{"product_id":"v-12-55-ceci-nest-pas-une-v","title":"V - 12:55 (Ceci n'est pas une V)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more than two decades, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVidmantas Čepkauskas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has occupied a singular position within European underground culture. As the driving force behind Opium Club and gallery 1986 in Vilnius, founder of Ant \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBangos, Alfavilnius and OLE festivals, curator, label owner, promoter, DJ and artist, he has spent much of his life creating the conditions for other people's music to be heard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt makes sense then that he has no shortage of friends and collaborators in play. Across ten tracks, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e presents shades of Italo, krautrock, post-punk, minimal synth, industrial pop and neon-noir romanticism, arriving somewhere between the dancefloor and a dreamstate. The cast of collaborators both contextualize and help sharpen the vision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst and foremost, much of the album was crafted alongside Frankfurt's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhilipp Lauer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose friendship with V grew through marathon studio sessions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e lends his unmistakable blend of dark romance and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etheatrical energy to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Is This What You Want?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Australian cosmic journeyman \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDreems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e joins for the kaleidoscopic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Blitz Disc,\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDomenique Dumont\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings their unmistakable emotive touch to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Avventura,\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e while Lithuanian artists \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNoyus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRuta MUR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, both distinctive voices from the country's queer scene, whose vocals add another dimension to the record's emotional palette.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat he finally delivers a full-length LP with such elusive qualities is more than a clue to his character. The title itself, a nod to Magritte's famous paradox and his years living in Brussels, suggests that any attempt to define V through a single image is destined to fail. At once playful and philosophical, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12:55 (Ceci n'est pas une V)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e questions ideas of identity and artistic value while marking the closing chapter of the musical persona that followed Cepkauskas' earlier success as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVidis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Neither retrospective nor statement of intent, it feels like a connected set of reflections spanning a lifetime of influences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Le Temps Perdu","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":59616698138969,"sku":"SDZ-53427","price":45.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/SRD_20260925_1759_173355_766_p_HHMM1255_048.jpg?v=1790675789","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/v-12-55-ceci-nest-pas-une-v","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}