the candlemaesse conspiracy

[Mr Thorburn]

i was looking at the publishing credits on some merciful releases & noticed that 'candlemaesse ltd' appears on the falaa lp in 1985.

it then changes over time to eldritch boulevard ltd ( which changed its name to the sisters of mercy limited in 2002).

anyone familiar with the candlemaesse? - apparently a highly elaborate ceremony of great beauty in a work of fiction known as "the mandrake saga".

try this (via a google search);

"a routine diplomatic visit to the distant fog shrouded land of grumarye turns into a desperate struggle against usupers. lord sciefyr & his lady almirena must use all thier wits, cunning & charm, whilst battling an evil that strikes closer to home. it could only happen at the time of the candelmaesse..."

open the lyric sheet to floodland & ... art imitating life imitating.....

[Quiff Boy]

lord sciefyr & his lady almirena: our hero and his accomplice?

routine diplomatic visit to the distant fog shrouded land of grumarye: dodgy goth clubs? or a jaunt on top of the pops?

a desperate struggle against usupers: the sisterhood, hussey & co? or WEA?

evil that strikes closer to home: hussey? goths?

i like it

[MrChris]

Presumably it's based on the more familiar spelling of candlemass, a religious festival? Does anyone know who wrote this mandrake saga, and when?