VNV Nation - Advance And Follow (v2)

Label:

Dependent Records

Catalog#:

Mind 020

Format:

CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition

Country:

Germany

Released:

19 Feb 2001

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

EBM, Industrial

Tracklist

1	Anthem	2:05
2	Afterfire	5:40
3	Frika	5:55
4	Serial Code	2:45
5	Serial Killer	6:30
6	Cold	4:34
7	Amhrán Comhrac	3:54
8	Requiem QCN	5:05
9	Outremer	5:32
10	Fiume	2:55
11	Aftershock	4:57
12	Serial Killer (Tormented)	5:35
13	Circling Overland	4:58
	Written-By - Daniel Bressanutti* , Jean-Luc De Meyer , Patrick Codenys , Richard Jonckheere
14	DSM02	5:49
	Written-By - Daniel Bressanutti* , Jean-Luc De Meyer , Patrick Codenys , Richard Jonckheere
15	Afterfire (Storm)	5:42

Credits

Artwork By - Nationhood
Engineer - Justin Morey (tracks: 2 to 10, 12 to 14)
Mastered By [Remastering], Technician [Digital Enchantment] - Ulf Horbelt
Photography [Live Photos] - Eric Anderson
Producer, Performer - VNV Nation
Written-By - Ronan Harris (tracks: 1 to 12, 15)

Notes

Re-release of VNV Nation's 1995 debut album. Comes with additional tracks, and has been generally reworked; some tracks feature updated production and redone vocals.

Digital enchantment and remastering at DMS. "Advance and Follow" was originally recorded @ Mother Digital Studios, London in October 1995 and was released in December 1995. The recordings were enhanced, augmented and digitally remastered at DMS, Mother Digital and Nationhood Studios between November 2000 and January 2001. "Aftershock" was recorded in 1996 @ home :) "Serial Killer (Tormented)" was recorded in May 1996 @ Mother Digital. "Circling Overland" and "DSM02" were recorded @ Mother Digital in May 1996. "Afterfire (Storm)" was recorded @ Nationhood in November 1998.

"Circling Overland" & "DSM02" originally performed by Front 242.

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Rated 5/5

Review by DarkSouljah Apr 06, 2004

It's always interesting to glance back at how one of the biggest underground electronic bands of the present started their reign. Though albums like Futureperfect and Empires have their moments, they can never come close to what the band accomplished on Praise the Fallen. And since AAF was released before PTF, you can be certain that they share the same style in comparison to FP and Empires.

The overall feeling of the music is so much different, as it was on PTF: it's alot darker and angrier, truer to EBM than the futurepop of later material. The lyrics have more emphasis on topics such as freedom and politics, rather than abstract emotions. As always, the music is simple, but very effective, and it is a lot harder and EBM-ish than later material. Easily the best work of VNV Nation.