''Sol Veritas Lux'' is an album by the English
neofolk
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band
Sol Invictus
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. It combines the first Sol Invictus release, the mini-LP ''
Against the Modern World'', with the second release, the live album ''
In the Jaws of the Serpent'', onto one CD.
The music of this release is dark, rough, and primitive, and counts among the earliest efforts of the
post-industrial
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neofolk
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music scene. It is one of Sol Invictus releases where
Tony Wakeford
Anthony Charles "Tony" Wakeford (born 2 May 1959) is an English neofolk and neoclassical musician, who primarily records under the name Sol Invictus.
Wakeford lives in London and is married to Sol Invictus violinist Renée Rosen.
Musical wor ...
shares lead vocals with
Ian Read, who went on to
Fire + Ice
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.
It was originally released in 1990. In 2006, it was remastered for a re-release with extra tracks showing a current interpretation on the same material.
Track listing (1990 release)
''Against the Modern World''
# "Angels Fall"
# "Raven Chorus"
# "Against The Modern World"
# "Long Live Death"
# "A Ship is Burning"
# "Untitled"
# "Summer Ends"
# "Wolf Age, Axe Age"
''In the Jaws of the Serpent''
# "Angels Fall" (2)
# "Rise and Fall"
# "The World Turns"
# "The Runes"
# "Gold is King"
# "TWA Corbies"
# "Somewhere in Europe"
# "Media"
# "Abattoirs of Love"
# "Raven Chorus" (2)
# "The Joy of the World"
Personnel
*
Tony Wakeford
Anthony Charles "Tony" Wakeford (born 2 May 1959) is an English neofolk and neoclassical musician, who primarily records under the name Sol Invictus.
Wakeford lives in London and is married to Sol Invictus violinist Renée Rosen.
Musical wor ...
— Guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, vocals
*
Ian Read — Keyboards, vocals
*
Liz Gray — Violin, backing vocals, piano
*
Karl Blake
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Musical career
Blake is most noted, ...
— Bass
External links
''Sol Veritas Lux''at
Strange Fortune
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.
Sol Invictus (band) albums
1990 compilation albums
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