Ner\Ogris – I Am The Shadow – I Am The Light (Album – Dependent)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, EBM.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Ner\Ogris is a new German duo featuring established names. It’s the meeting between composer Kai Neugebauer (Les Berrtas) and singer Tino Claus (Amnistia, TC75, MDDTC). The debut album features eleven songs.
Content: The sound of the album is clearly driven by old-school Electro elements which remind me of early Skinny Puppy with obscure atmospheres à la Yelworc on top. There’re also bombastic-like arrangements running through the songs. Most of the songs are featuring vocals but you’ll also notice instrumental cuts -which like on the last track are a bit into Trance and Ambient influences.
+ + + : I can’t say this project innovates but clearly brings a well-crafted and intelligent Dark-Electro format. There’s a perfect balance between power and dark atmospheres. The Industrial-like sound treatments and other bombastic arrangements plus some menacing bass lines accentuate the obscurity of the production. One of my favorite cuts is the instrumental “Cuervo Nada Mas” but I also recommend listening to “Shadowlight” (which is now released as a single), “Reality & Fiction” and “Silent Anguish”.
– – – : I’m a bit wondered about the last track “Mundo Oscuro” for its totally different approach -being more Trance/Ambient like. It’s a cool cut but it has less in common with the rest of the tracklist.
Conclusion: “I Am The Shadow – I Am The Light” is more than a promising debut for this experienced duo. Ner\Ogris clearly sounds like having a strong potential.
Best songs: “Cuervo Nada Mas”, “Shadowlight”, “Reality & Fiction”, “Silent Anguish”, “Down”.
Rate: 8.
Artist: www.nerogris.com / www.facebook.com/ner.ogris
Label: www.dependent.de / www.facebook.com/dependent.records Read the news on ‘I Am The Shadow – I Am The Light’.
About Ner\Ogris
Ner\Ogris is a German duo formed by composer Kai Neugebauer, also known for Les Berrtas, and singer Tino Claus, also known for Amnistia, TC75 and MDDTC. The project signed to Dependent Records, which released the debut album “I Am The Shadow – I Am The Light” on 24 February 2023. Side-Line covered the first video single from the album, “Deepest Fear”, ahead of its release.
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