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Vane (album)

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Vane
Studio album by
Released1995
RecordedNovember 1993 (1993-11)–February 1994 (1994-02)
StudioThe Boiler Room
(Tempe, Arizona)
Genre
Length60:57
LabelProjekt
ProducerLycia
Lycia chronology
Live
(1994)
Vane
(1995)
The Burning Circle and Then Dust
(1995)

Vane is the only studio album by Bleak, an offshoot of the band Lycia, released in 1995 by Projekt Records.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic awarded Vane four out of five stars and said "for every more familiar Lycia element there's something extra – more electronic noises, a playing down of the guitar in favor of other instruments, odd drum patterns – to mitigate against any of this being simply the equivalent of outtakes from the main band's work."[1] I Die: You Die said "Vane was distinct from Lycia not so much in terms of instrumentation but intent; where contemporary records from the latter project were focused on finding a balance between lushness and severity, Bleak would largely forgo any sense of comfort for, well, bleakness."[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by David Galas and Mike VanPortfleet

No.TitleLength
1."The Boiler Room"5:00
2."Cold Black Room"4:25
3."The Weather Vane"3:32
4."A Crack in the Window"1:46
5."Rain Dance"3:59
6."The Top of the World"3:44
7."Grey Clouds"5:04
8."An Endless View"4:11
9."In Vain"4:55
10."Burn"3:16
11."One Last Breath"3:37
12."Sun Beats Hard"2:52
13."Deep Blue Sky"4:09
14."Darkness"4:37
15."Forever and Ever"6:00

Personnel

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Adapted from the Vane liner notes.[3]

Bleak
Production and additional personnel
  • Bleak – mixing
  • Susan Jennings – photography

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1995 Projekt CD PRO53

References

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  1. ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Bleak: Vane > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Reed, Alex (June 6, 2018). "Replicas: Lycia, Bleak – Vane". I Die: You Die. idieyoudie.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Vane (booklet). Bleak. Brooklyn, New York: Projekt Records. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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