tempobet yeni adresi

EN NL
like this cd review

17/07/2014 : SIMI NAH - Be my guest

SIMI NAH

Be my guest

MusicCD
Dark ElectroElectroElectronics

[84/100]   

W2K Music
17/07/2014, Benny CALUWE

EN

Simi Nah is the band formed by female singer Simi Nah, the French woman who used to be the bassist player from Pragha Khan and who is of course the daughter from Micky Mike (Snowy Red).

When I saw on Facebook that Simi Nah would make a cover album with some guests, I was immediately wild about this idea. Especially because Simi Nah earlier proved that she has the ability to make covers strong and surprising. A fine example of that is when she ended her gig at Rewind Fest 2013 with a splendid cover from Snowy Red’s Euroshima (Wardance): on stage a real bomb! Do also check out the 2083 mix from Alice (indeed the Sisters Of Mercy-classic) that appeared on her Cherchez La Femme-debut.

The including guests are big names from the Belgian wave and alternative scene: Dirk Ivens, Dirk Da Davo, Luc Van Acker, Danny Mommens from Vive La Fête, Nicky Van Lierop and WimPunk.

The CD starts with Cheree: a track by electro punk pioneers Suicide. Simi Nah is assisted here by Wim Punk: the founder of The Wolf Banes. It’s kind of strange that Dirk Ivens isn’t involved in here, as after all he’s a huge fan of this duo. Then comes the Neue Welle-classic Eisbear (with Danny Mommens): a very strong opener that is! Other wave classics that get a restoration are Euroshima (with Saphyée), Cabaret Voltaire’s Nag Nag Nag (with Dirk Da Davo) and Visage’s Fade To Grey (with KGB): all performed with delicious beats!

A special note is for You Spin Me Round (like a record) that is duet with Dirk Ivens. This cover has a much more dark and threatening feel then the original from Dead Or Alive: the new wave band from singer Pete Burns. Disco Rough (feat. Luc Van Acker) also sounds quite different as the original: the tempo has been slowed down and that graces the result! The strangest track on here is Follow Me. The original has been sung by Amanda Lear. For me she’s unknown, but Wikipedia taught me that she was the White Queen Of Disco. A fantastic electrotrack that features the gorgeous voice from Nicky Van Lierop (original female singer from Lords Of Acid).

So even if the styles differ from the original songs we can say that this collection of covers is a winner.

Benny CALUWE
17/07/2014


NL

Simi Nah is de band rond de zangeres Simi Nah, de Française die voorheen bassiste was van Pragha Khan. Samen met KGB en Safyéé, de dochter van Micky Mike (Snowy Red)

Toen ik op Facebook de aankondiging zag dat Simi Nah een coveralbum ging maken met enkele gasten, was ik meteen enthousiast. Simi Nah bewees eerder al dat ze het in zich heeft sterke en verrassende covers te maken. Ze sloot haar optreden op Rewind Fest 2013 af met een uitstekende cover van Snowy Red’s Euroshima (Wardance). Live echt een bommetje. Check ook Alice – the 2083 mix, een heerlijke bewerking van the Sisters Of Mercy-klassieker dat op haar debuut Cherchez La Femme verscheen. De aangekondigde gasten blijken grote namen uit de Belgische wave en alternatieve muziek: Dirk Ivens, Dirk Da Davo, Luc Van Acker, Danny Mommens van Vive La Fête, Nicky Van Lierop en WimPunk.

De CD vangt aan met Cheree, een track van electropunk-pioniers Suicide. Simi Nah wordt bijgestaan door Wim Punk, de oprichter The Wolf Banes (en niet door Dirk Ivens, nochtans een notoire fan van Suicide). Gevolgd door Neue Welle classic Eisbear (met Danny Mommens): een sterke opening. Andere New Wave klassiekers die onder handen worden genomen zijn Euroshima (met Saphyée), Cabaret Voltaire’s Nag Nag Nag (met Dirk Da Davo) en Visage’s Fade To Grey (met KGB): allen met heerlijk voortstuwende beats.

Een speciale vermelding voor You Spin Me Round (like a record) in duet met Dirk Ivens. Deze track klinkt heel wat donkerder en dreigender dan het origineel van Dead Or Alive: de new wave band rond de androgyne zanger Pete Burns. Ook Disco Rough (feat. Luc Van Acker) klinkt heel anders dan het origineel: het tempo werd naar benden gehaald – met resultaat. Buitenbeentje tussen deze verzameling new wave songs is Follow Me, origineel van de mij onbekende Amanda Lear. Wikipedia leert mij dat ze de white Queen of disco was. Een heerlijke electrotrack werd het met de hese sexy stem van Nicky Van Lierop (originele zangeres van Lords Of Acid)

Hoewel de stijlen van de originele nummers nogal verschilt, vormen de covers ervan een consistent geheel: geslaagd album

Benny CALUWE
17/07/2014


 

Next reviews
SYLVER • CLASSICS: Changes
BLACK LUNG • The Great Golden Goal
LOREN NERELL AND MARK SEELIG • Tree Of Life
JÉRÔME CHASSAGNARD • Inner Dialog
A MOUTH FULL OF MATCHES • Smoke SIgnals EP
HNN • L'ile nue
PARANOIA INDUCTA • maze of death
DEADWOOD • Sheolic
WIELORYB • Root
SYLVATICA • Evil Seeds

 

