So I have not had time to work on the web site. Bare with me, it will be a little while, I’ll try and get some new reviews and stuff up soon. I have been working non stop on vac and stuff. Been tough. I have had to write and re write lyrics, sing and re sing over and over. Been trying really hard to nail these songs so you can listen to them over and over and over and not get sick of them. Trying to perfect them the best I can. This is such a new slash old VAC sound. The First half of the VAC LP Is like between the eyes vol 2(fate) on steroids with acoustic guitars(but really, it’s only vaguely like fate). A toy box sound. The second half is like if VAC sat with juno reactor, slimmed and simplified the sound, focused on groove. Really acidic dance. Lots of tb 303ish lines and wet filters. This is a huge lp. Well, its 2 eps with a hidden LP. So its a ton of music. It is worth the wait. I am making this like an old tape release. Side A is the dark folk goth rock side. Side B is the electronic acidic trippy side. The hidden is well, hidden and a surprise. On Side A, the vocals are really clean. Hardly any distortion on the vocals. It will surprise you. Most of the people I have played it for really like it and say it is really different but really well done and produced. I like it as well. I’m not so down on myself as a vocalist any more. :) Let’s just hope I can get this out as soon as I can. I am truly sorry for the long delay, It really has taken me this long to get my sound right and get my spirit back into the music. I am really blessed with the gear purchases I have made in the last 2 years. The Modular, acoustic guitar, and lexicon pcm 96 verb and distressors have really played a huge role in how the new record sounds. Huge, droning, pretty, heavy, big and musical. I am hoping this is a new chapter that really branches VAC out into many new directions, new fans and old fans. New scenes and old scenes. Clubs, Movies, Radio. I hope to nail all places this time. Ambitious. I hope it all works out. Peace… out. Hexfix93

Wow, so yeah i write lyrics, sing, then i get annoyed with it, so i scrap it, write something completely new, and now wow its coming together correctly.

The way i envisioned it. I’m finding my first attempts at vocals don’t cut it, but the 2nd and 3 start overs for the lyrics to the melodies really does help me make something more worth while.

The problem is, it’s painstakingly slow..

So now, i am working on finishing song #3. I had 3 done, but re did them to make them better, now it is.

A while back i posted song titles, wow, hardly any of them have the same titles, even the lp name changed.. It’s strange how working titles sometimes totally miss the mark… Oh well. I live and learn.

All i can say for sure is, this is the first time my voice has been so naked and up front, in all the songs so far. No hyper distortion, I don’t even sound like the same vocalist from the last vac records. It’s so strange. But I LOVE IT. I don’t mean to hype it. But I compared the song black rainbows with some old cure, off the head on the door, and my sound quality and vocals sound up there with that lp. I’m so happy about it, i never thought i could get up to a level like that but i think I have. I just hope you are ready for an lp that is kind of retro with a twist, song orinted, death and june, meets the cure and sisters of mercy, but with a strange vocalist and a more electro sound production with acoustic guitars.

I am so proud of this work so far. I want to hurry and get it out there, but I really am spending the right amount of time with the songs and lyrics and melodies to make this something you can listen to over and over and not get sick of it. NO LONG INTROS like on crushed(i think that hurt that song), everything is tight, to the point and starts right off.

Production is good in a style i have never done before. I’m happy about it, and I have not been happy about much in my life in a long long time. So this really makes me into VAC again.

So it’s official. I am calling the new VAC record “Black Rainbows”. I am in the final stages of completing it. Lyrics and vocals are all that is left. I have 3 completely done. Need to sing to 5 more. Things are starting to click though. But being so late, it will not be out till fall. I’m not going to hype the music any more, the music will speak for itself when it comes out. I will put out videos when it is close to being released. I am working on videos as well. Small budget stuff. Mostly for youtube promotion. I worked with Todd Loomis only on a couple of songs on the new LP. Also I think Scott, my buddy out in california will add a track that i will sing and play guitar to. I am happy with the progress of the LP. I am really working hard on all of this stuff now. The delays have been the because of the lyrics and vocal production, I bought all new gear for the vocal production, and it has taken me some time to figure out. Also, after doing lyrics for the last 20 years, It takes me longer to try and say things I have not already said before. :) Over and out. Hexfix93 aka Bryan Erickson.