BlazerJacket – The Second (EP – Blazer Jacket)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, Industrial.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: Hailing from Ukraine this is the second EP by BlazerJacket. “The Second” is inspired by sci/fi and ‘cyberpunk aesthetics’ and ‘pays homage to iconic franchises like Star Wars, Ghost in the Shell, Terminator, and Watch Dogs.’
Content: The EP features 5 songs taking off with heavy blasting sound treatments carried by stumping kicks and progressively evolving towards a more melodic approach featuring a few vocal lines.
+ + + : The debut songs are a heavy blast; kind of smack in your face revealing impressive sound treatments. There are empowering guitar parts while the very few vocals/samplings add a cool, little extra. This is heavy, powerful, dance stuff.
– – – : I’m sure some of the tracks could be a little bit more sophisticated but there’s no reason to complain.
Conclusion: This EP sounds like a heavy piece of Electro-dynamite; let’s keep an eye on this band!
Best songs: “Dark Side”, “The Power”, “DedSec”.
Rate: 8.
Artist: www.facebook.com/BlazerJacketMusic Read the news on ‘The Second’.
About BlazerJacket
The project is a Kyiv, Ukraine-based duo formed by Denis Cherryman (Dirty Bird 13, The Cherry Men) and Hybri.Mod. The project debuted in 2020 with the EP “The First,” followed by singles through 2022 and two 2023 EPs, “Terrorstate” and “The Second.”
Their music blends cyberpunk aesthetics with dark electro and industrial influences.
“The Second,” reviewed here, is one of those two 2023 EPs, drawing on cyberpunk and sci-fi references to Star Wars, Ghost in the Shell, Terminator, and Watch Dogs, and includes the earlier singles “Dark Side” and “DedSec”. The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 reinforced the project’s darker thematic direction, reflected across the EP and the singles that followed.
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