Burning Empires
Burning Empires is an EP from VNV Nation. It contains remixes and alternate versions of tracks from their popular album Empires, plus the "Standing" single. It is a limited edition release of 4,700 copies.[1] The album was made available on the iTunes Music Store, as well as on Napster and Amazon MP3 Downloads.
| Burning Empires | ||||
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| Released | 3 April 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Futurepop, EBM | |||
| Length | 62:48 | |||
| Label | Dependent Records | |||
| Producer | VNV Nation | |||
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"Further" and "Radius²" were the only entirely new tracks on Burning Empires. "Lastlight" was a remix of "Firstlight"/"Arclight" from Empires. The exclusive version of "Savior" has a full vocal track (the previously released album version is an instrumental).
A cover of "Further" by the band LifeForce was used in the video game Iji, and while not released on any CD, it was made available for public download.
"Standing" was ranked #1 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC) Top 100 Singles of 2000.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lastlight" | 5:55 |
| 2. | "Kingdom" (Restoration) | 6:28 |
| 3. | "Further" | 5:25 |
| 4. | "Legion" (Janus) | 6:38 |
| 5. | "Saviour" (Vox) | 6:59 |
| 6. | "Fragments" (Splinter) | 5:29 |
| 7. | "Legion" (Anachron) | 3:16 |
| Total length: | 40:10 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Standing" (Still) | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Standing" (Motion) | 8:09 |
| 3. | "Radius²" | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Standing" (Original) | 5:40 |
| Total length: | 22:38 | |
References
- "VNV NATION - PRODUCTS". Anachron Sounds. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- "DAC Top 100 Singles 2000". Trendcharts oHG. AMC Alster Musik Consulting GmbH. 2001. Archived from the original on 23 April 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2022.