Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: The name of this project clearly refers to the legendary…
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info:
The name of this
project clearly refers to the legendary rhythm box TR 808 from Roland. This
project set up by Metroland’s ‘Passenger S (aka Sven Lauwers) assisted on the
title track by Helalyn Flowers’ singer Noemi Aurora, resulted from the artist’s
passion for electronic-pop music. “Blackbodies” is the first take from the
announced debut album “The Colour Temperature”. It has been released in two
different versions, the “Pulsation”-edit is more a single revealing two songs.
Content:
The title track has
this typical ‘Kraftwerk-ian’ touch, but the song also comes close to Metroland,
but with an extra poppy touch on top and featuring the vocals of Noemi. She
sings a less powerful way than what we’re used to hearing from Helalyn Flowers.
The B-side cut
sounds a bit harder, but still into the retro electro-pop vein. This song is an
instrumental edit.
+ + + :
“Blackbodies” is a
cool song and the right title-track for an EP or single. I like the vintage
format of the song, which will clearly appeal to lovers of80s
electro-pop. “Cie 1960 (Color Space)” is much more than simply a B-side track;
it’s an efficient piece confirming there’s a real potential hiding behind 808
Dot Pop.
– – – :
Even if it’s
retro-like and for this reason totally matching with the approach of this
project, I don’t like fade outs! 808 Dot Pop sounds a bit different from
Metroland, but there are much more links than only the presence of ‘Passenger
S’. I personally prefer the B-side song instead of the title track.
Conclusion:
This is an honest
debut for a new project, which doesn’t sound that new at all…
Best songs:
“Cie 1960 – Color
Space”, “Blackbodies – Pulsation”.
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