Album Archeology

To wrap up our track by track analysis of vertigo, we will study the album’s final components, making sure that we have left no stone unturned. Thank you so much for following along. 

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Atwood Magazine | https://bit.ly/Atwood2018 

Louder Than War | https://bit.ly/LouderThanWar2018 

Reddit AMA | https://bit.ly/RedditAMA2018 

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With the contemplation of track eleven now behind him, EDEN has nearly completed the work necessary to resolve his album-long struggle with love. In this penultimate track, EDEN puts the lessons of the past songs into practice, guiding him to the conclusion: “God help me I’ll be gone”. 

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365x: 21 video | https://bit.ly/365x21 

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Throughout the second act, EDEN honed in on his career and the conflicts that arose within. But now that the dust has settled, he will turn towards the unresolved thread of love. As the album's third and final act begins, we find a problematic mindset brewing, proving that we are indeed a "long way from laying in the dirt". 

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Coup de Main Magazine | https://bit.ly/CoupdeMain2018 

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The enthralling retrospection of vertigo’s second act reaches its apex as EDEN finally resolves to let go of the past. Throughout this piece of music we will dive into EDEN’s memories to answer the question: “Have we forgotten where we came from”. 

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Coup de Main Magazine | https://bit.ly/CoupdeMain2018 

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vertigo's first half culminated in EDEN's confrontation with his younger self, who left him lying at rock-bottom once again; but now the only place to go is up. As the album's second half begins, the wounds that were torn open are tended to, as EDEN searches to answer the question: "Isn't this more than what it's worth".

Sources:

Atwood Magazine | https://bit.ly/Atwood2018

PHOSPHENES | https://bit.ly/PHOSPHENES2018

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Having evaluated where he went wrong in the first act, EDEN turns towards his past, taking the first step towards letting go of the baggage that once weighed him down. To conclude the album's first half, he enacts the bittersweet crash that prompts the question: "Haven't we lost enough already".

Sources:

Anatomy of an Artist | https://bit.ly/AnatomyOfAnArtist2021

Atwood Magazine | https://bit.ly/Atwood2018

Coup de Main Magazine | https://bit.ly/CoupdeMainBlueSky2018

Dissect Season 3 | https://bit.ly/DissectBlonde

Earmilk | https://bit.ly/Earmilk2017

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After indecision and internal unrest, EDEN finally resolved to end the relationship that was holding him back from embracing his passions. Today, we will watch as EDEN follows through on these words, breaking the figurative chains that shackled him and his partner together. As he takes flight, he will explore the ways in which the dissolution of this bond could be for the best, and ask: "Don't you dream of forgetting this".

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