“Monophonic’ is an eleven-track slab of synthpop – a great album that shows off some excellent talent and skill, well worth a listen if you’re a fan of synthpop.
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Dario Elia – Vie Impervie
For fans of ambient jazz, this release would fit well into your music collection. If you’re not, however, you may find this a little difficult to appreciate, though it may be a good starting point to expand your musical horizons. Overall, this is a well crafted album with some very creative ideas.
Slew52 – Catalog
Overall, “Catalog” is a fine album, as long as the second disc is considered as bonus material, a glance into a different side of the artist but not an integral part of the record. The tracks found on the first disc are enough to please anyone craving good electronic music, provided you don’t mind the smattering of genres.
SE – L36
This album absolutely deserves not to be forgotten on some ‘too experimental’ music shelf and should be recognized as a solid attempt to add something new to the overpopulated world of contemporary electronic music, adding grace, meaning and warmth to a genre that often misses these aspects.
Sharps Injury – Back from the Dead EP
The latest EP from Sharps Injury (another project of Keef Baker), “Back from the Dead”, is a release that would fit well on the Hands catalog. This album portrays an alien or outer space theme throughout, providing some rhythmic noise elements, but also bringing in some dirty and deep beats.
Sinsect – Bug Life
If you’re looking for a release that provides pounding rhythms that will lead to armageddon on the dance floor, look no further than the second full length from Texas artist Sinsect, titled “Bug Life”. This disc will drive you into submission with its harsh sounds, pummeling machine rhythms, and distorted, screaming vocals.
Chrysalide – Don’t Be Scared, It’s About Life
The self-proclaimed electro-punk-noize-terrorists Chrysalide have returned with their second full length album, “Don’t Be Scared, It’s About Life” – and what a disc it is! Though many people will make obvious Skinny Puppy comparisons, this album is no mere clone. It could easily be the soundtrack to someone’s nightmares or in the day of an insane asylum.
Digicore – Without Freedom
If you like a lot of thrashy rock with just a small helping of electronics, this might be right up your alley; otherwise there is nothing that sets this apart from other rock bands where electronics are used. This is not an electronic-styled release by any stretch of the imagination, but songs later in the album incorporate a much stronger electronic element that make listening much more enjoyable.
Unit:187 – Out For Blood
“Out For Blood” is more than just a nostalgic industrial record. It’s a powerful album, brimming with emotional performances and something that stands out in comparison with what most so-called industrial acts are putting together in their parents’ basements nowadays.
PRXS – Pink Candyfloss Fields
There are high production levels on this release, more than you’d expect for a self-release. But this just shows that PRXS has been in this game for a while and has the skills needed. You do, however, get the feeling that better is yet to come.