CYLiX – Beta Life (Digital/CD Album – Scanner / Dark Dimensions)
The Greek trio CYLiX returns 15 years after their debut album “Alpha” with its successor, “Beta Life”. In the meantime, the group has joined the ranks of the renowned Scanner label and now presents an album featuring 12 tracks.
CYLiX delivers a well-crafted blend of Electro-Pop. The music strikes a balance between melancholic moments and uplifting, feel-good elements, all driven by solid, danceable beats. The vocals are also well-produced—an essential component for this genre.
Beta is a strong album with several standout tracks, though it may lack a definitive high point or climactic moment. (Rating:7).
Listen to “A Dying Love”:
About CYLiX
CYLiX is an electropop trio from Athens, Greece, consisting of PlasmaG (synths, guitars, programming), Harry (vocals, programming) and Ilias (drums). The band released its debut album, “Alpha,” in December 2010 via Life Is Painful Records, distributed by Nova Media and mastered by Len Lemeire (32Crash, Implant), with two bonus remixes by Lights of Euphoria and Psyche. CYLiX performed as headliners at the Moritzbastei stage of Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig in May 2012.
Fifteen years after “Alpha,” CYLiX has joined the Scanner label and released its follow-up album, “Beta Life,” a twelve-track set of Electro-Pop.
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