Calling Ov The Dead

Artist: Velvet Acid Christ
Label: Pendragon Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 702224101128
EAN: 0702224101128
ASIN: B00000670J

Release Date: 1998-03-17

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Tracks:

Phucking Phreak
Malfunction
Bsat2
The Calling (Fuck Shit Mother Fucker Mix)
The Dead (Death Wish Mix)
Timeless Visions
Pray For Life
Exquisite Stench
The Hand (Violent Trance Mix)
Zix Zix Zix (666 Mix)
Decay

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Customer Reviews:

VAC as always exellent.......2006-07-28

The album kicks, Awesome sounds scapes, I found it very hallucinating, the hypnotizing track, Timeless Visions sends chills down my spine, LOVE IT!!!!

Learning to Abhor the Twisted Faces Staring Back at Me.......2005-01-23

First, let's not kid ourselves about the subject at hand. If you're looking for something that doesn't seethe and loathe while it writhes into your mind, you're probably looking in the wrong place. Velvet Acid Christ doesn't produce sounds that you can tuck your children in with, nor do they manufacture that plastic aroma that entices your lover into loving. In a world drowning in pop ballads and sugarcoated bubblegum rock they are something dark and brooding, screaming "I will kill you" and "I suffer" and "I overload on things you've never dreamed," making it all - real. Instead of the numbing drone we hear all the time that says "we're all fine," VAC creates an ambience that truly denotes the depression and the brutality that the radio leaves off its "boy meets girl" plateau. They ask you to taste the pain, to feel the terror, and to know that there are people out there that want to see what your insides look like. You can dance to their songs, too, moving to the voxed lyrics as they stream demands, and that's even better because it underscores the fact that their songs are enriched by the drug subcultures that birthed them. They even note that in album liners and in their songs, saying that years were spent trying to manufacture things "under the influence," and that sometimes something ghastly comes out.
And, of all their efforts, Calling Ov The Dead is one of Velvet Acid Christ's shining stars.

Normally I single out songs and deconstruct albums because of the flaws within, but this album is harder to do that with because I like so many songs on it. The first time I listened to it I was taken by that fact, noting that it was bleak enough to cuddle with and that it was also a continuous audio stream. Looking back I notice that the sound wasn't mastered to some crisp form of perfection, and later re-releases (Between the Eyes Volumes 1-4) manage to capture the vocals and the sounds and showcase that fact all too well. Still, this was something that angrily exclaimed what it wanted and I loved that about it. I remember everyone I knew talking about the stark contrast within the shadows the album was painting, with songs like The Dead and "Exquisite Stench" dripping with violence and songs like "Timeless Visions" almost somberly dictating that this disease was our own creation. And I liked that. I still do.

Personally I find Calling of the Dead enriching and would tell anyone into EBM/Darkwave to obtain it if they hadn't, but that might not be true for everyone. A person that wants to delve into VAC for the first time might want to (a) sample songs readily available on Metropolis records and then (b) think about picking up Between the Eyes 1-4, wanting remastering and all the songs in the same stroke. These releases cover Calling Ov the Dead and Church of Acid, plus a lot of ground that was left sitting by the wayside. Still, that doesn't mean that this album shouldn't be obtained. I suppose it all depends on how you look at it, really, and if you like intact albums or pieces of albums flowing separately into a whole. When Between the Eyes was manufactured it didn't do the same thing that the aforementioned albums did, not moving in exactly the same fashion, and that changes things. So, its like having a mix tape versus the each album. Regardless, Calling ov the Dead is one of the things that pushed VAC into the limelight, and is worth gravitating toward. Even aged, it seethes.

Industrial at its best.......2003-09-27

great cd as always with VAC. this ones most memorable track for me is malfunction. just has a incredible depressive machine feel to it.

The best VAC........2003-01-28

If you're new to Velvet Acid Christ, this would be the album to check out first. Some amazing songs from a great industrial band. Being a big Skinny Puppy and Front Line Assembly fan, I was looking for some new music awhile ago to broaden my collection. Found VAC, and they haven't let me down yet. The samples are superb (and from great movies as well. 12 Monkeys, Event Horizon, etc), the songs are cohesive and mind-numbingly delicious, and the vocals are always nice and distorted. I highly recommend this album.

VAC never disappoints me :o).......2002-06-19

Just like all of VAC's albums this one is sure to please any EBM / industrial fan. Calling Ov has a harder sound than later VAC releases which, to me, makes this CD not as danceable than Fun With Knives or Twisted Thought Generator. If you like your EBM or industrial hard- then Calling Ov has what you're looking for. This CD makes great use of samples as well (particularly from the movie se7en).
*****Highly recommended.

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