An Echo from Vision Eternel's Heart (New Demo Track Debut)

Initially recorded in 2014 and intended for use as a score for a short film, "melogaze" project Vision Eternel's Echoes From Forgotten Hearts sat in relative obscurity on mastermind Alexander Julien's Abridged Pause digital record label. Now, ten years later, an expanded version of Vision Eternel's moody, instrumental guitar music is available thanks to Dutch label Geertruida, who co-released the For Farewell of Nostalgia EP in 2020. Featuring previously-thought-lost demo versions of Echoes From Forgotten Hearts tracks on a complementary second cassette, this new and lengthened edition shows this EP's roots, as exemplified by a demo of "Pièce No. Trois," which can be streamed below. Much like other Vision Eternel works, Alexander Julien captures a mundanity to nostalgia–something which can be experienced in the background while the rest of life moves onward–and the lower-fidelity approach on this now decade-old demo lends itself to Julien's static emotionalism.

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Echoes From Forgotten Hearts releases February 24th via Geertruida on cassette and digital formats -- pre-orders and pre-saves are open starting today, and anyone placing a pre-order is automatically entered into a giveaway for a cassette version of the band's last EP, For Farewell of Nostalgia.

Vision Eternel adds the following information about Echoes From Forgotten Hearts:

The release contains 23 songs. In addition to the 7-song Extended Play Version, the release includes the unheard 6-song Soundtrack Version and 10 rare studio demos, outtakes, and alternate mixes. Carl Saff remastered all of the material at Saff Mastering. A new cover artwork was painted by Michael Koelsch at Koelsch Studios, and the release features additional paintings and photography by Rain Frances at Rain Frances Art. The Deluxe Compact Cassette Edition is split over two colored tapes in a factory-numbered boxed set. It comes with an exclusive postcard and an 80-page novella containing rare pictures and a detailed recounting of the extended play’s making, from its origin as a soundtrack, through its delays, cancellations, and limited releases over the years.

All pre-orders placed directly through Geertruida between now and February 13, 2024, are automatically entered into a giveaway for a free compact cassette of Vision Eternel's previous extended play, For Farewell Of Nostalgia (also released by Geertruida). The winner's free tape will ship bundled with Echoes From Forgotten Hearts in February 2024. The Deluxe Compact Cassette Edition can be pre-ordered from Geertruida's website. Deluxe Digital Edition pre-saves are found here. Anyone purchasing a physical edition will automatically receive a free digital edition.