Lights Of Euphoria – Angels (Mini-Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Indie-Pop.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Released nearly at the same time as “Suicidal” this is the second mini-album released by Jimmy Machon, Thomas Gaarn, and Torben Schmidt. “Angels” also features six songs.
Content: The work sounds like it is in the same line as “Suicidal”; catchy, danceable Electro-Pop with Indie-elements on top and alternated with a few softer, moody, songs. I noticed passages with guitar sounds to boost the global production.
+ + + : I think both mini-albums -cf. “Suicidal” and “Angels”, perfectly stand for the evolution of Lights Of Euphoria. The harder EBM elements have been replaced by Indie-elements which makes the band accessible for a wider audience. But you also notice the maturity of the trio running through the writing. This work sounds like a refreshed version of Lights Of Euphoria; maybe a path they can move on with for their next work.
– – – : I’m repeating myself but the soft side of the band isn’t the most attractive one. “Soul Collector” is the illustration of this softer and less inspired side.
Conclusion: 2022 has been a great vintage for Lights Of Euphoria which maybe haven’t delivered their greatest hits to date but for sure their most mature productions.
Best songs: “Strange”, “Form And Matter”, “Puppeteer”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: www.facebook.com/lightsofeuphoria
Label: www.infacted-recordings.de / www.facebook.com/pages/Infacted-Recordings/124099254321690
Listen to “Angels”:
About Lights Of Euphoria
Lights Of Euphoria started in the 1990s as a one-shot project of Torben Schmidt, who was running the Leaëther Strip fan club at the time, with Claus Larsen on vocals for the song “Subjection”, released on a Zoth Ommog compilation. The project continued and released numerous albums and EPs, later joined by Jimmy Machon of Godheads, with guest vocalists including Ronan Harris of VNV Nation, Stephan Groth of Apoptygma Berzerk, Vasi Vallis of Frozen Plasma, Johan van Roy of Suicide Commando and Kay Härtle of Supreme Court. After a twelve-year break, the band returned with the full-length “Traumatized” on Infacted Recordings, joined by Thomas Gaarn. “Suicidal” and “Angels”, both mini-albums of six songs, followed on Infacted Recordings in 2022, with “Angels” released on November 4.
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