His Name Is Alive’s 1990 4AD label debut Livonia cemented the band’s presence among 4AD’s well-established ethereal lineage, reinventing and refracting the label’s sound through a prism. A tender and slightly deranged dream-pop record, it packages nearly ten years of Defever’s home recordings — brought to haunting chorus via the spectral, feminine vocals of Karin Oliver.

Produced / mixed by Ivo Watts-Russell and This This Mortal Coil collaborator John Fryer, the record is a powerful opening statement, inviting intrigue via noisy refrains and textural guitar. It examines the dual themes of love and loss, woozily delivered as if dreamlike.

1. As We Could Ever (2024 Remaster)

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   03:25
2. E Nicolle (Introduction) (2024 Remaster)

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   01:07
3. If July (2024 Remaster)

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   03:53
4. Some And I (2024 Remaster)

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   03:37
5. Fossil (Verse) (2024 Remaster)

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   01:35
6. E Nicolle (2024 Remaster)

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   03:57
7. Caroline's Supposed Demon (2024 Remaster)

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   02:36
8. Fossil (2024 Remaster)

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   03:26
9. Reincarnation (2024 Remaster)

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   01:58
10. You And I Have Seizures (2024 Remaster)

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    03:06
11. How Ghosts Affect Relationships (2024 Remaster)

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    03:54
12. Darkest Dreams (2024 Remaster)

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    03:04
13. July (CD ONLY Strings - 2024 Remaster)

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    09:48
14. Fossil (CD ONLY Strings - 2024 Remaster)

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    12:31
15. Ghosts (CD ONLY Strings - 2024 Remaster)

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    03:58