Missing In Stars – Perfusing The Circuit (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Indie-Pop, Electro-Pop, Industrial-Pop.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Missing In Stars is a music project driven by Dan Guenther. He has been involved with different projects but Blind Faith And Envy remains the most familiar name. A few years ago now he set up Missing In Stars and released the debut album “Echo Point” in 2017 by Splendid Recordings. A second opus has been now released by Infacted Recordings.
Content: Missing In Stars is much more than Electro/Future-Pop which seems to have been the main sources of inspiration. The songs are Electro-driven and definitely into Pop but now empowered by guitar playing and then transformed into a kind of harder, Industrial/Power-Pop style. Bombastic-, orchestral arrangements are quite noticeable elements of the work which is even resulting into a kind of orchestral Cinematic music. There’s also a surprising cover version of a song from The Echoing Green.
+ + + : This is a diversified piece of music which is driven by Pop but transposed into very different sound formats. I like the Indie-Pop driven “Fight” but also the more Industrial-Pop sounding “The Sinners”. Another similar cut is “Playback” which is boosted by Industrial guitar while revealing cool electronics. I also like “The Tides” for its progression and passionate vocals. Dan Guenther also is a talented and passionate singer.
– – – : I noticed several, softer, cuts which are dreamy but without real interest.
Conclusion: A fully accessible work although not the most cohesive and accessible album.
Best songs: “The Tides”, “Playback”, “Fight”, “Nothing But Lov’n”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: www.missinginstars.com / www.facebook.com/missinginstars
Label: www.infacted-recordings.de / www.facebook.com/pages/Infacted-Recordings/124099254321690
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About Missing In Stars
Missing In Stars is the project of Dan Guenther, also known for his work as Blind Faith And Envy. Guenther released the Missing In Stars debut album, “Echo Point”, on Splendid Recordings in 2017. The second album, “Perfusing The Circuit”, followed on Infacted Recordings.
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