''VVRSSNN'' (pronounced "Version"), released on

K Records K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, founded in 1982. Artists on the label included early releases by Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. The record label has been called "key to the development of independent mu ...

in 2003, is the only full-length album made by musician

Adam Forkner Adam Forkner is a musician/producer. Discography As Airboy Express * ''LAST STOP BREATH ART'' (2018) * ''Acrylic Sleep Museum'' (2017) * ''SUNWINTER'' (2017) As White Rainbow * ''ZOME'' (2005) * ''BOX'' (2006) * ''Sun Shifts'' (2007) * ''Sky Dr ...

under the band name VVRSSNN. Soon after the release of ''VVRSSNN'', Forkner permanently changed the name of his solo project to White Rainbow.

Content

While it was promoted as Forkner's debut solo outing, the album features many collaborations with other artists. Opening track "Double Dragons" features vocals by Dave Longstreth and synthesizers by Franz Prichard of

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. "Bruise Blood" feature vocals by

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. "Come Out (K-Hole Version)" features Jeremiah Green and Eric Judy of

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on drums and bass, as well as

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(of The Microphones/Mount Eerie) on various horns, and

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on various sounds. "Blankets Made Of Snow" is a remix of a song by Y.A.C.H.T. which appeared in its original form under a different name on Y.A.C.H.T.'s debut album '' Super Warren MMIV'' in 2004. The song "Guilded Golden Ladies" is an early version of a track that appears on the White Rainbow album ''ZOME''. Track titles like "Comeouttoshowdem", "Bruise Blood", and "Come Out" all reference the early tape-phasing compositions ''Come Out'' by

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composer

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Track listing

#"Double Dragons (Version DLO Version)" - 3:12 #"Comeouttoshowdem" - 2:49 #"Bruise Blood" - 3:44 #"I Want To Warm You (I Need To Warn You)" - 1:48 #"Come Out (K-Hole Version)" - 7:08 #"Invisible Wavez" - 2:57 #"Surface III (Hardcore Version)" - 5:36 #"Guilded Golden Ladies" - 1:34 #"Blankets Made Of Snow" - 6:14 #"Shield Of Invisibility" - 2:23 #"Whispers In The Waiting" - 8:25

External links

* ''VVRSSNN''at

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