Standing (Burning Empires) [Double EP]

An extremely mature release from an extremely talented Industrial act. With this "Epic" Double EP, VNV Nation have let their creativity run wild - Melodic vocals and techno/synth patterns flow in and out of Industrial beats - forming an emotional story; relying more on their remarkable grasp of music than prose-like verses. "Tracks" feels like an obsolete term when listening to this release - the entirety is far greater than the sum of its parts. Some tracks are even repeated, with remixed form and mood to fit perfectly into place. I'd recommend this release to ANYONE who can appreciate electronic music - this is NOT popular dance music, and its NOT mindless throbbing techno - it's a masterpiece of intelligent, emotional, modern Industrial-Dance - this is the way the underground does it.