CD- Promo "Spades (German Promo)" (2002)

LA DEFUNCION
http://www.ladefuncion.com/coment/comentarios/0394vidiaquam.htm
Este grupo italiano (de Milan en concreto) nos trae un estilo gotico etéreo de los buenos, con voz femenina, canciones cantadas en italiano en su mayoría, pero también un par de ellas en inglés. El disco se abre con una Intro de teclado muy grave de corte neoclásico que termina con sonidos de relampagos. En algunos temas usan bastante sonidos percusivos (esta formación contó con la colaboración de miembros de Camerata Mediolanense en el pasado), también hay programaciones. Los temas son lentos, la voz se desliza a través de los teclados, bajo y los ritmos de percusion, en Le silénce se torna algo más afterpunk (incluso recuerda algo a las maquetas de Ataraxia, tambien por la forma de cantar). En Fugge dal nulla, utilizan guitarra acústica, sonido caja de música, bajo y voz, una de mis favoritas con un sonido mas proximo al denominado dark folk, que es la que cierra este disco, no es muy largo (7 temas), pero de gran calidad, se nota que llevan tiempo tocando, a sus espaldas cuentan con unas cuantas grabaciones y actuaciones en directo. Viveka +Amo el Barroco+

 

FUNPROX
http://www.funprox.com/reviews/review.asp?show=581
A promotional cdr with half an hour of music from Vidi Aquam, an Italian project. I did not know them yet, but they seem to be active since the mid 90's. The first track is an instrumental intro. somewhere between neo-classical and darkwave, reminding me of old Hyperium acts like Stoa or Black Tape for a Blue Girl. Not spectaculair, simply pleasant to listen to. The same goes for the other tracks on this cdr. A solid mixture of darkwave, gothic rock and ethereal music. The compositions are also worthwhile. Most special is the female vocalist, she sings with passion and she has a not so everyday voice. Some tracks, like 'Le Silence', contain some heavier guitars. Others are more tranquil and classical, like the slow and haunting 'Le Silence'. 'Queen of the Contrast' has a nostalgic feel, it made me think of XMal Deutschland. In general Vidi Aquam made a good impression to me, combining varied styles and moods.

BACK AGAIN
November 2002 - Germany - web-zine http://www.backagain.de/
I know VIDI AQUAM from Italy since the mid 90s, when I received their first tape, which really became a small classic for me with its dark sound somewhere between Gothic and Ritual music. After the second cassette in 1996, I lost contact to the band and was very surprised, that the group still exists, even, if there had been some line-up changes through the years. The most significant change is for sure, that today the bands has a female singer, which gives the songs a more beautiful-melancholic touch, than a dark´n´doomy sound. It is more a kind of Dark-Wave with some Gothic-Rock, Ethereal and very few Experimental influences. It is strange, that no label signed the band yet, ´cos the songwriting is of high quality. Think of Das Ich collaborating with Black Tape For A Blue Girl or something like that. Yes, I think, the band should send a demo to Projekt Records in New York or even Middle Pillar, this could be possibly the right labels for VIDI AQUAM. Until a bigger release, you should visit the website of the band and listen to this stuff. (A.P.)