On 24th April 2009 VNV NATION release with ‘Reformation 1’ on their own label Anachron Sounds the first Box Set in the band’s history. This limited set comprises as premier the first live album of the band, a disc with remixes and previously unreleased compositions and a DVD compilation of live tracks filmed during the last two tours. The box is a hard case coated with valuable charcoal fabric with the band logo and name coined in it. This release is meant to be a special gift to the fan base as it contains audio and video material never released in this form and which extends a collection a 100%.About the content:
The previously unreleased material came about between the ‘Futureperfect’ and ‘Matter & Form’ albums or comes from the soundtrack of the film ‘Gene Generation’ (2007) The live tracks have been recorded within the scopes of the Matter & Form tour 2005 (Washington D.C., Hamburg & Chemnitz), the Wave Gotik Treffen 2006, The Judgement tour 2007 (Brooklyn, NY) and the M’era Luna Festival 2008. The live clips on the DVD are a collection from the years 2005 to 2009. Some of them being from recordings of a TV show, others especially edited for this DVD.
Content:
- 12-Track Live CD
- 13-Track CD with previously unreleased VNV NATION material and both new and rare remixes of VNV NATION and other artists
- 8 Live Videoclip DVD
- 32 Page Booklet with live photos, Lyrics and Track information
CD1 – Live:
Joy / Chrome / Testament / Nemesis / Endless Skies / Farthest Star / Procession/ Entropy / Illusion / Arena / Honour 2003 / Perpetual
CD 2 - Remixes, unreleased and rare material:
Chrome (Modcom Mix) / Chrome (SITD Mix) / Chrome (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix) / Interceptor (VNV Nation ABM Version) / Nemesis (S.A.M. Remix) / Carry You (Frozen Plasma Remix) / As it fades (VNV 2nd Movement) / Still Waters (unreleased) / Precipice (unreleased) / Suffer (unreleased) / Main Theme (From the movie: Gene Generation) / Mayhem (Gene Generation) / The Lair (Gene Generation)
DVD:
Farthest Star / Chrome / Nemesis / Illusion / Homeward / Arena / Honour 2003 / Perpetual
Ronan Harris about Reformation:
“We spent much time in 2008 with figuring out how our future release should look like. That’s the result: The basic idea of ‘Reformation 1’ was to release an album or an EP of remixes, alternative, and live edits to cover another single release to the ‘Matter & Form’ album. We never abandoned that plan, however with the idea the project as well grew to something bigger and much better. ‘Reformation 1’ will be the first title of a series in which we’ll release special material for our fans. We’ve put much work into this and are very proud of the result. We hope you’ll be too.”
Source: Press Release
