Eva X – I Dream Of Reality (Album – Distortion Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Industrial-Pop, Indie-Pop.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Eva X is the sonic brainchild of Canadian female artist Gaby Gustafson. After having released a few singles she signed to Distortion Productions unleashing her official debut album “I Dream Of Reality”.
Content: The work sounds like the offspring between different but related influences. It creates a naughty Pop sound driven by passionate vocals. Broken rhythms are one of the album’s trademarks while there’s an interesting twist between electronics and guitar parts.
+ + + : Eva X reveals a very own approach in sound. This girl has something from her own which I like. The sound is hard to define but definitely ‘Pop’ related; somewhat in between Industrial and Indie-like. The timbre of voice is sometimes reminds me of Gaby’s compatriot Jennifer Parkins (aka Ayria).
– – – : The work features remixes by Adoration Destroyed, Nebulae complex and Spank The Nun. I personally prefer the remixes to the original edits.
Conclusion: Eva X is a name to keep in mind; this artist is not dealing with the most accessible kind of Pop but the work resulted from a true creative process I can only but support.
Best songs: “Wipping Girl”, “Machine”, “Control – Spankthenun Remix”, “Machine – Adoration Destroyed Remix”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: www.facebook.com/evaxband
Label: www.distortionprod.com / www.facebook.com/distortionproductions
Side-Line first covered the release on September 9, 2022, when Eva X released the album through Distortion Productions on CD alongside digital and streaming platforms.
Listen to “I Dream of a Reality”:
About Eva X
Eva X is the solo Gothic pop project of Gabrielle Gustafson, based in Vancouver, Canada, blending dark electro, industrial pop, synthwave and hyperpop. She released the singles “Whipping Girl” and “Machine” ahead of her debut album, issued by Distortion Productions on September 9, 2022. The label and Side-Line list the album as “I Dream of a Reality”, while this review carries the title “I Dream Of Reality”.
Eva X later released the single and video “Dopamine Blind” in April 2024.
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