Genesis 1 [Single]

VNV Nation | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 13, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: Metropolis Records
• ASIN: B00005QKER
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #462,307 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Genesis [Single Version]

2. Weltfunk [#]

3. Genesis [Icon of Coil Version]

4. Genesis [Thomas P. Heckmann Version]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of VNV Nation's best singles, November 18, 2001

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Neo Murtle (Acworth, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Genesis 1 (Audio CD)

Genesis is certainly one of VNV Nation's best songs, lyrically and musically. Both the Genesis.1 and Genesis.2 singles have the original version of the song Genesis as the first track, plus 3 additional tracks. On Genesis.1, the second track is Weltfunk, a new instrumental track which is pretty good. The third track is the Icon Of Coil remix of Genesis, and is mostly a longer and clearer version of Genesis with heavier bass. The forth track is the Thomas P. Heckmann remix, and is similar to the first remix but with slightly distorted lyrics and music. My only complaint about the Genesis singles is that I don't think it was necessary to release these 7 tracks on two singles seperately. If you are a VNV Nation fan, you should definetly get at least one of the Genesis singles. If you are looking for an album to introduce you to VNV Nation's sound however, I recommend getting one of their full-length albums instead such as Empires or Praise The Fallen

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Questionably Attainable, February 2, 2003

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This review is from: Genesis 1 (Audio CD)

Normally avoidant of any single because they don't fulfill any need requirements in my daily ingestion of newly acquired sustenance, I nonetheless found myself attract to the two VNV Nation Genesis singles because they advertised unreleased tracks on them and because it was a prequel to FuturePerfect. Fortunately, this did some good at the time, giving me two tracks to listen to that were "new" and two extra tracks of Genesis (one done by Icon of Coil and one a Thomas P. Heckmann version), shwocasing a great EBM song. Unfortunately, after the album was out, I found that the buy was somewhat useless because of the newness of the unreleased track herein.

While it is true to an extent that these are new tracks,it is sort of misleading as well because the "track" on Volume 1 is nothing more than a technotronic instrumental entitled Weltfunk. It is somewhat basic, too, giving me nothing more that the feeling that I'm listening to a song that would lead into another song, like something of an abandoned introduction.
So, with this in mind, I would tell only the most needy fan to pick up Volume 1, keeping in mind that there really isn't anything of merit to be gained herein unless you like remixes. If you want a new track that is actually a track, skip it and go to Vol. 2.

5.0 out of 5 stars It is what it is, April 29, 2008

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R. MCRACKAN (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Genesis 1 (Audio CD)

Everyone knows what they're getting with an album like this: remixes of a song they already like. Weltfunk is one I could take or leave but the Icon of Coil version makes it worth it. This is just a single though so for goodness sake find it somewhere cheaper than the $12 Amazon is charging! (I'm thinking of a word that rhymes with flyTunes...)