First Aid Tech – First Aid Tech (EP – Alfa Matrix)
First Aid Tech
Genre/Influences: Techno-Body, Industrial-Rave.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: Hungarian prolific artist István Gazdag (First Aid 4 Souls) strikes back with a new project. This self-titled debut-EP features four songs plus four remixes.
Content: The inspiration to First Aid Tech becomes rapidly clear; this is Industrial/Electronic music infused with heavy Techno beats and sounds. The songs are carried by solid bass lines and are featuring Trance passages while you’ll also notice very few robotic, sampled, vocals. Remixes have been delivered by Benke, Man+Machine, Ritual Abuse and Bernathy.
+ + + : During the past few years this Hungarian Electro master has unleashed a rather diversified canvas of influences for his major project First Aid 4 Souls. I think it’s a good idea to create a side-project next to the Mothership so István Gazdag can move on exposing his sonic ideas. This kind of project might appeal for lovers of Soman and related artists; hard-pumping Techno stuff melted with dark Electro/Industrial elements. The first three tracks are impressive pieces of aggressive electronic music to get dancefloors on fire. The Benke-Remix of “Bloodwit” is a cool bonus for its Acid sequences.
– – – : Except the remix by Benke all other remixes don’t exactly add an extra.
Conclusion: István Gazdag is not only a talented EBM composer but he also know how to produce powerful Techno music for dark souls.
Best songs: “Breakout”, “Bloodwit”, “Haute Tension”.
Rate: 8.
Artist: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083230725685
Label: www.alfa-matrix.com / www.facebook.com/Alfa.Matrix Read the news on ‘First Aid Tech’.
About First Aid Tech
First Aid Tech is an alias of Hungarian musician István Gazdag, known for his main project First Aid 4 Souls, a Budapest-based act he founded in 2007 after his earlier industrial/EBM outfit Vacuum. Under the First Aid Tech name, Gazdag pursues a harder techno and industrial-rave direction. The project’s self-titled debut EP, featuring four original tracks and remixes by Benke, Man+Machine, Ritual Abuse and Bernathy, was released through Alfa Matrix at the end of 2023.
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