Secret Archives of the Vatican – Secret Archives of the Vatican

Secret Archives of the Vatican
Secret Archives of the Vatican (aka “1”)
1989 (no label)
Croydon, England, United Kingdom

Vince Millett

Side 1:

1. Chanctonbury Ring
2. The Balcony of Endless Days
3. High Spires Have Fallen

Side 2:

1. The Book of Hours
2. Albannaich
3. The Wall of the Three Whispers

This is where it all started for Secret Archives of the Vatican. They are still going strong today, so they must be doing something right. I personally love world and electronic music, so I always try to check out what they are doing. Their current music is much more electronic in nature – call it club or techno or whatever to show your age. Their early music was more ambient, with the world instruments taking a more prominent role in the music. They are still there, it is just that the beat and keyboards are more prominent in their current music. You can see by the song titles that they do not go for the typical concepts you see in most music. Definitely an act worth checking out. After this tape, they released a second one called Across Darkness, Benediction.