Vera Causa

Vera Causa
Compilation album by Faith and the Muse
Released	2001
Genre	Gothic rock
Label	Metropolis Records
Producer	Faith and the Muse
Faith and the Muse chronology
Evidence of Heaven (1999) Vera Causa (2001) The Burning Season (2003)

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Vera Causa is a two-disc collection of demos, live and rare tracks by Faith and the Muse.

Track listing

The Night

Live In Heaven:

1. "Cantus"
2. "Scars Flown Proud"
3. "Sparks"
4. "The Silver Circle"
5. "All lovers Lost/Arianrhod"
6. "The Unquiet Grave"
7. "Annwyn, Beneath the Waves"
   Remixes:
8. "Elyria" (Toby Dammit mix) by Full Fathom Five/The Trace (band)
9. "Mercyground" (Rhea's Obsession mix) by Jim Field
10. "The Silver Circle" (Gears and Teeth mix) by Statik/Collide
11. "Shattered In Aspect" (bassX_rmX) by Thomas Rainer/L'ame Immortelle
12. "The Sea Angler" (Vast Ocean mix) by Kevin Kipnis/Purr Machine
13. "Scars Flown Proud" (Hong Kong Hotel mix) by Rodney Orpheus/The Cassandra Complex
14. "Porphyrogene" (Laboratory X Version) by Chad Blinman/Laboratory X

The Morning

Compilation Appearances, Covers, Acoustic Versions & Rarities:

1. "Frater Ave Atque Vale"
2. "In Dreams of Mine"
3. "Running Up That Hill" — Kate Bush
4. "Patience Worth" (piano version)
5. "Hollow Hills" — Bauhaus
6. "Soul In Isolation" — The Chameleons (live)
7. "The Breath of a Kiss" (demo)
8. "Muted Land"
9. "Annwyn, Beneath the Waves" (acoustic)
10. "A Winter Wassail"
11. "Romeo's Distress" — Christian Death (live)
12. "Drown" — Strange Boutique (acoustic)
13. "All Lovers Lost" (demo)
14. "Heal" (original demo)

Credits

• Booklet Text Compiled by Ginger Collins
• Back Traycard photo by Sabine Eichmann
• Back Booklet Cover photo by E. Katie Holm
• Cover painting & Graphic design by Monica Richards
• Mastered by Ramon Breton at Ocean View Digital Mastering, West Los Angeles, California

All titles written by Faith and the Muse except Cover songs/Frater lyrics - p Metropolis Records 2001

Night

• Live tracks recorded April 2000 in Leipzig, Germany and Gent, Belgium
• Live Musicians:

  Kenton Holmes: guitars, keyboards & percussion

  Monica Richards: vocals & recorder

  Cynthia Coulter: bass guitar, hammered dulcimer, violin & percussion

  Jeremy George: percussion & keyboards

  Stevyn Grey: drums & percussion

  William Faith: guitars, cello, mandolin, percussion & vocals

• Live Recording by Chad Blinman
• Mixed by William Faith at Wisperthal, Los Angeles,
• Thanks to Raif Jurgens for live sound on the European shows, Patty Hele and Mother Dance, Sabine Eichmann, Brian Necro, Wayne Hays, Clovis IV and Grant George

Morning

Covers:

"Running Up That Hill"

Guest Drummers: Stevyn Grey and Jeremy George

Recorded February, 2001 at Audio International- Ojai, California

Produced by Faith and the Muse

Recorded by Chad Blinman Mixed by William Faith

© Kate Bush - Kate Bush Music Ltd.

"Hollow Hills"

Recorded August, 1993

at New American Sound - Santa Barbara, CA

Produced by F&TM • Recorded and Mixed by Mark Casselman

© Bauhaus - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd.

"Soul In Isolation" (live)

© The Chameleons - Man-Ken Music Ltd. (BMI)

"Romeo's Distress" (live)

© Christian Death - American Lesion Music/Artshow Noises (BMI)

"Drown"

Guest Guitarist: Frederick E. Smith Jr

Recorded July, 2001 at Wisperthal - Los Angeles, CA

Produced by Faith and the Muse

Recorded and Mixed by William Faith

© Strange Boutique - Copyright Control

References

1. Wilson, MacKenzie. Vera Causa at AllMusic