FONND01 - vesuvius
by the [law-rah] collective
format: Vinyl - date: May 2003
'Vesuvius' is the second vinyl release on Force of Nature and the first release in the Natural Disaster Series.
Both tracks are around fifteen minutes in length and created with analog sound sources only. While the first side of the 12" describes the expulsion of volcanic gasses - solfataras - poisoning the air, the second side sketches a picture of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplonti and Stabiae, each hidden under 10 to 75 feet of tephra (ashes). Two days of volcanic activity killed over 3300 people.
The design and packaging of 'Vesuvius' is explosive itself; slightly transparent golden vinyl resembling the power of the magma hidden deep inside the earth. An ash and smoke colored cover insert designed by Dominick Fernow of Hospital Productions not only gives a brief history of the volcano; it also acts as a guardian protecting the gold of an once so prosperous city which is no more.
Tracklisting
- Side A: Solfataras (15:00)
- Side B: Tephra (15:00)