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Futureperfect
''Futureperfect'' is the fourth studio album by the German-based alternative electronic band VNV Nation. It was released in Europe on 28 January 2002 and on 5 March 2002 in the United States. It was the first VNV Nation release to be created/produced entirely using software synthesizers. The opening track 'Foreword' samples the Enigma Variations, part IX (Nimrod). It charted at No. 26 in the mainstream German charts, charting for two weeks. "Genesis" and "Beloved" were released as singles. Track listing Personnel * Ronan Harris: vocals, song-writing, composition Composition or Compositions may refer to: Arts and literature *Composition (dance), practice and teaching of choreography *Composition (language), in literature and rhetoric, producing a work in spoken tradition and written discourse, to include v ... and Production Release history References 2002 albums VNV Nation albums {{2000s-electronic-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VNV Nation
VNV Nation is an Irish alternative electronic project led by Ronan Harris in the roles of singer, songwriter, and producer. VNV Nation's sound combines lyrics with sounds that ranges from melodic industrial dance anthems, to haunting ballads and post-classical soundtrack pieces. Their 2015 album '' Resonance: Music For Orchestra Vol. 1'' achieved #4 ''Classical'' & #3 ''Classical Crossover'' ''Billboard'' chart positions in the US. The "VNV" in the name stands for "Victory Not Vengeance," in keeping with the group's motto, "One should strive to achieve, not sit in bitter regret." History Prelude and formation Ronan Harris was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, where he was exposed to electronic music via radio programmes from which he developed an interest in bands such as Kraftwerk, DAF, and The Human League. In 1983, he joined a band named ''Die Fabrik'', whose punk-inspired noise and synth style was not well received in Dublin. By 1987, Harris moved to London where, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beloved (VNV Nation Song)
"Beloved" is a single by VNV Nation from their album Futureperfect. It was released in 2002, with the release of the album. It was released in two CD versions and one limited 12" version. It charted in the German mainstream Media Control Media may refer to: Communication * Media (communication), tools used to deliver information or data ** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising ** Broadcast media, communications delivered over mass el ... charts for one week at no. 70. Track listing ''Beloved.1'' (CD, Dependent MIND-037) #Beloved (Short Version) 3:53 #Beloved (Hiver & Hammer's UK Dub Trip) 8:09 #Fearless (Original Version) 6:22 #Beloved (Remix By Ernst Horn Of Deine Lakaien) 5:23 ''Beloved.2'' (CD, Dependent MIND-038) #Beloved (Grey Dawn Version By VNV Nation) 7:34 #Genesis (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix) 6:40 #Holding On (Demo Version) 4:18 #Beloved (Tim Schuldt Feat. D-Foundation Remix) 5:27 ''Beloved.3'' (12", 3 Lanka 3-LAN-057 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genesis (VNV Nation Song)
"Genesis" is a single by VNV Nation from their album Futureperfect. It was released in 2001, in advance of the album. It was released in two track listings. It charted in the German mainstream Media Control charts for two weeks, peaking at no. 67 and was ranked #4 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC) Top 50 singles for 2001. Track listing ''Genesis 1'' (CD, Dependent MIND-029) #"Genesis (Single Version)" - 5:45 #"Weltfunk" - 4:39 #"Genesis (Icon of Coil Icon of Coil is a Norwegian electronic music band. The band was established as a solo project in 1997 by Andy LaPlegua who was joined by former Sector 9 (now Moonitor and Zombie Girl) bandmate Sebastian Komor to perform live. With the release ... Version)" - 7:45 #"Genesis (Thomas P. Heckmann Version)" - 5:53 ''Genesis 2'' (CD, Dependent MIND-030) #"Genesis (Single Version)" - 5:47 #"Genesis (C92 Version)" - 6:30 #"Left Behind" - 4:42 #"Genesis (Ivory Frequency Version)" - 8:06 References VNV Nation songs 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronan Harris
Ronan Harris (born 14 June 1967) is the founding member of the electronic music project VNV Nation. He is credited with the songwriting, production, lyrical and vocal aspects of the band's music. In the years preceding VNV Nation's debut album, he worked for Q8 Petroleum in central London as an IT manager and was a journalist and webmaster for dark electro magazine ''Side-Line''. VNV Nation In 1988, Harris moved from Dublin, Ireland to London, England. He began recording music as VNV Nation in 1990 and moved to Toronto, Canada later that year. In 1994, Harris moved back to Europe where he met up with Mark Jackson, who joined VNV Nation as the drummer for live shows. Since 1995, Harris has released ten studio albums as VNV Nation. Harris was a co-founder of Dependent Records, but left the label after VNV Nation's '' Futureperfect'' album was released in 2002. Harris now releases VNV Nation's records independently on his Anachron Sounds imprint. In 2001, Harris produced the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empires (VNV Nation Album)
''Empires'' is the third studio album by the alternative electronic band VNV Nation. It was released in 1999 in the EU and 2000 in the United States jointly under the Metropolis and Dependent labels. The album combines trance, synthpop, and electronic body music (EBM). "Darkangel" was released as a single on 28 June prior to the album, and "Standing" became a single, and was also released as part of the ''Burning Empires ''Burning Empires'' is an EP from VNV Nation. It contains remixes and alternate versions of tracks from their popular album '' Empires'', plus the "Standing" single. It is a limited edition release of 4,700 copies. The album was made available ...'' EP in 2000. The album was ranked #1 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC) 1999 albums chart, while "Darkangel" ranked #15 on the DAC Singles chart that same year. The U.S. release of ''Empires'' peaked at #6 on the CMJ RPM Charts. Track listing References External links Official VNV Nation website* A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matter + Form
