Echoes Of Silence – Too Late (Album – Icy Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Post-Punk.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Echoes Of Silence is an Italian formation which is already active for several years but which doesn’t exactly release new albums on a regular basis. “Too Late” must be their fifth full length and the first one -after three self-released albums, released by Icy Cold Records.
Content: Both opening cuts reveal a heavy, Post-Punk, driven sound carried by raw, powerful guitar playing. Quite progressively the songs became darker although still powerful and driven by dynamic drums. The style and global atmosphere remind me of Joy Division.
+ + + : Echoes Of Silence sound dark, extremely dark and even tormented. This global atmosphere which is mainly created by the guitar and vibrating bass lines remind me of the darkest hours of the 80s. There are numerous cool songs featured although “Decide” clearly sounds like the absolute master track which will appeal to all lovers of Joy Division.
– – – : The opus only features 9 songs and some of them are even shorter than 2 or 3 minutes.
Conclusion: Echoes Of Silence is a great discovery for dark souls.
Best songs: “Decide”, “Lace”, “Endless Fall”.
Rate: 8.
Artist: www.facebook.com/echoesofsilencerome
Label: www.facebook.com/icycoldrecords
About Echoes Of Silence
Echoes Of Silence is an Italian dark-wave and post-punk band based in Rome. The group released its self-titled debut album on CD in 2006 through the Italian imprint In The Night Time.
Three self-released albums followed at long intervals: “In Vacuum Itinere” as a limited CD in 2011, “Exit” on CD in 2015 and “Tension” on vinyl LP in 2017. The first two were recorded with Hombrelobo Studios.
“Too Late” is the band’s fifth album and its first for the French label Icy Cold Records, released on CD in 2022. The label also works with acts such as Closed Mouth, Stella Sleeps and Visions In Clouds, all reviewed on Side-Line in the same period.
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