Goetia – Saligia (Digital Album – Tamar Records)
Goetia is a Turkish band I hadn’t heard of before. I discovered that they have released four singles since last year and are now launching their debut album, “Saligia”, featuring seven tracks -dealing with the 7 deadly sins. Incidentally, the four previously released singles are also included on the album.
Their influences clearly lie within the broad realm of EBM. While the tracks remain rudimentary and minimal in their composition, some feature appealing, icy sounds. This is a fine example of a band getting the absolute most out of limited resources. The best proof of this is the track “Haris”, which stands out significantly and packs more punch than the other songs. Another distinctive feature of the production is that the vocals are delivered in their native language, with the exception of one German passage.
Goetia certainly still has some work to do when it comes to the overall mix and production, but “Saligia” already sounds quite good and, above all, promising. I look forward to seeing what comes next. (Rating:7).
Listen to “Haris”:
https://goetiatr.bandcamp.com/track/haris
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