Sound Tesselated – Morning

2012-12-04 / Fairycharlotte / Reads: 2948

Sound Tesselated is an electro-pop duo from Berlin. The band was formed in the 1990’s and they have recorded 5 studio albums. On their website the duo describes their music as electro-pop with "atemporal aura". Norman Haase and Ricardo Beck claim that they are "unaffected by trends, chart-positions and mainstream...

FrightDoll - Reference Version

2012-12-02 / ValoDeLight / Reads: 4842

Evening, one of many. A sudden inflow of inspiration and desire to write something "creative". The "Reference Visions"　disc maded by lady hiding under the pseudonym Ms. FrightDoll " fell into my hands. The cover shows "artist" wrapped in black latex on black and red background　- typical. While the first approach...

Whitar - Equilibrium Paths

2012-11-30 / fiuri / Reads: 2089

It seemed strange to me that for quite some time I was not able to get through the chaos present on the ‘Equilibrium Path’, even though I usually enjoy such tunes, especially when done thoughtfully and with at least a minor rhythm feel to it. All this and even more...

Dark Souls Day - x-lives

2012-11-28 / greentea / Reads: 3112

"Dark Souls Day" it's a new group for me, kind of a nice surprise. Music style: mix of old industrial melodies, soft guitar riff's, and nostalgic voice, remindes me of The Cure. First part of this album is really boring, I had an impression that it's...

Amnistia - Blackguard

2012-11-26 / Closter / Reads: 3396

After a really successful debut "Neophyte" Stefan Schoetz and Tino Calus have suggested a new version of "bodywave", namely "Blackguard". German EMB/electro scene is full of good bands so it’s hard to stand out there and keeping a position after another release is quite a challange. The album is...

Dusk to Dawn - Remains

2012-11-24 / RobertSaligia / Reads: 3737

Dusk to Dawn (not to be confused with Bartosz Dziadosz’ ambient project) is a German trio, whose tapes released at the beginning of the ‘90s have met with critical acclaim in the music press. Even though the band had been recording new songs and playing concerts regularly they ultimately decided...