Menschdefekt – Recombination (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Future-Pop, Dark-Electro, EBM.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: German-Swedish trio Menschdefekt released their fourth full length album by the end of 2022. “Recombination” features twelve songs and four remixes.
Content: Menschdefekt has always mixed different genres together creating a heavy, danceable, melting-pot. It’s not that different on “Recombination” where every single piece appears to be a true discovery. The work features the familiar EP-title song “Secular Days” featuring Jay Tazylor (J:Dead). Remixes were made by Teknovore, MissSuicide, Mechanical Moth and TBA.
+ + + : I like the mix between all these different -although related music genres. It sometimes creates a cool contrast which you’ll also find back in the vocals -switching from rough- to sweet parts. A few songs also feature guitar which only accentuates the diversity. The last song “Giana Sisters” is my favorite one for its ultra-diversity which however sounds balanced.
– – – : I wasn’t totally convinced by this new album which is mainly missing a true substance; I like the diversity but songs are missing an exploding effect leading to climax. The remixes can’t convince me either.
Conclusion: Menschdefekt stands for the meeting between Dark-Electro and Electro-Pop but their new work is not as good as I would like.
Best songs: “Giana Sisters, “The Calling”, “Secular Days Feat. Jay Taylor”.
Rate: 6.
Artist: www.menschdefekt.com / www.facebook.com/official.menschdefekt
Label: www.infacted-recordings.de / www.facebook.com/pages/Infacted-Recordings/124099254321690
About Menschdefekt
Menschdefekt is a German-Swedish trio working across Future-Pop, Dark-Electro and EBM, signed to Infacted Recordings. “Recombination”, released at the end of 2022, is the project’s fourth full-length album, featuring twelve original songs plus four remixes and a collaboration with Jay Tazylor of J:Dead on “Secular Days”.
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