Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, future-pop.
Background/Info: Set up in 2008 by Enrico Filisetti (vocals & lyrics, composition), Ivan Savino (composition, electronics) and Daniele De Fabritiis (guitar), the Italian trio Blume released their debut work “Rise From Grey” (2010) on the now gone A Different Drum. Three years later they joined hands together with WTII Records to unleash “Autumn Ruins”. “Ashes” is their third full length, which appears 5 years after the previous work.
Content: Blume moves on with their electro-pop driven sound, which often serves as cornerstone for a more open-minded sound mixed with future-pop and/or body-pop influences. The songs are well-crafted and might sometimes remind you of an imaginary fusion between Covenant and Assemblage 23.
+ + + : I was literally blown away by the impressive and powerful sound production. It clearly reflects a mature and professional formation taking care of any little detail in the sound. The songs are well-crafted and especially the most powerful cuts are pure lust for the ears. The opening songs are mind-blowing!
– – – : After an astonishing debut part the songs are progressively stagnating. They’re still cool and well-crafted, but maybe a little less too similar.
Conclusion: Blume clearly hasn’t the pretension to take the listeners by surprise. They just deal with a great electro-pop sound carried by a genius sound production. If you like the opening song from the album you are going to like the others as well.
Best songs: “Scarlet”, “Blackening”, “Iron Age”, “Spleen”.
Rate: (7½).
Artist: www.facebook.com/blumemusicLabel: www.wtiirecords.com / www.facebook.com/WTIIRecords
About Blume
Blume is an Italian trio of Enrico Filisetti (vocals), Ivan Savino (synthesizers, programming) and Daniele De Fabritiis (guitars), formed in 2008. The band released its debut album “Rise From Grey” in 2010 on A Different Drum, followed by “Autumn Ruins” (2013) and “Ashes” on WTII Records.
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