Absurd Minds – Confessions (Digital/CD Album – Scanner)
At the end of 2025, the German band Absurd Minds released their tenth studio album. Across 11 tracks, the album reflects on humanity in a fragmented world, exploring themes of responsibility, loss, and existential unease.
Musically, Absurd Minds remains a band unlike any other. I have often placed them in a small, select category of Electro acts, with Project Pitchfork still at the very top. Positioned somewhere between Electro-Wave and Dark-Electro, their songs sound dark and floating, yet remain highly danceable. The band has evolved into a remarkably experienced entity, something clearly reflected in the subtlety of their songwriting and the precision and patience with which even the smallest details are handled. Occasionally, a track stands out with a more aggressive, menacing bassline. The vocals remain as strong and, above all, as charismatic as ever.
While Absurd Minds may no longer surprise me with their musical formula, they do so with the strength and impact of individual songs. Fans will not be disappointed. (Rating:8).
Listen to “Fractured”:
About Absurd Minds
Absurd Minds formed in Dresden, Germany, in 1995 around Tilo Ladwig and Stefan Grossmann. In contact with Francesco D’Angelo of Scanner and the Dark Dimensions group, the project grew from a small project into a full band, positioned between electro-wave and dark-electro. Earlier albums include “Serve Or Suffer” and the 2017 album “Tempus Fugit”, discussed in a Side-Line interview. “Confessions”, the band’s tenth studio album, arrived at the end of 2025 with 11 tracks.
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