VAIN, A TRIBUTE TO A GHOST
Matrix Musik & Chrom Records
Release date: October 18th 2004 (Slovenia), November 22nd 2004 (Germany)
Produced by Silence. 'Belief' and 'Favourite Routine' produced by Peter Penko and Silence

1. Skin
2. Hall Of Mirrors (featuring Anne Clark)
3. Baby
4. Belief
5. Surrender
6. Someone Else's Song
7. She Alone
8. Runalong
9. The Rise And Fall Of The American Empire
10. Pitaju Me Pitaju
11. Favourite Routine
12. Mr. Goodwrong
13. Silver Bloom
14. Murder
15. Runalong (acoustic version)

VAIN PRESS RELEASE
With their fourth studio album, Silence are to become part of the legend surrounding Matej Smolnik a.k.a. Vain, a promising young artist whose sudden death in 1998 - a death that remains shrouded in mystery - unveiled a unique musical legacy, as well as an assorted collection of prose and drawings.



The connection between Vain and Silence is apparent yet difficult to pinpoint. They share many things: bits and pieces of their past, certain aspects of their personalities and, most importantly, their work. It is impossible to draw a clear line between Vain and Silence, as it is impossible to distinguish between myth and reality.

The music, a combination of electronic beats and acoustic elements - ranging from classical string arrangements to exotic instruments (santur, koto, valiha...) - is where Vain and Silence are one: uncompromising and undeterred by the suffocating demands of the music business. As Vain once wrote in his diary: "The trouble with music is that it often deals with listeners."

Find out more about the life and work of Vain and listen to all songs:
www.vaintribute.com

Read more about the background of the project:
Vain Archives

Vain, A Tribute To A Ghost is available online - see Mail Order for more information. Buyers of the CD can download exclusive unreleased tracks and remixes by entering a password in a special section of the Vain tribute site.

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