Neuroklast – Streetkid (album – ProNoize / Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-Trance, Dark-Techno.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: One year after the promising debut album “Beyond The Blackwall” German Neuroklast duo released their new album by the end of 2022. This project is driven by Kay S. (previously involved in Chainreactor) and Markus H. (previously involved in Readjust and Fractal Age).
Content: “Streetkid” is the continuation to “Beyond The Blackwall”. The production is a heavy, danceable, melting pot featuring industrialized sound treatments on top of dark Techno/Trance influences. There are no real vocals but only sampled passages. I also noticed a harder Industrial-Tribal cut reminding to iVardensphere because it’s featuring iVardensphere. Another song is featuring Razorchild. Globally speaking this work will appeal for lovers of Noisuf-X, Chainreactor and related bands.
+ + + : I liked the debut album but I prefer the new work which sounds more constant. This is a powerful production carried by solid bass lines, terrific kicks and irresistible Industrial-like sound manipulations. There are numerous irresistible cuts featured but “Netrun”, “Streetkid” and “Synthesize” are my personal favorites for their blasting effect.
– – – : Neuroklast brings nothing new although a new sonic jewel in the world of Terror-Techno-Industrial music.
Conclusion: Neuroklast confirms their potential and has accomplished a true masterpiece to bring Industrial dancefloors on fire.
Best songs: “Netrun”, “Synthesize”, “Streetkid”, “Forlorn”, “Urban Tribes feat. iVardensphere”, “Never Sleep”.
Rate: 8½.
Artist: www.facebook.com/Neuroklast
Label: www.darkdimensions.de / www.facebook.com/pages/Dark-Dimensions-Label-Group/486014725206
About Neuroklast
Neuroklast is a German duo formed by Kay Schäfer, formerly of Chainreactor, and Markus Horschig, formerly of ReAdjust and Fractal Age. The two had known each other for years before launching the project, inspired by the atmosphere and music of the video game “Cyberpunk 2077”. Schäfer handles the technical, production side of Neuroklast while Horschig composes and arranges.
The duo released its debut album “Beyond The Blackwall” in 2021 via ProNoize / Dark Dimensions, followed by “Streetkid” in 2022 on the same label. “Streetkid” tells the story of a poor citizen in a dystopian cyberpunk megacity determined to become a legend. The album features the track “Urban Tribes” with Scott Fox of iVardensphere, and a collaboration with Annina Melissa of Razorchild, a project Schäfer co-founded with her.
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