Deimos Moon – Dark Desire (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop.
Background/Info: Originally set up in 2012 by Russian DJ and composer Aleksey Osipov, Deimos Moon’s line-up was completed with female singer Anastasia Velikanova and later on by another singer and keyboardist Nyura Pashkevitch-Tichina. The band self-released some digital work and last year unleashed their official debut album on ScentAir Records.
Content: This work features two parts. You first of all will discover somewhat raw- and cold electro-pop sound and next more classical, melancholic electro-pop music. All vocals have been sung in English. The last cut is a cover version of Depeche Mode’s “Behind The Wheel”.
+ + + : I especially like the raw and unpolished side of the “Dark Desire”. The band reveals personal sound treatments and not exactly the most classic electro-pop format. It still has a cool retro-like feeling. The songs have been meticulously crafted and I can only, but recommend discovering a track such as “Paralyzed Shut-Eye” and the more aggressive-driven “Heaven And Hell”. I also enjoyed the vocals of Anastasia Velikanova.
– – – : Depeche Mode’s cover is not exactly the best song from this album although I can imagine it’s the perfect track to play on stage. The melancholic side of this opus is less personal.
Conclusion: I can’t claim to have discovered the next big electro-pop sensation, but “Dark Desire” is a pretty cool work featuring noticeable songs.
Best songs: “Paralyzed Shut-Eye”, “Heaven And Hell”, “Dark Desire”.
Rate: (7).
Artist: www.facebook.com/Deimos–Moon–Synthpop–futurepop-381016742320149
Label: www.scent–air.com / www.facebook.com/ScentairRecords
About Deimos Moon
Deimos Moon was set up in 2012 by Russian DJ and composer Aleksey Osipov, later joined by singer Anastasia Velikanova and singer/keyboardist Nyura Pashkevitch-Tichina. The band self-released early digital work before signing to ScentAir Records, which issued the single “Paralyzed Shut-Eye” in 2017 ahead of “Dark Desire”, reviewed here.
Deimos Moon tracks also appeared on the compilations “Russian Electro” and “Electropop 12” in 2018, and the band returned in 2023 with the ScentAir remix release “Day I Remember (Remixes)”.
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