‘Genesis’
By: VNV Nation (Icon of Coil version)
Well it’s no secret to those who know me that I went through an extended electronica/industrial phase. Some of the bands that I listened to heavily during this time (which was probably from 2001-2005, if anyone’s curious) have stuck with me over the years for various reasons. Yes, some of it is good to dance to, but I’m not much of a dancer.
It’s not just the touching, wistful tone of songs like Beloved, or the thought-provoking angst-ridden tunes like Carbon or Saviour that set VNV Nation above other electronic music. The reason that I don’t skip VNV Nation tunes when they come up on my random playlist is that they’re catchy like a pop song, but instead of hooks and watered-down generic lyrics they make you think…repetitive lunar-landing sampling aside.
I mean, let’s be honest. When’s the last time a top-40 tune made you think about the nature of the cosmos? If you can think of one, please write it in the comments…despite evidence to the contrary, I enjoy being proven wrong from time to time.
Songs like this make me want to look at Hubble Telescope pictures for hours on end. Anyone else?
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| God is the ultimate voyeur… |
I’m not sure how I missed this when it was first posted. I’m surprised/impressed that VNV Nation made the list. I saw them in DC in DC with 2 of my very good friends. We did shots of Jaeger with the guys while they were on stage. “Perpetual” is my favorite by them, because of the memories associated with their performance of it at this show.