Gen-ZX – Darkness Of The Day (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Body-Pop.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: German Gen-ZX strikes back with the band’s debut album. Three years after the rather deceiving debut-EP “Tick-Tock”, Jan Laustroer (Antibody) and Marko Hein (singer of Frame Of Mind) are back on track.
Content: This album has less in common with “Tick-Tock”; the sound has seriously evolved revealing a more mature production. Gen-ZX has found its sound and style, which is a well-crafted Electro-Pop format driven by hard kicks and empowered by some guitar sounds. The album features 10 songs plus 2 remixes by The Saint Paul and j:dead.
+ + + : I first of all salute the global evolution of the entire production process. This is a refreshing Electro-Pop format, which merges power together with elevating choruses and a talented vocalist. The project is a kind of generation shock between one of the youngest musicians of the scene and a veteran. But you can’t hear any generational conflict; music and vocals are in perfect harmony resulting in cool songs. The remix of “Inside Your Mind” by The Saint Paul is a damned efficient Club-driven song.
– – – : It took me a few listening to catch the essence of the album so it’s not an average and ready to consume Electro-pop production. I however think some songs need an extra catchy touch.
Conclusion: “Darkness Of The Day” is a cool debut album for a band that has gained in maturity.
Best songs: “Hide & Seek”, “It’s Not Enough”, “Inside Your Mind – The Saint Paul Remix”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: www.facebook.com/genzxband
Label: www.infacted-recordings.de / www.facebook.com/pages/Infacted-Recordings/124099254321690
About Gen-ZX
Gen-ZX is a German electro-pop duo of Jan Laustroer, known from Antibody, and Marko Hein, singer of Frame Of Mind. The project is signed to Infacted Recordings.
The debut EP “Tick-Tock” was released on 8 March 2018 as a seven-track download; Side-Line reviewed it in July 2018. The duo appeared on the label compilations “Infacted 9” (2020) and “Digital Infaction – Strike Four” (2021).
The single “Walking In Flames” came out on 16 April 2021, followed by the debut album “Darkness Of The Day” on 30 April 2021 on CD and as a download. The twelve tracks include remixes by The Saint Paul and j:dead. Discogs lists no further Gen-ZX releases after the album.
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