Eerie Sopor – The Plague That Lingers On The Plains (EP – Werkstatt Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, Dark-Wave.
Format: Digital, CD, Cassette.
Background/Info: There’s not a lot of real information available about this band except that they’re signed on to the Greek label Werkstatt Recordings and they already released a few EP’s.
Content: The EP features 5 songs. There’s a kind of intro and outro cut while the other songs left are pretty short as well. Eerie Sopor deals with a rather classical Dark-Wave and Gothic style accomplished with guitar playing and Electro melodies with cavernous vocals on top.
+ + + : I like an EP featuring 5 different songs. The song “Burning Angel” reveals a true potential; it’s not that innovative, but a well-crafted dark song carried by guitar and melodic synth lines on top. The Gothic lovers are going to like the singers’ deep timbre of voice.
– – – : The songs are a bit too short to my taste. There’s more potential hiding inside this band than what comes out.
Conclusion: Eerie Sopor is a band I didn’t know. I can’t say this EP is setting the world alight, but it clearly reveals a band with potential.
Best songs: “Burning Angel”.
Rate: 6½.
Artist: www.facebook.com/eeriesopor
Label: www.facebook.com/werkstattrecordings
www.weyrdsonrecords.com / www.facebook.com/WeyrdSonRecords
About Eerie Sopor
Eerie Sopor is a gothic and darkwave project from Athens, Greece, released through Werkstatt Recordings. The line-up is not disclosed; the Bandcamp page credits music and lyrics to Eerie Sopor.
The first EP, “Constellations Of Body”, was released on 8 November 2015 as a four-track download. “Putrid Civilization”, a five-track EP, followed on 20 October 2019.
“The Plague That Lingers On The Plains” was released on 20 June 2021, catalogued as Werkstatt Recordings number 330, in digital, CD and cassette formats. The five tracks are “Onward To Darkness (Intro)”, “Tristful Hearts”, “Burning Angel”, “Nocturnal Skies” and “Where Plague And Tears Blossom”. The label describes it as the project’s return after a two-year break. In 2022 the project also appeared on the label compilation Toxic Razor Selections, reviewed on Side-Line.
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