Heder by VRS - Vetle Raatten Skogmo
In the latter half of 2024, I found myself drawn to trying my hand at interpreting songs. A handful of songs that have lingered with me over the years, tracks that live somewhere between darkness, yearning, and the strange. I didn’t set out to make a cohesive collection, but as the recordings took shape, a certain shadowy mood began to tie them together.
The selection of songs have very little in common. Some I have wanted to record for years, others were just a result of music I listened to a lot at the time.
Recorded at Evil Octopus Studios between August and October 2024, these are my interpretations of songs by Pentagram, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Blackwater Holylight, Julee Cruise, and Bauhaus.
Some renditions stay close to the originals, others wander far, but all pass through the same lens: heavy guitars, dense atmosphere, and a kind of nocturnal energy that felt right in the moment.
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Recorded in Evil Octopus Studios between august-october 2024.
Mixed and mastered by VRS.
All instruments and vocals performed by VRS.
I dedicate this album to the memory of David Lynch.
Tracklist
| 1. | Be Forewarned | 3:34 |
| 2. | I Put A Spell On You | 3:20 |
| 3. | Motorcycle | 4:04 |
| 4. | Into The Night | 4:37 |
| 5. | Bela Lugosi's Dead | 8:47 |
Credits
VRS - all instruments and vocals
Pentagram, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Blackwater Holylight, David Lynch, Angelo Badalamenti, Bauhaus - songwriting
License
All rights reserved.
Unhindered by genre restrictions, thematically all over the place.
Creating music and toying with audio has been a major driving force for VRS since childhood, and no idea is too out of place or strange.
Originally hailing from Brønnøysund, VRS moved to Oslo and has been creating music there since 2015 in various bands and projects.