Considered as one of the best Italian technological-projects, Halo Effect possess the rare ability to involve listening through a portentous combination among futurepop, electropop, EBM and darkwave, characterized by increasing rhythms and 'very-catchy' / super-danceable harmonies. Reached by now a well-established soundness built since the year 2001, the band publish its fourth album entitled “Life Is Perfect”, with the aim of conquer the masses of electro-followers.
The new full-length is a real, efficient generator of energy and melody, concentrated in sixteen songs in which the vocalist spreads atmospheric, passionate intonations, while the propulsion of drum-programming draw geometric traces and synths adorn the structures by avant-garde modulations, all in a fantastic triumph of futurism, meaningful lyrics and highly seductive electronic musicality. Halo Effect prove to have assimilated only the best from the European techno-pop, conceiving and materializing impeccable architectures in a complete, authoritative album of strong resonance, inevitably destined to an unprecedented success. Make you drag without delay by the extraordinarily evolved formulations of "Life Is Pefect", a release that will enchain you from the first track to the last, in a succession of irresistible dynamism, intelligence and futuristic euphonies.
The Finnish Synthpop project 'UNZYME' is on Germany Tour this November : 4 exclusive shows with powerful Electro Pop!
Come to join the experiment :
08.11.15 Berlin
09.11.15 Leipzig
10.11.15 Magdeburg
11.11.15 Oberhausen
Live supports:
Theatre Of Masquerade & Arctic Sunrise/ Berlin
Suicide Inc. / Leipzig
Second Version / Magdeburg
Pos.:2 / Oberhausen
Doors: 6 pm
Show: 7 pm
Ticket shop: http://www.unitingsoundmedia.com/webshop
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1455918731401747/
CD review: http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/reviews/unzyme-override/
SkyQode is proud to present "Trance It", a fascinating debut album from the Mexican trance project Kromak!
Kromak is a new side-project formed in 2013 by Markko, who is better known as the mastermind of the Mexican dark electro beast, C-Lekktor, as well as the TBM / Power Noise machine, Circuito Cerrado.
With Kromak Marrko strays from the beaten path of industrial and seeks to explore the vast territories of trance music. This is something he has never done before with his other projects. It's quite obvious that with such a wealth of music production experience, he is going to deliver a kind of album devoid of the shortcomings usual in a debut work.
"Trance It" is a versatile and well-crafted album offering a mesmerizing journey through the realms of progressive and psychedelic sounds filled with dark vibes and uplifting energies. Mastered by Jan L at his renowned X-Fusion Music Production studio, the album delivers nothing short of a sonic delight.
RELEASE DATE: 02.10.2015
Mannequin Records escavation into the archives of the Italian minimal synth of the early 80’s continues. This time we are deeply honored to present the 1982-1983 demos tapes of Turin’s Monuments, who released in 1984 their only official mini-LP “Age”, comprising six incredibly fantastic electro-pop tracks, which was already reissued by Mannequin back in 2013.
The Monuments came into being in January 1981 in Turin when Mauro Tavella (keyboards, programming) and Andrea Costa (keyboards, voice) pooled their artistic experiences. From the outset, they produced exclusively synthesized music, following the natural evolution in electronic music from the early days with monophonic synthesizers to the latest virtual sounds generated with the aid of computers.
Most of the tracks have been composed between the summer and autumn of 1982 in their own private recording studio TKS in Turin. Some they were made at the beginning of 1983 but only a song, “Clock's room”, was later arranged and entered fully into the mini-lp “Age”.
Tracklist
A1 Eyes
A2 Boundless Desert
A3 Monuments From The Future
A4 Waves
A5 Urban Landscapes
A6 12'' Inch
B1 Instants
B2 End
B3 Clock’s Room
B4 Violet Lady
B5 Grey Cat
B6 Ask The Dust
First 250 copies will be released as a double LP edition, with the add of the ‘Punk Tape’ LP, previously released on cassette by Runstate. The second LP contains covers of Chron Gen, Reagan Youth, The Headcoatees, Trotskids, Antisect, Anti-Cimex, Rudimentari Peni and Ludwig Von 88.
Montréal synth punk quartet Police Des Moeurs returns on Mannequin Records with a brand new full length entitled “Ceux Qui Restent”, the most dynamic and incendiary record of the group’s career, following the highly-acclaimed self-titled release from 2013.
While the first effort was mostly about how we're all separate from each others, the second one is all about to getting over it and trying to fight it. As vocalist and synth player Francis Dugas explains: “most of the new LP is about links, love and caring (in PDM style, obviously). The title is «Ceux qui restent», which means «Those who stay» or something like that. Ceux qui vivent la tempête jusqu'au bout.”
Still raw, but more direct and minimal than first LP, two tracks feature Pete from Dekoder on bass guitar.
Tracklist
A1 Première neige
A2 Le coeur de cette ville bat pour nous
A3 Ce pays est un sacrifice
A4 Le moi inachevé
A5 Les larmes et la pleur
A6 Un voyage
B1 Ce qui sent la mort, je l’oublie dans ton coeur
B2 Je te vois
B3 Les années
B4 Profondeurs émouvantes
B5 L’inquiétante étrangeté
B6 Ceux qui restent
