Apoptygma berzerk - You and me against the world

2006-02-15 / Selene / Reads: 12429

You and me against the world. I haven't heard a more accurate album name, giving rise to so many tense discussions, and all this long before the release. After years of wandering among musical inspirations, and more or less coherent records, Apoptygma Berzerka decided to stand against everything, involving every...

Moonlight - DownWords

2006-02-13 / Chris / Reads: 12583

I must admit that taking the newest CD by Moonlight to review I was expecting gothic or cold, dark electronic atmosphere. It was long time ago. I remember the beginnings of the band when they created gothic -rock style, still it belongs to the past now. The band has developed...

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spir

2006-02-08 / Chris / Reads: 13382

The Downward Spiral was conceived in 1994. This is a magical date for many as many things happened that year. Death of Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, as well as Ryszard Riedl of Dżem are just a few events that characterize the impetuous quality of that time. In the background of...

Plan-A / Totenhaus / Desolation Zone - Grunberg Maschinen Sturm

2006-02-04 / Chris / Reads: 5239

I was supposed to write of each band separately, but the bands differ from each other to such an extent that I decided to treat them as a whole, as if one group, because the musicians share the similar approach towards creating the atmosphere. The use the same methods that...

H.E.R.R. / Der Arbeiter / Storm of Capricorn / Ghost of Breslau - Hopes Die In Winter

2006-02-04 / Chris / Reads: 8248

Herr goes first. Dark, ambient sounds, melodeclamation. The vocalist tells us a story. Hopes Die In Winter unfolds in an interesting way. With every second the atmosphere is rising to introduce us with the keyboard parts - this is Fifteen Tokens. Distant sounds, interesting keyboards accords. Fruehlings Erwachen. Acoustic sound...

V/A - Gloria Victis Vae Victis

2006-02-04 / Chris / Reads: 9592

War Office Propaganda offers us a compilation CD which features 20 artists. The compilation is diversified, but it sticks to a certain pattern at the same time. Definitely, the acoustic guitar of Belborn extinguishes itself. In this case this sailor-song-like playing suited my taste. The presented styles aren't tiresome, on...