Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: It took five years for the Swedish duo Martin Rudefelt – Torny…
Genre/Influences:
EBM.
Background/Info:
It
took five years for the Swedish duo Martin Rudefelt – Torny Gottberg (owner of
Progress Production) to achieve the fifth album of Cryo. Two singles (cf.
“Control” and “Sanitarium”) were released last year to announce “The Fall Of
Man”.
Content:
Cryo
always has stood for an intelligent EBM-format. Cryo’s sound has something
retro-like and yet with a progressive approach. Some sounds are clearly evoking
Front 242 (especially the deep bass lines), but any further comparison stops
here. Cryo has a very proper sound, which is danceable, full of effects,
supported with cold spheres (“Decay Decay Decay” evokes to me ‘EBM made for
“The X-Files”) and spooky, commanding vocals.
+
+ + :
If both previously released singles were already worthy of examination,
there are much better songs featured here. It simply proves the potential of
this album! It’s an intelligent and elaborated writing with a mysterious touch
hanging over the songs and accentuated by the ghost-like vocals. But the solid
and deep, vibrating bass lines plus danceable rhythms are there to remind us
Cryo is first of all a progressive EBM-formation. This is a visionary release featuring
outstanding sound treatments. Especially the first part of the work left me
breathless. “Remember” and especially “Valium” both are outstanding
pieces.
–
– – :
“The Fall Of Man” features 10 songs and only the last 3 ones can’t
convince me in the same way as the rest of the tracklist.
Conclusion:
If
Front 242 would have seen the light of day in 2019, they would maybe have
released an album such as “The Fall Of Man”! Cryo stands for the modern vision
of EBM and this new opus as a true reference in their discography! Respect
guys!
Best
songs: “Valium”, “Remember”, “Sanitarium”, “Control”, “Know Your Enemy”.
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