Mei – Les États De La Matière (Album – EC Underground)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Experimental.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: Caroline Laure Masson aka Mei is a French artist who’s been busy for a couple of years now. The album “Les États De La Matière” ‘was originally conceived as a complete story’ and has been divided into several EPs released on different labels like Ant-Zen, Detroit Underground, and Schematic Records.
Content: We get 8 songs leading us into the particular Industrial-like sound universe of Mei. The tracks are driven by slow rhythms creating a sensual sensation which together with Caroline’s singing becomes only more orgasmic. A few cuts feature extra, danceable, Techno vibes and I even noticed a kind of Industrial-Trip-Pop cut.
+ + + : Industrial music has never been so sexy which is a feeling I already got at previous Mei-productions. This artist creates an ‘Industrial free-style’ revealing her creative mind. I think this work might appeal to lovers of Grausame Töchter and S.I.N.A.; kind of provocative girl-power but first of all a talented artist. The tracklist is maybe a bit short but we only get great songs becoming better and better towards the end of the album.
– – – : I prefer a great album with only 8 songs instead of a poorly inspired work featuring an endless number of songs but a few more cuts would have been cool here.
Conclusion: Mei confirms to have a nose for great and visionary Industrial music.
Best songs: “Équinoxe”, “Sushis”, “Aqua Ghoul”, “F**k You”.
Rate: 8½.
Artist: www.facebook.com/closetomei
Label: https://ecunderground.com / www.facebook.com/ecunderground
Listen to “Les États De La Matière”:
About Mei
Mei is the industrial project of French artist Caroline Laure Masson. “Les États De La Matière” was conceived as a complete story and released in stages as EPs on Ant-Zen, Detroit Underground and Schematic Records before this full album, issued via EC Underground, gathered the eight tracks together with their individual music videos.
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