A Sonic Film for the Last Year of the Millennium Artist: VANTAGE // HEARTCLUB Released: December 3, 1999 (Remastered 2024) Label: Neon Noir Records Format: Double Vinyl (Crystal Clear with Red Splatter), Cassette, Digital I. SYNOPSIS (The Concept) ROMANCE X -1999- is not an album; it is a time capsule. The “X” stands for both the Roman numeral 10 (the tenth and final romance of the century) and the “X” that marks the spot where analog heartbreak met digital desire.
Set on New Year’s Eve 1999, the listener follows two strangers—Lana (a video store clerk) and Julian (a web designer for a doomed dot-com)—as their 24-hour affair unfolds across a dying century. The tracks blend the anxiety of Y2K, the warmth of VHS static, and the sharp ache of knowing that love, like the 1900s, has an expiration date. ROMANCE X -1999-