Lights Of Euphoria – Suicidal (Mini-Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Future-Pop.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Danish-German formation Lights Of Euphoria are back on track. They already this year released a new production every month -mainly singles, and now unleashed a first mini-album in a series of two. “Suicidal” features six songs.
Content: Without repeating themselves Lights Of Euphoria however moves on mixing elements of Electro-Pop and EBM. It in the end all sounds pretty Future-Pop like. The work is mixing soft pieces together with more danceable cuts, the opening cut “The Sound Of Thunder” being the true attention grabber.
+ + + : Lights Of Euphoria delivered a fully accomplished piece of work. I especially like the ‘danceable’ cuts. The progression of the opening song “The Sound Of Thunder” is grandiose. It takes off with piano and progressively moves into groovy, Future-Pop parts. “Access Denied” coming next is another cool cut made by fine tunes. I also like the production of the vocals.
– – – : The softer cuts like “Man And Machine” and “Deeper” aren’t exactly the best part of the work. I would have preferred to get more danceable songs and/or remixes instead.
Conclusion: “Suicidal” is alternating great passages and poorly inspired tracks, but in the end this band remains warrant for cool and modern Future-Pop.
Best songs: “The Sound Of Thunder”, “Access Denied”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: www.facebook.com/lightsofeuphoria Label: www.infacted-recordings.de / www.facebook.com/pages/Infacted-Recordings/124099254321690
About Lights Of Euphoria
Lights Of Euphoria began in the 1990s as a solo project of Torben Schmidt, who also runs Suicide Commando and the label Infacted Recordings. The first song, “Subjection”, featured Claus Larsen (Leaether Strip) on vocals and appeared on a Zoth Ommog compilation. The project grew into a full band with the addition of Jimmy Machon, formerly of Godheads, and released material with guest vocalists including Ronan Harris (VNV Nation), Stephan Groth (Apoptygma Berzerk), Vasi Vallis and Johan van Roy (Suicide Commando).
After a twelve-year gap following the album “Gegen Den Strom”, the band returned with “Traumatized” on Infacted Recordings, with Thomas Gaarn joining as a full member alongside Machon. “Suicidal”, released the same year on Infacted Recordings, continues that comeback as the first of two planned mini-albums.
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