V/A Anthologies 4 (Album – Je M’En Fish)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Dream-Pop, Wave-Pop, Cold-Wave, Electro.
Format: Digital, Vinyl.
Background/Info: Brussels (Belgium) based Je M’En Fish strikes back with the fourth installment of their “Anthologies”-compilation series.
Artists: The Frozen Autumn, Noemi Aurora, Helalyn Flowers, The Dreamside, The Neon Judgement, Flesh & Fell, Imjudas, Am Tierpark, M73.
Content: The compilation features a few artists which are already familiar with Je M’En Fish, Alfa Matrix-artists (Italian formation Helalyn Flowers and the band members’ side-projects Noemi Aurora and Imjudas) plus a few other names. The content is quite diversified and features songs from the 80s, 90s and 00”.
+ + + : Diversified compilation covering songs from very different and sometimes distant eras; from the very 80s Flesh & Fell Electro-Experiment (1985) to Ethereal-Pop of The Dreamside (1994) to the melancholic Dark/Cold-Wave of The Frozen Autumn (1996) to 80s inspired Electro-Pop from Danish Am Tierpark to contemporary Electro-Metal-Pop of Helalyn Flowers. There also is a live version from The Neon Judgement’s “Tomorrow In The Papers” from 1984 revealing the band during their early, glorious, days.
– – – : This compilation series sounds to me more as an item for collectors instead of DJ’s. No bad thing but maybe a reason why this compilation will remain under the radar.
Conclusion: Diversified Electro-underground music and related genres throughout the years.
Best bands: The Neon Judgement, Imjudas, Noemi Aurora, Am Tierpark, Flesh & Fell.
Rate: 7.
Label: www.facebook.com/JemenfishBE
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About Je M’En Fish
Je M’En Fish is a Brussels (Belgium) based project running an “Anthologies” compilation series that gathers Dark-Wave, Dream-Pop, Wave-Pop, Cold-Wave and Electro tracks spanning several decades. Earlier volumes in the series compiled songs from the 1980s through the 2000s from underground and cult acts in these genres. “Anthologies 4” is the fourth installment, featuring The Frozen Autumn, Noemi Aurora, Helalyn Flowers, The Dreamside, The Neon Judgement, Flesh & Fell, Imjudas, Am Tierpark and M73.
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