| Velvet Teen, the / Elysium |
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| Album: | Elysium | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Velvet Teen, the | Added: | Aug 2004 | |
| Label: | Slowdance Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2004-11-08 | Pull Date: | 2005-01-10 |
| Week Ending: | Jan 16 | Jan 9 | Dec 19 | Dec 12 | Dec 5 | Nov 21 | Nov 14 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 15, 2021: | Stranded at Settembrini's (Last Record Store) Penicillin (It Doesn't Mean Much) | 4. | Feb 07, 2009: | Music Casserole We Were Bound (To Bend the R | |
| 2. | Jan 05, 2010: | The Orphanage Forlorn | 5. | May 21, 2007: | Something about music Forlorn | |
| 3. | Apr 01, 2009: | Ann Westcott Demo Forlorn | 6. | May 07, 2007: | Kid For Today Camera Oscura |
| Album Review |
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| Guest DJ Account Reviewed 2004-10-27 | ||
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Elysium is a decent, slow, ?kick-back? sort of album. Almost every track features extensive use of piano melodies combined with orchestral strings. A lot of the tracks sound a like, with two that I?ve specified taking their own unique melodies. The vocals are always low, semi-monotonous male voices, quite forgettable, at least for me. Overall, a good collection of tracks featuring a strange, peaceful combination of Drums, piano, and strings. Check out tracks 6 and 7. Track 1: Electronic bleeps and other random bloops until 1:35. Soft piano for the rest of the track. 2. Orchestral string opening. Vocals at :27 (slow, low-key male voice) with piano joining in with strings. Vocals and strings escalate during chorus to slow back down. Mellows out at about 3 min mark. 3. Heavy string and (uplifting melody) piano beginning. Percussion and vocals join in at :40 with slowdown of beat melody. 4. Heavily rhythmic bass piano introduction with vocals shortly afterwards. 1:08 track speeds up with extra vocals and instruments. Quiets off at 3:30, picks up at 5:22 with lengthy piano solo. Minute long ending starting at 11:50 5. Slow melodic piano opening w/ strings. Vocals at :30. Song ?ends? at 2:56 with light piano and vocals until 4:15 followed by a climax of vocals and instruments. *6. Quick, catchy piano medley opening rhythm, vocals at :30 Piano and vocal culmination at 1:40 and repeats several times *7. Very low, haunting background bass noise with percussion at :30. Definitely a darker theme compared to the rest of the songs. Vocals at 1:00. Eerie violin at 2:25 with climax on vocals returning to main background sound. Slows beat at 3:20. Definitely has a strange 80?s inspirational vibe towards the end. 8. Silence until Answering machine at :44 -Reviewed by Eric Ford | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Sartre Ringo | 4. | Camera Oscura | |||
| 2. | Penicillin (It Doesn't Mean Much) | 5. | Poor Celine | |||
| 3. | A Captive Audience | 6. | Forlorn | |||
| 7. | We Were Bound (To Bend the Rules) | |||||