleasantly surprised to hear these rawer versions of the songs. To me these songs sound much better with the rougher production and echoed vocals. Only Mirai and Satoshi contributed to this recording which partly explains the rawer feel of this 7". I found it funny that Satoshi is credited with playing the triangle??? I didn't even hear the damn thing in the songs. The only draw back that I can think of is the somewhat weak guitar sound on some parts of the songs. Besides this very minor flaw, all Sigh fans should own this recording in one format or another. That is if you can track it down.

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