Aesthetische release 6-track EPCD ‘Selling Fear’ – Out now on Alfa Matrix
Aesthetische
Brazilian EBM duo Aesthetische, composed of Gui Pires and Fab Viscardi, have released their new 6-track EP “Selling Fear” via Alfa Matrix. The release is available as a digital EP on all platforms.
The title track “Selling Fear” appears in its original version and four reinterpretations. The EP also features “Fear Off (Neverloosefaith)” and a 2025 update of “Everything Ends”, previously released in 2024.
About Aesthetische
Aesthetische is a Brazilian EBM/industrial duo formed by Gui Pires and Fab Viscardi in 2012. Both musicians were previously known for their work in Aghast View and Biopsy, one of Brazil’s pioneering electro-industrial acts of the 1990s. After Aghast View, the duo launched Aesthetische as a new vehicle for modern EBM fused with trance, techno-body music, and industrial atmospheres.
The band signed with Belgian label Alfa Matrix in 2012 and has since maintained an exclusive release partnership with them, issuing a steady discography of albums, EPs, and digital singles across physical and digital formats.
Albums
- “Powerswitch” (2012, Alfa Matrix) — Issued in multiple editions, including a box version.
- “HybridCore” (2014, Alfa Matrix) — A follow-up blending hard-hitting EBM with more melodic synth textures.
- “Co3xist3ns3” (2019, Alfa Matrix) — Marked a return after several years, further exploring hybridized EBM and trance.
- “Rvprty” (2022, Alfa Matrix AM 3400DJ) — A digital-only release containing ten tracks.
Singles & EPs
- “Nachtbrenner” (2013, Alfa Matrix)
- “Statement / Amplitude Zero” (2013, Alfa Matrix)
- “Colder Lights EP” (2014, Alfa Matrix)
- “Dirt And Basslines” (2015, Alfa Matrix)
- “Cold Is Clean” (2015, Alfa Matrix)
- “We Follow Blindly” (2016, Alfa Matrix)
- “In My Aurora” (2017, Alfa Matrix) — Featuring Noemi Aurora on vocals.
- “MMXX” (2020, Alfa Matrix)
- “Overflow” (2021, Alfa Matrix)
- “Boiling Over EP” (2023, Alfa Matrix)
- “Confidence Is Silent” (2024, Alfa Matrix)
Split EP
- “4.4U [2012.11]” (2012, Alfa Matrix) — Digital compilation shared with Metroland, Mentallo & The Fixer, and Daniel B. Prothèse.
Side-Line also covered Aesthetische’s ‘Every Beat Matters’.
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