| Released 2001 on Metropolis Records | |
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But what else can one expect from stunning craftsmanship like "Frater Ave Atque Vale", the Alfred Lord Tennyson poem recited through a haunting chant-only format, the exceeding and very Gothic-aged piano-driven "Patience Worth" and a lovably energetic cover of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill". In one word, Faith & The Muse are amazing. Naturally, there's the comparable "Mercyground" (Rhea's Obsession Mix) and "Scars Flown Proud," offered in a sweaty live version and Hong Kong Hotel's[Rodney Orpheus] excellent Industrial remix. Yet, Vera Causa (a double disc divided into "The Morning" and "The Night" CDs) goes much, much further into the world's musical encyclopedia than that. Perhaps the emotionally boisterous "The Silver Circle" could be the main fascinating epic that a group could hope to release. Not here it isn't! Led by Richards' gorgeous voice that is sweeping unto itself the 28 tracks lack a single weak moment. It might be the representation of Electronic on the moody "The Sea Angler" (Vast Ocean Mix), the tribal "All Lovers Lost/Arianhod", the rhythmically Celtic "The Unquiet Grave" and "A Winter Wassail" or the flawless Goth underground sound of "Romeo's Distress" and "Annwyn, Beneath The Waves" that stand as highlights. But one thing is certain: all these tracks create a moody, vividly incomparable world together and individually. -
Bill Whiting-Mahoney |
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| The Night CD Live
In Heaven:
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The Morning CD
Compilation
Appearances, Covers, |
| Night
CD Credits Our thanks to Raif Jurgens for live sound on the European shows, Patty Hele and Mother Dance, Sabine Eichmann, Brian Necro, Wayne Hays, Clovis IV and Grant George Remixes: Mercyground
(Rhea's Obsession mix) The
Silver Circle (Gears and Teeth mix) Shattered
In Aspect (bassX_rmX) The
Sea Angler (Vast Ocean mix) Scars Flown
Proud (24 Hour Hong Kong Hotel mix) Porphyrogene
(Laboratory X version) All titles written
by Faith and the Muse
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Morning
CD Credits Covers: Running
Up That Hill Hollow
Hills Soul
In Isolation (live) Romeo's
Distress (live) Drown
Compilation
Appearances: Muted
Land In
Dreams of Mine A
Winter Wassail Acoustic
Versions: Annwyn,
Beneath the Waves Rarities:
The
Breath of a Kiss Heal
Booklet
Text Compiled by Ginger Collins All titles written
by Faith and the Muse except |
Vera
Causa is almost certainly a theatrical concept without overt
theatrics. Influences, both obvious and gloriously surprising,
crop up throughout to create a continuously fresh, rarely pausing
world of fascinating soundscapes. That trait is helped along in
no small amount by this double disc’s divisions between
live tracks, remixes, covers and studio recordings. It's a greatest
hits of sorts for the 8-year-old group, and this collection of
extraordinary musical moments is a phenomenal masterpiece.