MURDEROUS VISION

[Herr Herzschmerz]

MURDEROUS VISION (U.S.)

bzw.

LIVE BAIT RECORDING FOUNDATION (Label)

Ist das jemanden ein Begriff? Würd` mich interessieren, ob und wie bekannt dieser Act aus Amerika ist.

Aloha,

H. H.

[Seelensturm]

Hab ne CD von denen. "The Times without Gods" heißt die... ziemlich finsterer Ambient. Von den anderen Sachen hab ich nur Hörproben... mal ein wenig noisiger, experimenteller und dann wieder sehr ambientig.
Mehr kann ich dazu leider nicht sagen. Hat meines Wissens noch ein paar Splits mit anderen Projekten. Aber das Zeugs ist hier in Europa eher schwer zu bekommen.

Gruß,
der Seelensturm

[M.T.B]

"The Times without Gods" habe ich in meinem Sortiment. Als ich sie erhielt hab ich mal kurz reingehört und dann Einsortiert mit der geistigen Randnotiz "da muss ich mir mal Zeit nehmen" - welche ich mir wie bei den meist anderen dann nie mehr genommen habe. Soweit ich mich erinnern kann, wäre es die Scheibe wirklich Wert mal intensiver reinzuhören.

[Eternal Noise Psychopat]

Die fehlt mir noch in meiner Sammlung. Die kaufe ich mir als nächstes.

[Herr Herzschmerz]

Salve!

Ich krieg` jetzt direkt von Stephen von MURDEROUS VISION die CDs:

MURDEROUS VISION "Ghosts of the Soul Long Lost" DCD, LBRFO22
MURDEROUS VISION "The times without Gods" CD, 2002 LIVE BAIT RECORDING FOUNDATION

Wenn wer Interesse daran hat, e-Mail an barbie.blutig@gmx.at.

Habe die Ehre,

H. H.

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MURDEROUS VISION "Ghosts of the Soul Long Lost" DCD, LBRFO22

It is hard to believe that Murderous Vision has been frightening the underground electronic scene for ten years now!This double CD retrospective is testament to the productive career of this maleficent Post-Industrial beast.This album shows the shape-shifting face we have come to expect over the years from Murderous Vision and represents every style the band is known for.From Dark Ambient and Death Industrial to Power Electronics. Clocking in at 160 minutes,Ghosts is packed to the brim with rare and unreleased work spanning the years 1996-2004.Included in this collection are every compilation appearence to this date as well as all material from split releases with Kuru (Blood Brain Barrier),Acclimate (Beautiful Black World) and Black Mayonnaise (Texas Tour CDR).Also included are all the tracks from the Burning The Promised Land 3" CDR and an extremely rare (and beat driven) piece from 1996's "Ov Thee Underworld" cassette single(of which i think there were less than 10 copies).Lavishly packaged in a standard double jewel case with full color 6 panel artwork designed by Murderous Vision himself!!!This is the definitive Murderous Vision release!Limited to 1000 copies.


MURDEROUS VISION "The times without Gods" CD, 2002 LIVE BAIT RECORDING FOUNDATION

After ?The Times Without Gods?, Murderous Vision leaves its eternal catalogue description as the ?In Death?s Throes side-project?, thanks to an intense promotional effort by its creator, Stephen ?Live Bait? Petrus, and to the surprising excellence and recognition that raises the status of the band from the most underground US territory to every single webzine and mailing list in our reduced scene. And SDC is no exception.

A solid American output sounding like if it were a Sweden one is probably the best short description I can give you, since this hour of music could be one of the best typical Dark Ambient CMI releases (i.e. a la Raison d`Être, Desiderii Marginis, Letum, etc.) of the last times... but for the fact that it actually has nothing to do with the Karmanik?s factory of fresh meat, save for the atmosphere and means contained here.

Deep layers, melodic keyboards, classical samples, some ritualistic percussion here, some low-pitched echoed plus chorused voices there, and a good dose of darkness via reverb and minor chords; you already know the formula, don?t you? But the fact is that, even if Murderous Vision repeats the patterns of an established genre with a superb accuracy - and then, maybe you can infer that this is the case of a perfectly planned album, which lacks an own soul, and that?s not precisely what surrounds me -, Mr Petrus demonstrates that it has an identity as a composer. And moreover, I would describe some parts of the recording as highly emotional, giving that somewhat special touch to the album; the quality all art should transmit and something that some technically depurated musicians tend to forget nowadays.

Add to it a few carefully arranged pictures (layout work of the acclaimed Michael Riddick) in a standard jewel case, but with a professional appearance (barcode included), and, as a whole, here you have the reasons why an edition like this couldn?t keep on passing unnoticed for the average fan of the more listenable side of Industrial. A perfectly designed product and an infallible bet, which surely decided the artist to give its best in all senses once he realized what he had between hands. A moment of brilliancy and a high mark difficult to be surpassed in the near future, but that can set a new beginning for the band.

To conclude, with ?The Times Without Gods? I have the feeling of attending the release of an already classic album in the Dark Ambient genre, probably to be remembered and mentioned as one of the best accomplished and succeeding works in such a prolific scene during the last five years. And precisely due to the continuous publication of tons of CDs in the same vein, it?s really no that easy to achieve such a well finished effort. Maybe the only objection than someone can raise is the fact that this classic mood doesn?t surprise or catch the skilled listener?s attention the way it used on the beginning of the last decade anymore. But in any case, this is an oeuvre everyone out there should own and judge for himself, although I?m pretty sure the result will hardly disappoint the more exigent connoisseur. But as I was saying, better see for yourself why everybody?s talking of it: unavoidable acquisition.

Marcos Alcocer