Vis-à-vis (album)

Vis-à-vis is the second studio album by Slovak musician Karol Mikloš, issued via Millenium Records on October 21, 2002. Based on available music reviews, the work met with mixed to positive commentaries.

Vis-à-vis
Studio album by
Karol Mikloš
ReleasedOctober 21, 2002 (2002-10-21) (SK)
Recorded
  • Mikloš'es home (1999–2002)
  • Sedis Studio (April–October 2001)
  • IMI Studio (February 2001)
  • Exponent Studio (June 2002)
Genre
Length49:24
LabelMillenium Records (#834 015–4)
Producer
  • Andrej Monček
  • Mikloš
  • Roman Hlubina
Karol Mikloš chronology
The Same Mist Here
(1997)		 Vis-à-vis
(2002)		 The Past of the Future
(2008)
Singles from Vis-à-vis
  1. "Všetko, čo smieme chcieť"
  2. "Celý"
  3. "Where You Meet Yourself"
  4. "Uspávanka"

Reception

Critical response
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
SME(positive)[1]
&MusiQ[2]
FreeMusic.cz(mixed)[3]

Vis-à-vis spawned miscellaneous reactions among music journalists, with moderately prevailing positive. Daniel Baláž of SME commented that "an intelligent pop music established on oddly set up chords to old-fashioned melodic songwriting [it] is simply of his own".[1] Seeing some resemblance to Miroslav Žbirka and Ladislav Lučenič, the author in general acknowledged Mikloš'es musical direction, including his deliberate and shy performance in public.[1] Jaroslav Špulák from &MusiQ, formerly Rock & Pop magazine, emphasized the album's mood, and inner drive as well as its good production which "compete with the rest European recordings in the mainstream ranking excellently".[2]

Other critics such as Pavel Seifert of FreeMusic.cz, were less enthusiastic. He concluded in his review: "Having own sound and style is a potential prerequisite for the success of any performer, but only when they make an effort in cultivating it. Songs [by Mikloš] do have their sound and style. The[ir] stroke of fate is however, that due to an identical pattern you come to the feeling at the end of the CD as if you were listening to the same track ever since.[3]

Commercial performance

The album release didn't enter record charts, nor did any of the released singles.[4]

Track listings

All lyrics are written by Mikloš

No.TitleMusicFeatured artistLength
1."Všetko, čo smieme chcieť" (in Slovak)Andrej Monček • Mikloš 5:31
2."Odznova" (in Slovak)Monček • Mikloš 3:42
3."Celý" (in Slovak)Monček • Mikloš 3:45
4."Uspávanka" (in Slovak)Monček • Mikloš 3:56
5."Bez slov" (in Slovak)Monček • Mikloš 3:54
6."Lunchbreak" (Interlude)Monček • MiklošEmília Lokšenincová2:45
7."Can't Have Both"Monček • Mikloš 3:54
8."Where You Meet Yourself"Monček • Mikloš 3:58
9."Precious Wave"Monček • Mikloš 5:08
10."Right Until Now"Monček • Mikloš 2:49
11."End of the Story"Monček • Mikloš 3:53
12."How Long"Mikloš 6:09
Total length:49:24
Music videos
No.TitleMusicDirectorLength
13."Celý"Monček • MiklošBranislav Špaček3:33
14."Tomorrow"MiklošBranislav Špaček3:11
Total length:56:08

Credits and personnel
Management
Production
Personnel

Awards
Year Nominated work Award Category Result
2002 Vis-à-vis Aurel Awards Best Male Vocal Performance Nominated [5]

References
  1. Baláž, Daniel (October 21, 2002). "Recenzia/hudba > Karol Mikloš – Vis-á-Vis". SME (in Slovak). Petit Press. sme.sk. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  2. Špulák, Jaroslav (February 24, 2002). "Recenze > Karol Mikloš: Vis-á-vis". &MusiQ (in Czech). Muzikus, s.r.o. muzikus.cz. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  3. Seifert, Pavel (August 6, 2003). "Millenium Records přestavuje: Karol Mikloš - Vis-á-Vis". Freemusic (in Czech). MMG. freemusic.cz. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  4. Mikloš, Karol. "Chart history". Rádio Top 50 (in Slovak). IFPI Slovakia. ifpi.sk. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  5. "Aurel > Prehľad nominácií Aurel 2002". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Slovakia (in Slovak). IFPI SKOricon. web.archive.org. Archived from the original on April 13, 2003. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
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