Metal Disco – Misbehave (EP – Werkstatt Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Electro-Wave, Minimal-Electro.
Format: Digital, CD, Cassette.
Background/Info: Werkstatt Recordings label owner ‘Toxic Razor’ has been very prolific with his different projects during the past year. But Metal disco has been clearly one of the most active projects, releasing multiple EP’s and a compilation album. “Misbehave” was the last recording from 2021 and features six new tracks.
Content: Metal Disco remains driven by the power of hardware equipment, which creates a powerful sound production. The tracks are once more mixing EBM, Electro-Wave and pure Minimal-Electronics. I however have to say there’s a song (cf. “Invert”) featuring an icy, Technoid tune on top.
+ + + : Metal Disco has never disappointed me, but this new EP is without a shadow of a doubt one of the best releases in history. I remain addicted to the minimalism of the production, but especially the icy sound treatments and dark bass lines are emerging at this work. “Invert” is a brilliant cold song, but I also must mention “Trans-Doll” and “Crack”. “The Trance That Veils The Mind” is driven by a sublime lead and “Void” will definitely appeal to lovers of Fad Gadget.
– – – : My single regret is the pretty short during time of the work; only 18 minutes of joy for 6 songs.
Conclusion: The more prolific Metal Disco is the more inspired and efficient the releases are.
Best songs: “Invert”, “Trans-Doll”, “The Trans That Veils The Mind”, “Crack”, “Void”.
Rate: 8½.
Listen to “Misbehave”:
Artist: www.facebook.com/metaldiscomusic
Label: www.facebook.com/werkstattrecordings
About Metal Disco
Metal Disco is an electronic project run by the Greek musician Toxic Razor, who is also half of Paradox Obscur and owns the Athens label Werkstatt Recordings. The project keeps its personnel undisclosed and records with hardware synthesizers and drum machines.
Early releases include “Unearthly Vices” and “Fetish Club Anthems” in 2015, “Tease” in 2016, “Devil Explicit” in 2017, the single “The Tyger/Obnoxious” on Detonic Recordings and “Vade Mecum” in 2018, and the “Banger EP” on Werkstatt Recordings in 2019. “Sex, Drugs & Hardware” and the “Clublife EP” followed in 2020. In 2021 the project issued “Καμία Εξουσία”, the compilation “Technoid Electronics 2015-2020” and the “Misbehave” EP, which came out on December 3, 2021.
Toxic Razor discussed the hardware-only working method in a Click Interview with Metal Disco published in March 2022. Later titles include “In Motion” and “EBM Workout” in 2022, “Technoid Electronics II 2021-2022” in 2023 and “Hellion Reaper” in 2024.
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