''Vis-à-vis'' is the second

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by Slovak musician

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, issued via on October 21, 2002. Based on available music reviews, the work met with mixed to positive commentaries.

Reception

Critical response

''Vis-à-vis'' spawned miscellaneous reactions among music journalists, with moderately prevailing positive. Daniel Baláž of ''

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'' commented that "an intelligent

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established on oddly set up

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to old-fashioned melodic songwriting tis simply of his own". Seeing some resemblance to

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and

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, the author in general acknowledged Mikloš'es musical direction, including his deliberate and shy performing on public. Jaroslav Špulák from ''&MusiQ'', formerly ''Rock & Pop'' magazine, emphasized the album's mood, inner drive as well its good production which "compete with the rest European recordings in the mainstream ranking excellently". Other critics such as Pavel Seifert of FreeMusic.cz, were less enthusiastic. He concluded in his review: "Having own sound and style is a potential prerequisite for success of any performer, but only when they make an effort in cultivating it. Songs y Miklošdo have their sound and style. The rstroke of fate is however, that due to an identical pattern you come to the feeling at the end of the CD as if you were listening to the same track ever since.

Commercial performance

The album release didn't enter record charts, nor did any of the released singles.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

; Management *

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– Mikloš'es home,

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• Sedis Studio,

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• IMI Studio,

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• Exponent Studio,

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– & Publishing,

, SK ; Production *

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– Andrej Monček • Mikloš * Mastering – Sedis Studio • Mikloš'es home *

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and mixing – Monček • Mikloš • Roman Hlubina * Programming – Monček • Mikloš *

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– Ján Došek *

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; Personnel *

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– Mikloš *

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– Emília Lokšenincová • Second Nature *

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s – Second Nature *

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s – Mikloš and Hlubina • Monček • Marián Králik *

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– František Kraus *

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s – Monček • Mikloš *

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– Ivana • Ján Čajda • Rado D. • Vrbkin *

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– Mikloš *

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– Vladimir Yurkovic

Awards

References

External links

''Vis-à-vis''
(Official website)
''Vis-à-vis''
on

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