Sold Date: December 17, 2020
Start Date: December 10, 2020
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Fantastic 2020 released 10 track LP from Lorde Vigo, ‘Danse de Noir’ pressed on limited edition Bone coloured 12” vinyl. A total of 150 pressings were made on this colour vinyl.
On side A is a 20 minute suite of 6 related tracks plus a 4 further tracks on side B. The total playing time is approx. 45 minutes.

This item is Brand New and Still Sealed (see photographs).
Even a cursory glance at the band details for Germany’s Lord Vigo ought to tell you that this trio of dudes likes having fun. They take their band name from the villain of Ghostbusters II and each band member likewise goes by a pseudonym from the Ghostbusters movies (“Vinz Clortho” plays drums and sings while “Tony Scoleri” and “Volguus Zildrohar” split guitar and bass duties). Beyond that, the intro of album number three Danse de noir is called “The Voight Kampff Situation,” and features not the last of a series of re-recorded scenes from Blade Runner. A couple of the interludes even do a fake Vangelis thing to add to the vibe.
But Lord Vigo earns their quirks using the most convenient tool: good songs. Besides, the quirks and imperfections only serve to give the record a ton of character and personality.
Danse de noir crams a fair amount of variety into its 45 minutes, while also offering enough little details to keep things spiced and fun throughout. The record is equal parts downright rocking (“Between Despair and Ecstasy”), distant, sorrowful, and mysterious (the quieter parts of “As Silence Grows Old”), and unabashedly triumphant (passages of just about every song). It doesn’t shy away from the Bathory/Manowar bombast – if anything, the atmospheric production shows how much the band wants to lean into that element – but also speeds up at various moments with some Maideny harmonies. Basically every song also nails the impact of its chorus as well—there’s an infectious nature to this one.