J:Dead – Vision Of Time (Mini-Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro-Pop, Industrial-Pop.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Jay Taylor -known as the live drummer for Tactical Sekt, Tyske Ludder and Harmjoy, strikes back with a new production of his own J:Dead project. “Vision Of Time” features six songs while the CD format includes seven more songs (remixes).
Content: J:Dead remains an artist with his own approach in sound. Some might call it Electro-Pop but the harder and harsher approach rather sounds like a Dark- and/or Industrial Pop format. The vocals are switching from clear, powerful passages to harsh parts. The choruses are melodic.
Remixes have been provided by Teknovore, Lights Of Euphoria, Nature Of Wires, Rotersand, The Saint Paul, Station Echo and Life Cried.
+ + + : I especially like the atypical ‘Pop’ format of this artist. Dark, Industrial and even a bit Punkish mixing enraged sound- and vocal parts together with melodic, carrying, choruses. My favorite cuts are “A Little Time” and “Afraid” both driven by an angry production. Among the remixes I especially want to mention the extra boosting remix of “I’ll wait” by Teknovore.
– – – : I expected a bit more out of the remixes.
Conclusion: J:Dead seems to be one of last months ‘hot’ artists from Infacted Recordings and this rough approach of Electro-Pop shows you why it is.
Best songs: “A Little Time”, “Afraid”, “I’ll Wait – Teknovore Remix”, “Afraid – Nature Of Wires Remix”.
Rate: 7½.
Artist: www.facebook.com/jdeadband
Label: www.infacted-recordings.de / www.facebook.com/pages/Infacted-Recordings/124099254321690 Read the news on ‘Vision Of Time’.
About j:dead
j:dead is an industrial-electronic solo project from Bicester, England, founded by vocalist and songwriter Jay Taylor in late 2019. Before launching j:dead, Taylor worked extensively as a live drummer with scene acts including Tactical Sekt, Tyske Ludder and Harmjoy.
The project first appeared with the digital single “Haunt” in December 2019, which introduced Taylor’s mix of synthpop-leaning melodies and darker electronic textures. In December 2020 he followed with “Feeding on Me”, released via Infacted Recordings with remix contributions from Grendel, Tactical Sekt, ES23 and Auger.
The debut full-length “A Complicated Genocide” arrived on Infacted in January 2021 in both digital and expanded CD editions. Subsequent releases included the singles “Tearing Me Apart” with Teknovore, whose debut album The Theseus Paradox Side-Line reviewed in May 2022, “I’ll Wait” and the “Vision Of Time” EP covered here, followed by the “Hold Tight” digital single and several collaboration and remix projects.
In 2023, j:dead issued the EP “Roots” on Infacted Recordings, combining new material with remixes by Mesh, Aesthetic Perfection and others. Later that year and into 2024 he released the singles “Surrendering”, “Harbour” and “What We’ll Be”, and from December 2025 he ran a twelve-month single campaign starting with “Pressure”.
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