Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop, electro-pop.
Background/Info: Set up in 2005, Hidden Souls is an Argentinean band based in Buenos Aires. They got featured on a few compilations like “Electropop 12” released on Conzoom and did a few noticeable remixes for electro-pop formations Parralox and Zoon Politicon. This is their debut album, which got preceded by the digital EP “The World Is Falling”.
Content: The songs are constantly switching between harder EBM-driven passages and electro-pop music. The production is powerful, but still revealing sweeter cuts. The vocals are rather clear, but here again quite powerful.
+ + + : Hidden Souls is a nice surprise and an interesting discovery as we don’t have the opportunity to discover Argentinian bands at regular basis. I like the band’s sonic bridge between EBM and electro-pop, creating a diversified and exciting, powerful mix. The songs are well-crafted and I also have to mention the rather professional sound production.
– – – : The songs, which are more into the electro-pop vein are also the most common ones. It doesn’t mean that they’re bad, but I prefer their harder and EBM-inspired cuts.
Conclusion: Hidden Souls is a band to keep an eye on. “The Incorruptible Dream” is a production where every little detail sounds right and featuring a diversified electro-body-pop canvas.
Best songs: “Revenge”, “Hearts & Minds”, “Darkness Falls Down”, “The World Is Falling”.
Rate: (7½).
Artist: www.hiddensouls.com.ar / www.facebook.com/HiddenSoulsArgentinaLabel: www.echozone.de / www.facebook.com/EchozoneMusic
About Hidden Souls
Hidden Souls is a trio formed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2005, with member Guillermo Pardo Neira. The band contributed remixes for Parralox and Zoon Politicon before signing to Echozone for “The Incorruptible Dream”. Hidden Souls discussed the Argentinian scene with Side-Line in a Click Interview.
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