Fractal Age – Another Way (Album – Scanner / Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: Future-Pop, Electro-Pop.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: German trio Fractal Age strikes back with their second opus. Markus Horschig (Neuroklast, ex-ReAdjust), Jens Minor (Chainreactor) and singer Sascha Tümmler released the debut album “Modern World” in 2019.
Content: Even if this album is driven by Electro-Pop influences, the sound became harder and more future-Pop driven than its predecessor. It’s a catchy production carried by bouncing kicks and revealing a few harder elements like EBM bass lines. There are a few ‘softer’ pieces featured but the main part of the work stands for powerful Electro/Future-Pop music which sometimes reminds me of Neuroticfish. The 3 last songs are remixes by Intent:Outtake, Absurd Minds and Blue Images.
+ + + : There’s an evolution from the debut album towards the new one; it’s more into Future-Pop and I experienced this evolution has ‘harder’ which I prefer. The songs are well-crafted and there are a few noticeable songs featured like “The Beauty Of Truth” and “Sign”. “Another Way” reveals EBM influences and is another attention grabber.
– – – : Fractal Age isn’t exactly setting the world of Electro/Future-Pop music alight. The work even has something predictable but globally speaking it’s a fully enjoyable work. I’ve been less convinced by the softer parts like “Spiegelbild”.
Conclusion: If you like Electro-Pop with a heavier touch and a darker side “Another Way” is an album to discover.
Best songs: “The Beauty Of Truth”, “Sign”, “Another Way”, “Questions”.
Rate: 7½.
Artist: www.facebook.com/FractalAge
Label: www.darkdimensions.de / www.facebook.com/pages/Dark-Dimensions-Label-Group/486014725206
Scanner released “Another Way” on 28 January 2022 on CD and digitally. The fourteen tracks are “Run”, “Another Way”, “Der Wind”, “Home”, “Questions”, “No Response”, “Spiegelbild”, “Sign”, “Away”, “The Beauty Of Truth”, “Featureless People”, “Another Way (Intent:Outtake Remix)”, “Sign (Absurd Minds Remix)” and “Home (Blue Images Remix)”.
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About Fractal Age
Fractal Age was founded in 2017 in Germany and works in synthpop, electro-pop and future-pop. Markus Horschig, also active as Neuroklast and formerly in ReAdjust, and Jens Minor of Chainreactor handle the music, with Sascha Tümmler on vocals.
The debut album Fractal Age – Modern World appeared on Scanner in 2019 and was reviewed by Side-Line in January 2020. The band also features on the label retrospective V/A A Human Scan(ner) – The 20th Anniversary Compilation, released in 2020.
Two further albums followed on the same label: “Faded Blossom” in 2023 and “Energy & Entropy” in 2025.
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