Other reviews from SIMI NAH
SIMI NAH • La Terre est Noire
SIMI NAH • B52, Eernegem (26/03/2016)
SIMI NAH • Bootleg
SIMI NAH • Ten Albums That Changed My Life
SIMI NAH • Be My Guest
SIMI NAH • Review of the concert and interview at the BIM Fest in Antwerp on 15 December 2012
SIMI NAH • 5

 

Same combination of genres: DARK ELECTRO + ELECTRO + ELECTRONICS
STATIQBLOOM • Asphyxia
13TH MONKEY • Live at Forms of Hands 15
WIELORYB • Semantik
SIMI NAH • Be My Guest
ELASTIK • Instrumental
MODULATE • Robots EP

 

Same genre: DARK ELECTRO
PROJECT PITCHFORK • Live, 23 October 2025, Waregem, B
NERO/GRIS • Silenci
ENZO KREFT • Dictator
KRIEG-B • War Drums' Resonance
PLACEBO EFFECT • Galleries Of Pain
ANY SECOND • Nicht Allein
[MELTER] • [melter]
YOUR ENEMY • Broken Toys
YELWORC • The Ghosts I Called
DARKVOLT • Electric Angel

 

Same genre: ELECTRO
XPQ-21 • Overgod
DARK MINIMAL PROJECT • Pleasure Is A Sin
BHPL • NB86 / MC25
KRAFTWERK • Royal Palace Open Air - Brussels - August 14 2025
ARBEID ADELT! • Herrie
FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY • Mechviruses
DARKVOLT • The Time Device
ENZO KREFT • Hey Mr Dictator
AKALOTZ • Angry Body Machine
LUSIFER'S AID • Take It From Here

 

Same genre: ELECTRONICS
JEROME FROESE • Sunsets in Stereo
DIRK DA DAVO • Running Up The Hilside (3 track single)
CODE INDIGO • Endgame - The Best Moves
A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS • Some Dreams
THE LIGHT DREAMS • Málverk
BHPL • Our Love Can Destroy The World
PLAN C • Rewind
OTHER-ED • Until All Are Free
CAUGHT IN JOY • Out Of Nowhere
THE LIGHT DREAMS • Tricks of the Light

Music reviews

24
11
CORPUS DELICTI
Liminal
05
11
XPQ-21
Overgod
04
11
STEREOSEAT
Moanster
23
10
SCREAMING DEAD
Bedlam
21
10
JEROME FROESE
Sunsets in Stereo
09
10
NERO/GRIS
Silenci

NEWSLETTER

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

NEWS

25
12
SID VICIOUS, A Christmas Story | 48 Years Ago The Pistols Deliver Christmas!
23
12
On this day, 9 years ago, Nine Inch Nails released 'Not the Actual Events'.
22
12
On this very day, 46 ago, The Cure released their very first 7' single 'Killing An Arab'.
18
12
Dead Kennedys - In God We Trust, Inc - 44 Years!
17
12
Bimfest 2025, the bands one by one: Cat Rapes Dog
17
12
Bimfest 2025, the bands one by one: Majestolux

Concert reviews

03
11
FIX:8 SED:8 - MILDREDA - DATA VOID - 2ND FACE
Lessons in Humility Tour - The underground Vision - Oostende - 31 oktober 2025
24
10
PROJECT PITCHFORK
Live, 23 October 2025, Waregem, B
17
08
KRAFTWERK
Royal Palace Open Air - Brussels - August 14 2025
22
04
GAVIN FRIDAY
Live at 404 / De Vooruit - Ghent - 01/04.2025

GET A COPY OF OUR MAGAZINE
SEND TO YOUR HOME

INTERVIEWS

15
12
JEROME FROESE
“Through Wasteland Methods, Towards the Evening Star, the Dream Keeps Spiraling Into Eternity.“
12
12
BLACK ROSE MOVES
“I lose myself, with every step that I take, In this dark, twisted world, my senses slowly awake.“
29
11
THE JUGGERNAUTS
“One day the ground will crumble. Disappear from underneath.You will feel yourself tumble. In this cold black hole beneath.“
27
11
DARKWAYS
“I like the night, Darkness is my only friend. I like the night, And the night likes me.”
17
11
OCCULT ODYSSEY & ENS IMPERFECTISSIMUM
We draw our inspiration from meditation, dreams, and rituals. We channel what we feel, what we hear, what we smell, what we taste.

PHOTOS

24
12
EMPATHY TEST
Bimfest XXIII St Niklaas
24
12
NORDARR
Bimfest XXIII St Niklaas
24
12
CRYPTOCHROMA
Bimfest XXIII St Niklaas
01
12
THE JUGGERNAUTS
CAROLO CULTURE CHARLEROI
01
12
XTORT
CAROLO CULTURE CHARLEROI
01
12
DEADLY SINS
CAROLO CULTURE CHARLEROI
24
11
JOACHIM WITT
Christuskirche Bochum

ADVERTISE
IN PEEK-A-BOO

VIDEO CLIPS

26
12
DIAMOND BLACK
Ghost in the Glass
25
12
MANMINDMACHINE
Resistance
24
12
NINE INCH NAILS
Burning Bright (Field On Fire)
23
12
QUEEN ZEE & THE SASSTONES
Idle Crown (Official Video)
22
12
SEVERED HEADS
Dead Eyes Opened
21
12
THE ARCH
Body 'n Angels
20
12
MINISTRY
Thieves (Sphinctour Live)