Obscure and frightening ambient soundscapes, which have been composed with devotion and knowledge. It all sounds like a sacred rite for a nihilistic universe, where the music stands for the vision of apocalypse. This is nothing less than another masterpiece! (Side-Line Magazine)
Deeply layered and continually evolving dark atmospherics evoking images of star clusters and planets in transition. Electronic drones and echoing pulses reflecting the vastness of unexplored landscapes. The airless vacuum so cold and uninviting. A threatening visage of the unknown creatively put to music. The titles of the tracks say it all: ’Abyssal Gaze’, ‘Visions’, ’Passage’, ‘Auroral Glare’, ‘Devoid of Shadows’, ‘Lightless’. Every single one skilfully crafted soundscapes that will literately take your breath away. The dark emptiness of space has never been more fully realized. Little known fact(5): The classic "The Place where the Black Stars Hang" by Lustmord was the template that all artists involved in Space ambient music hoped to one day emulate. That day has arrived and been finally superseded by the magnificent "Lapse". If you must have only one space ambient recording in your collection make sure it’s this one. All others pale into comparison. (Aural Pressure Webzine)
Arbour does an incredible job conveying a sense of solitude and a creating a sense of the infinite. This is a truly masterful work and an ambitious project not to be missed. (Virus Magazine)
Deep revolving drones and cold, monumental synths suggest to the listener's mind images of roaring meteors darting into the void, nova stars exploding, new planetoids assembling from their ruins. The effect is stunning, especially if listened at high volume in the evening, inside a darkened room. (Filth Forge webzine)
With Lapse, the composer stays mostly within the industrial ambient formula, so you can expect lots of guttural drones interrupted by the occasional echoing clatter of metal on metal. However, this is a magnificent example of the genre, full of cold otherworldliness and richly layered effects. (Re:Gen Magazine)
Frederic Arbour takes another step forward on the deepest and darkest sonorities. One long hour of dark drones and melancholic ambiences [sometimes closer to desolation], always very well composed, makes ‘Lapse’ one of the most interesting spacy releases I ever listened to. ‘Lapse’ is no easy listening; if you want to get everything from it you have to give it all your attention, the compositions are unusually rich, full of nuances and hidden sounds. Perfect! (Dagaz Music Webzine)
RELEASES:
"Lapse" CD - Cyclic Law - 2005
"Celestial Sphere" 10 vinyl - .Angle. Rec. - 2006
"Vortex" (single) - V/A "Walking With Ghosts" - Paradigms Recordings - 2006
"Voskhod2" (single) - V/A "Energia" - Ukranian Dark Syndicate - 2008
All of VISIONS's releases can be purchased through Cyclic Law's Online Mailorder www.cycliclaw.com
The "Lapse" CD is also available as Digital Download from
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Hi Frederic, THX for the friendsrequest... I had a very great time with you/ and your band yesterday... I've checked the video today and it's much better then that from Baroeg... I'll send you a copy later when you're back at home... Have a great evening in Antwep ( on the very small stage ) Have a good trip to Montreal and take care, and say Hi to the other members, doomy regards from Germany, Holger
