HΣRMΣS – An-Archon (Vinyl 12” – Coum Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial.
Background/Info: I didn’t find that much information about HΣRMΣS, which seems to be a new project.
Content: The work features 2 songs and 2 remixes. The work of HΣRMΣS is driven by an experimental taste mixed with some industrial influences and driven by linear rhythms. The track “Cirrosis Mental” also features a kind of horror-like vocals. The other track is somewhat bombastic and revealing a kind of anarchistic industrial style.
Among the remixes you’ll find Samuel Kerridge.
+ + + : The main strength of this artist is the very personal approach in sound. It’s a sound you can’t really compare with other artists and that’s always positive as it reflects creativity. From both tracks I definitely prefer “Cirrosis Mental”, which has something anguishing. The remix by Samuel Kerridge is even more dark and staggering.
– – – : The B-side track “Ayer Era La Muerte” and its “Caos + Inmediatismo Remix” can’t convince me.
Conclusion: HΣRMΣS clearly stands for an unusual industrial format. I can’t say that I was impressed, but it however reveals an interesting approach.
Best songs: “Cirrosis Mental”, “Cirrosis Mental – Samuel Kerridge Remix”.
Rate: (6½).
Label: www.coumrecords.com
About HΣRMΣS
HΣRMΣS is an electronic industrial project based in Berlin, Germany. Discogs lists two earlier releases, “SH XXIV.I” (2015, Detroit Underground) and “Almost Human” (2017, Primal Instinct), before “An-Archon” followed on Coum Records in 2018, featuring “Cirrosis Mental” and “Ayer Era La Muerte” alongside the Samuel Kerridge remix.
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