Pete Crane – XV (EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Cinematic-Body-Music, Industrial.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: Shiv-R frontman Pete Crane released his debut-album earlier this year with the album “That Annihilated Place”. He also released the EP “You Are Not Your Body” and now strikes back with a new EP featuring four new tracks plus two remixes.
Content: The sound is somewhat comparable to Shiv-R, which is not that surprising, but the instrumental cuts create a different sensation. Pete Crane is mixing Industrial together with harsh EBM sounds resulting in a pure, dynamic Cinematographic style. The compositions are elaborated and sometimes driven by menacing bass lines and dark atmospheres with some extra Technoid elements on top.
Both remixes by Les Berrtas and Tragic Impulse are songs originally released on the album.
+ + + : If you don’t know this work has been composed by Pete Crane you would think it’s an instrumental album composed by Shiv-R. There for sure are common elements in the sound treatments and the sophisticated writing, but the instrumental edit creates a pure cinematographic style. And this composition is original as it creates a kind of Cinematic-EBM dimension. I like the filtered bleeping sequences running through “Total Annihilation” and the solid bass line –reminding Front 242, at “Numb”. Les Berrtas made a cool remix of “Fear”, but I prefer the powerful remix of “You Are Not Your Body” by Tragic Impulse. This EP is featuring 4 new cuts and that’s also a good reason to discover this work.
– – – : I’m sometimes expecting some vocals; just a few parts here and there, but that’s not the concept of this solo-work!
Conclusion: Pete Crane moves on composing well-crafted and modern electronic music; this is a unique, but cool imaginary Soundtrack for EBM freaks.
Best songs: “Total Annihilation”, “Numb”, “You Are Not Your Body – Tragic Impulse Remix”.
Rate: (8).
Artist: www.facebook.com/pete.crane
Label: www.infacted-recordings.de / www.facebook.com/pages/Infacted-Recordings/124099254321690
About Pete Crane
Pete Crane is one half of the Australian electro-industrial duo Shiv-R, alongside Ben Bulge, active since 2010. In February 2020, Crane released “That Annihilated Place” as a solo artist, followed by the EP “You Are Not Your Body”. “XV” is his latest EP, featuring four new tracks and remixes by Les Berrtas and Tragic Impulse.
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