DEADTECH, by Veil of Secrecy

DEADTECH

by Veil of Secrecy

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1.	Ruling Hand Of Snakes 09:55	buy track
2.	Untitled 09:17	buy track
3.	Untitled 10:12	buy track
4.	Untitled 14:25	buy track

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Recorded during a live performance at Deadtech in Chicago, IL, March 2001. Originally packaged in a slim-line DVD case and limited to 100 copies.

"If any of you bothered to read my review of the MZ412 VS Folkstorm release, which I suggest you all do, you’ll know that I made certain pertinent points about ‘live’ albums. Here’s another one for you to digest. What constitutes a ‘live’ recording? Going back many years Throbbing Gristle released "Heathen Earth" which was a recording made in one take in a studio with assorted guests to witness proceedings. Does this qualify as a ‘live’ recording? The reason I ask is that "Deadtech" is a ‘live’ recording from Chicago in 2001 but the sound quality and clarity make it appear very much like a studio recording. Either the engineers are magicians or "Deadtech" was recorded in the same way as "Heathen Earth". Of course it doesn’t fucking matter one way or the other unless ‘obsession’ is your middle name. All we the record buying public want is the music to be something we can enthuse over and lose ourselves into.

The first Veil of Secrecy recording, titled rather imaginary "VOS", on the Triumvirate label I gushed over and said it was ‘Beautifully rendered dark ambience’ and ‘Utterly fantastic and an absolute joy to behold’.... I stand to this day by every word. "Deadtech" is much more of the same. The difference here though is the four pieces of music are more drawn out length wise and have drone / dream / nightmare / hypnotic like structures to them. The passages of music seem to float for an eternity moving impartially from the darkest recesses into light fragments of heavenly euphoria. As none of the tracks are named or listed here is a quick breakdown of the running order of "Deadtech". Tracks 1 + 2: bleak, foreboding, generally fucking scary shit music. Track 3: mechanical slow burner with eerie claustrophobic overtones. Track 4: Amazing Zen sleep inducing piece that takes you to a higher plane of consciousness and understanding. Fitting that the best was kept for last.

Sometimes a record will come along and just bowl you over completely with its intensity and vision and this is one such record. The fact that it was supposedly recorded ‘live’ makes it an even more outstanding achievement."

~ ANM (Aural Pressure)

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released November 12, 2004

All music performed and recorded by Steven Hall.
Mastering by Dan Crall.

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Veil of Secrecy

Veil of Secrecy (V.O.S.) is the solo project of Steven Hall; one of the founding members of the legendary dark ambient duo Yen Pox.

discography

Luminous Beings

Jan 2020
Time Eternal

Jan 2020
DEADTECH

Nov 2004
ALL IS ONE

Sep 2001
VEIL OF SECRECY

Sep 2001

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