Elvis De Sade – World For Us (Album – Young And Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-Wave.
Format: Digital, Vinyl.
Background/Info: Hailing from München (Germany), last year Elvis de Sade released their official debut-EP “Angelus Novus”. The band is now back on track to unleash their debut album featuring nine songs.
Content: It’s not an easy thing defining the sound of this band. Elvis De Sade is clearly influenced by some 80s Cold/Dark-Wave reminiscences, which they adapted into a ‘soft’ or ‘sweet’ format. The songs are carried by slow rhythms while the guitar playing injects the true spirit in the songs. On top of the album, you can hear a charismatic voice.
+ + + : What I like the most with this band is their unique sound and approach. It awakens 80s influences, but it never becomes a copy of another band. Elvis De Sade takes care to create a very personal sound, kind of Cold-Wave for the next generation. The work is not driven by power and rage but is supported with guitar playing that creates a mysterious although enchanting atmosphere. The last song “Eternal Doom” is the absolute highlight and a fantastic way to close the record.
– – – : I like the sweet approach in dark music by this band, but I have to admit I like it a bit harder and rougher.
Conclusion: Elvis De Sade is an atypical formation active at the Dark-Wave realms, but one worthy of examination.
Best songs: “Eternal Doom”, “Juliette”, “Presence To Handle”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: www.facebook.com/elvisdesademuc
Label: https://youngandcold.de /
www.facebook.com/youngandcoldrecords
About Elvis De Sade
Elvis De Sade is a cold-wave band from München, Germany. The group issued the EP “Angelus Novus” in 2019 and the live recording “Live At Kafe Kult” in 2020, and a track appeared that year on the Sonic Seducer sampler “Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 219”.
“World For Us” arrived in 2021 as an LP on the Augsburg label Young And Cold Records, which specialises in cold wave, minimal synth and post-punk. A further Elvis De Sade track was included on the Sonic Seducer sampler “Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 235” in 2022.
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