As their third EP in three years is looming large on the horizon in “Journey to the Sun” we took some time out of the busy schedule of Birmingham Cinematic DJent pioneers Vanitas for this weeks edition of “5 Albums I Want To Be Buried With“. The five piece have been sword fighting in Medieval
On 18th February 2022 Birmingham five piece Vanitas released their first single “Ghostly Coast” and began the process of establishing a new sub-genre dubbed Cinematic DJent. Inspired by a love of video game soundtracks and polyrhythmic guitars they have steadily evolved their sound since that first single by incorporating orchestral arrangements and unclean vocals with
…with new single “Eclipse” set to drop on 11th July having similar artwork to both of its two predecessors it might come as no surprise that Cinematic DJent pioneers Vanitas have announced a third studio EP. “Journey to the Sun” will be released on 15th August and a day later they will play a record
Maintaining perpetual forward motion Cinematic DJent pioneers Vanitas have revealed artwork for a single titled “Eclipse“. Pencilled in for an 11th July release it shares similar artwork to the bands previous two singles “Lucid Dreams” and “Your Demise“, perhaps indicating that they are waterfall releasing cuts from a forthcoming EP or album. In other news
Who doesn’t want to see behind the scenes footage of cinematic DJent pioneers Vanitas as they tear up the road between Manchester, Whitehaven and Birmingham with Earthbound and 40,000 Leagues? Unlike most vlogs designed for quick likes on social media, this one is a proper 21 minutes of madness perfect for watching at any time
As they never miss an opportunity to give you something extra, Birmingham Progressive DJent pioneers Vanitas have shared a behind the scenes featurette for their latest single “Lucid Dreams“. If you don’t know the score, that means that while Dark North Media are shooting the music video, a second camera is capturing additional footage from
In culinary circles they often say that the first bite is with the eye and its a saying that we often associate with the artwork in music. In the 90’s and early 2000’s when Roadrunner Records were Kings you could go into a record shop and if the band name and cover art was cool,
As their critically acclaimed sophomore EP “Chaos Theory” moves towards its first anniversary this summer, vocalist Jade and guitarist Mitch from Cinematic DJent pioneers Vanitas took a moment out of their busy schedule to chat to us about their past year. Maintaining perpetual forward motion, March saw them unveil powerful new single “Your Demise“, the music
A powerful first single of 2025 has maintained perpetual forward motion for Cinematic DJent pioneers Vanitas as the band build on the foundation of gold and bones of sophomore EP “Chaos Theory” with “Your Demise“. Naturally the camera behind the camera was also rolling when they shot the music video for the track so the
Silently, in the background the gears of the algorithm quietly go about making decisions about what we want to see and hear for us, allegedly based on our choices but ultimately capable of pushing someone else’s narrative should they so desire. That’s all part and parcel of the age of Social Media in which we
