Vane (album)

Vane
Studio album by Bleak
Released	1995
Recorded	November 1993 (1993-11)–February 1994 (1994-02)
Studio	The Boiler Room (Tempe, Arizona)
Genre	Dark wave ethereal wave
Length	60:57
Label	Projekt
Producer	Lycia
Lycia chronology
Live (1994) Vane (1995) The Burning Circle and Then Dust (1995)

Vane is the only studio album by Bleak, an offshoot of the band Lycia, released in 1995 by Projekt Records.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

AllMusic awarded Vane four out of five stars and said "for every more familiar Lycia element there's something extra – more electronic noises, a playing down of the guitar in favor of other instruments, odd drum patterns – to mitigate against any of this being simply the equivalent of outtakes from the main band's work." ^[1] I Die: You Die said "Vane was distinct from Lycia not so much in terms of instrumentation but intent; where contemporary records from the latter project were focused on finding a balance between lushness and severity, Bleak would largely forgo any sense of comfort for, well, bleakness." ^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Galas and Mike VanPortfleet.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Boiler Room"	5:00
2.	"Cold Black Room"	4:25
3.	"The Weather Vane"	3:32
4.	"A Crack in the Window"	1:46
5.	"Rain Dance"	3:59
6.	"The Top of the World"	3:44
7.	"Grey Clouds"	5:04
8.	"An Endless View"	4:11
9.	"In Vain"	4:55
10.	"Burn"	3:16
11.	"One Last Breath"	3:37
12.	"Sun Beats Hard"	2:52
13.	"Deep Blue Sky"	4:09
14.	"Darkness"	4:37
15.	"Forever and Ever"	6:00

Personnel

Adapted from the Vane liner notes. ^[3]

Bleak

• David Galas – synthesizer, drum machine
• Mike VanPortfleet  – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, drum machine

Production and additional personnel

• Bleak – mixing
• Susan Jennings – photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1995	Projekt	CD	PRO53

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Bleak: Vane > Review". AllMusic . Retrieved July 28, 2015.
2. Kennedy, Alex (June 6, 2018). "Replicas: Lycia, Bleak – Vane". I Die: You Die. idieyoudie.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
3. Vane (booklet). Bleak. Brooklyn, New York: Projekt Records. 1995.

External links

• Vane at Discogs (list of releases)
• Vane at Bandcamp
• Vane at iTunes