Vera Causa

Infobox Album
Name = Vera Causa
Type = Compilation Album
Artist = Faith and the Muse


Released = 2001
Recorded =
Genre = Gothic rock
Length =
Label = Metropolis Records
Producer = Faith and the Muse
Reviews =
Last album = "Evidence of Heaven"
(1999)
This album = "Vera Causa"
(2001)
Next album = "The Burning Season"
(2003)

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

The Morning

Compilation Appearances, Covers, Acoustic Versions & Rarities:
#"Frater Ave Atque Vale"
#"In Dreams of Mine"
#"Running Up That Hill" — Kate Bush
#"Patience Worth" (piano version)
#"Hollow Hills" — Bauhaus
#"Soul In Isolation" — The Chameleons (live)
#"The Breath of a Kiss" (demo)
#"Muted Land"
#"Annwyn, Beneath the Waves" (acoustic)
#"A Winter Wassail"
#"Romeo's Distress" — Christian Death (live)
#"Drown" — Strange Boutique (acoustic)
#"All Lovers Lost" (demo)
#"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 exceptCover 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