“i fell asleep ninety-two days ago
i don't know if i'm really me anymore
or if i was ever really me in the first place”
somnium
somnium is the first installment in a series of largely instrumental releases by BLUE VERTIGO. The original version of the EP was released on October 27, 2018. Exploring a unique soundscape, somnium is a concept album revolving around the idea of living in a perpetual dream. A remastered version was later released digitally on July 23, 2022, via music.bluevertigo.org.
TRACKLIST
01. SOMNIA - 03:30
02. DRIFTING - 02:16
03. LUCID - 02:24
04. APNEA - 03:26
05. RESTLESS - 06:37
The following tracks are available in the purchased version from music.bluevertigo.org:
06. PIERCER - 02:57
07. SOMNIA (Voiceless) - 03:30
08. RESTLESS (Voiceless) - 06:37
CREDITS
■ Composed and written by Carlos Sanchez
■ Arrangement by Carlos Sanchez
■ Carlos Sanchez: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Synth, Piano on 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
■ Shanaura Marie: Vocals on 01, 05
■ Cover artwork stock photography by LoverPrints (www.deviantart.com/loverprints)
■ Credits artwork stock photography by Eberhard Grossgasteiger
■ Story artwork stock photography by Emre Can Acer
○ Manipulated by Blue Vertigo
○ All other artwork by Blue Vertigo
■ Recorded and mixed at Robot Mountain
■ Thanks: Ana Grol, DrPyspy, Jonathan Garrison, Jimmy Ruga, Kyli Grimes, Steven Parker, Shanaura Marie, Elisa, Hunter, Floressas, Kate, the Blue Vertigo Community, and you
SEARCHING
SEARCHING is the first single from the upcoming second installment of the somnium series. Released on January 28, 2020, “SEARCHING” was composed as a soundtrack piece for an unrelated project and retroactively informed the soundscape of the somnium series. The single for “SEARCHING” also contains an additional song, “ENSHRINED”, which was featured in the game Shrine II.
TRACKLIST
01. SEARCHING - 03:00
02. ENSHRINED - 03:36
CREDITS
■ Composed and written by Carlos Sanchez
■ Arrangement by Carlos Sanchez
■ Carlos Sanchez: Bass Guitar, Drums, Synth, Strings, Piano on 01, 02
■ Cover artwork stock photography by LoverPrints (www.deviantart.com/loverprints)
○ Manipulated by Blue Vertigo
■ Recorded and mixed at Robot Mountain
■ Thanks: Jimmy Ruga, Shanaura Marie, DrPyspy, the Blue Vertigo community, and you
RESTLESS (Awake)
RESTLESS (Awake) is a remix single based on the closing track “RESTLESS” from somnium. Released on May 19, 2021, the remix recontextualizes the original song as a high-energy EDM-style track. The single also includes the track "CIRCADIAN," which is described as a “moody return to form” on the single’s release page on music.bluevertigo.org.
TRACKLIST
01. RESTLESS (Awake) - 04:37
02. CIRCADIAN - 02:56
The following track is available in the purchased version from music.bluevertigo.org:
03. RESTLESS (Awake) [Voiceless] - 02:57
CREDITS
■ Composed and written by Carlos Sanchez
■ Arrangement by Carlos Sanchez
■ Carlos Sanchez: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Synth, Piano on 01, 02, 03
■ Shanaura Marie: Vocals on 01
■ Remixed by Blue Vertigo
■ Cover artwork stock photography by LoverPrints (www.deviantart.com/loverprints)
○ Manipulated by Blue Vertigo
■ Recorded and mixed at Robot Mountain
■ Thanks: Jimmy Ruga, Jonathan Garrison, Ana Grol, Shanaura Marie, John Cannon, DrPyspy, the Blue Vertigo community, and you
[COMING SOON]
WE OFTEN FIND OURSELVES
IN PLACES WE DON’T BELONG
The second installment in the somnium series. More information coming soon.
TRACKLIST
01. [???] - ???
02. SEARCHING - 03:00
03. [???] - ???
04. [???] - ???
05. [???] - ???
06. [???] - ???
07. [???] - ???
08. [???] - ???
CREDITS
■ COMING SOON