''Matter+Form'' is the fifth studio album by the German-based alternative electronic band VNV Nation, released in 2005. It was co-engineered by German Trance music, trance DJ Humate (Gerret Frerichs), and Andre Winter. "Chrome" was released as a one-track single. It charted at no. 38 in the mainstream German charts, charting for 2 weeks and peaked at #1 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC), ranking #6 on the DAC Top 50 Albums of 2005. Track listing References 2005 albums VNV Nation albums {{2000s-electronic-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enigma Variations
Edward Elgar composed his ''Variations on an Original Theme'', Op. 36, popularly known as the ''Enigma Variations'', between October 1898 and February 1899. It is an orchestral work comprising fourteen variations on an original theme. Elgar dedicated the work "to my friends pictured within", each variation being a musical sketch of one of his circle of close acquaintances (see musical cryptogram). Those portrayed include Elgar's wife Alice, his friend and publisher Augustus J. Jaeger and Elgar himself. In a programme note for a performance in 1911 Elgar wrote: In naming his theme "Enigma", Elgar posed a challenge which has generated much speculation but has never been conclusively answered. The Enigma is widely believed to involve a hidden melody. After its 1899 London premiere the ''Variations'' achieved immediate popularity and established Elgar's international reputation. History Elgar described how on the evening of 21 October 1898, after a tiring day's teaching, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Energy Rekords
Energy Rekords is a record label formed in 1990 by the merging of the three labels: Front Music Production, Electronic Beat Association, and Energy - all small labels run from the Swedish town of Älmhult. By banding together these labels' founders Håkan Ehrnst, Krister Svensson and Per Faeltenborg formed a foundation for the Swedish electronic music in the 1990s by signing up new emerging artists like S.P.O.C.K and Daily Planet as well as veterans such as Page, Blue for Two, and Oil in the Eye from the UK. During the first half of the 1990s, the label was considered to be the leading Swedish alternative electronic music label and hosted the annual Virtual X-mas party at Mejeriet in Lund, Sweden for many years. In 1995, Energy Rekords opened up two sub labels targeted towards different markets; the "Beat That!" label for indie pop/rock and the Cascade label for techno/dance style music. In 1998, Energy Rekords merged with October Records and added that label's bands to its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records is a record label founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1993 by the late Dave Heckman. The label's all-electronic format closely tracked with European contemporaries, such as Off Beat, and, since 1995, has been instrumental in promoting and distributing underground electronic music in America. On June 9, 1999, Metropolis bought American industrial label Pendragon Pendragon or ( wlm, pen dreic, ''pen dragon''; composed of Welsh , 'head, chief, top' and / ''dragon'', 'dragon; warrior'; borrowed from the Latin word , plural , 'dragon , br, Penn Aerouant) literally means 'chief dragon' or 'head dragon', but .... It assumed distribution responsibilities for the back catalogues of Pendragon, as well as of label 21st Circuitry that went out of business at the time. Artists signed References External links Official site Electronic music record labels American independent record labels Record labels established in 1995 Industrial record label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compact Disc
The compact disc (CD) is a Digital media, digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. In August 1982, the first compact disc was manufactured. It was then released in October 1982 in Japan and branded as ''Compact Disc Digital Audio, Digital Audio Compact Disc''. The format was later adapted (as CD-ROM) for general-purpose data storage. Several other formats were further derived, including write-once audio and data storage (CD-R), rewritable media (CD-RW), Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), Photo CD, Picture CD, Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-i) and Enhanced Music CD. Standard CDs have a diameter of and are designed to hold up to 74 minutes of uncompressed stereo digital audio or about 650 mebibyte, MiB of data. Capacity is routinely extended to 80 minutes and 700 mebibyte, MiB by arranging data more closely on the same sized disc. The Mini CD has various diameters ranging from ; t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composition (music)
Musical composition can refer to an original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new piece of music. People who create new compositions are called composers. Composers of primarily songs are usually called songwriters; with songs, the person who writes lyrics for a song is the lyricist. In many cultures, including Western classical music, the act of composing typically includes the creation of music notation, such as a sheet music "score," which is then performed by the composer or by other musicians. In popular music and traditional music, songwriting may involve the creation of a basic outline of the song, called the lead sheet, which sets out the melody, lyrics and chord progression. In classical music, orchestration (choosing the instruments of a large music ensemble such as an orchestra which will play the different parts of music, such as the melody, accompaniment, countermelody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
