Machinista – Black Tide (CD EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop.
Background/Info: John Lindqwister (also involved with Cat Rapes Dog) and Richard Flow (also member of Vision Talk) are back on track with this new 4-track EP. “Black Tide” is an appetizer to welcome this Swedish duo’s third full length album planned for the end of this year.
Content: Machinsta stands for pure synth-pop music in the purest Swedish tradition. Next to the title song, which is also featured as ‘demo’-version you’ll discover 2 remixes of the song “Dark Heart Of Me”, which was originally released on their previous album “Garmonbozia” (2015). The remixes have been accomplished by Apoptygma Berzerk and DNTR.
+ + + : The title song is cool and I especially like the chorus, but the real attention grabber is the old-styled 80s sounding remix of “Dark Heart Of Me” by Apoptygma Berzerk. It injects an exciting vintage flavor to the work.
– – – : As I already said “Black Tide” is a cool song, but definitely not the best Machinista-song I’ve ever heard. I expect a bit more from the new album.
Conclusion: Except a great remix from an ‘old’ song by Apoptygma Berzerk, this EP is an honest, but not a groundbreaking production.
Best songs: “Dark Heart Of Me – Apoptygma Berzerk Remix”, “Black Tide”.
Rate: (7).
Artist: www.machinistamusic.com / www.facebook.com/machinistamusic
Label: www.infacted–recordings.de / www.facebook.com/pages/Infacted–Recordings/124099254321690
About Machinista
Machinista is a Swedish synth-pop duo of John Lindqwister and Richard Flow, also known respectively for Cat Rapes Dog and Vision Talk. The band released “Xenoglossy” (2014), “Garmonbozia” (2015) and “Let Darkness In” (2017) before “Black Tide”, a 2018 EP previewing the album “Anthropocene” (2019). The EP revisits “Dark Heart Of Me” from “Garmonbozia” in remixes by Apoptygma Berzerk and DNTR.
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