Search - Venus :: Vertigone

Artists for the Open Minded Individual

Christopher Silbernagel | Chicago, IL USA | 02/05/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Right from the opening track "Happiness," the album takes you away. It opens soft with beautiful electronic sounds building up into a collection of different instruments and vocal tones sinking you in through the end. This brings you to a relaxed state before the band take it all away with the next track, "Beautiful Days," which was featured in the film Immortal by Enki Bilal.



This track also relies on several different instruments including cello and violin. It is the most "media friendly" track on the album due to a repetitive chorus including the verses. However, changing the strength of each verse and chorus, though the same in lyrics, makes it feel different. This is why the song is so amazing every time through.



"Million Miles Away" is honestly one of the greatest musical experiences out there. It will suck you in with background sound effects that softly pierce through the acoustic work making you truly feel as if you're far from home. The musical saw sounds like ghosts from old shows and films. This instrument appears through the chorus and a short part timed so perfectly in the climax of the track that it will give you goose bumps.



Tracks like "Asia," "Daystar" and "Kallenovsky" are placed so perfectly in the album. These songs produce a lot of energy, so they are the perfect send off before the album dips into a two track "quiet time."



"Running At Full Speed" can be simply explained as being a four-man orchestra that nearly replicates the power of a symphony. Something the band seemed to enjoy a lot after their previous live album in Belgium, "The Man Who Was Already Dead."



"Vertigone" separates itself from previous albums where the band took older tracks and kept making them better or turning them into orchestrated masterpieces. Marc is an excellent lyricist, so he had no trouble putting together new material for this album. I'm certain that when you listen through the album you won't disagree. "Vertigone" amazingly expands their unique sound further into something a little ambient and more acoustic, yet powerful and very expressive.



If you're into beautiful and unique music then you'd kick yourself to pass up this band's music, especially when it comes to this album."