POC – It’s No Fun (EP – Scanner / Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: EBM.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: POC is a Swedish duo driven by Mika Rossi (Autodafeh, Endless Shame, Agrezzior ao) and his son Sebastian. “It’s No Fun” features five songs.
Content: POC stands for old-school EBM driven by menacing bass lines, simple, but efficient tunes and a few more elaborated passages with bleeps and extra noises. The vocals are rather simple and easy to keep in mind.
+ + + : This is an interesting and satisfying debut by father and son Rossi. It’s cool to discover an EP featuring 5 different songs. Pay attention for “Tick Tock” and “Work My Body” which according to me both have a true potential for EBM dancefloors. The last mentioned song is also more elaborated although still into old-school EBM.
– – – : I think the vocals could be a bit more passionate and harsher. The lyrics are really simple but that’s not really a point.
Conclusion: This EP smells like more!
Best songs: “Tick Tock”, “Work My Body”, “A Shot Of Jäger”.
Rate: 8.
Label: www.darkdimensions.de / www.facebook.com/pages/Dark-Dimensions-Label-Group/486014725206
Listen to “It’s No Fun”:
About POC
POC is a Swedish EBM duo from Blekinge, formed by Mika Rossi, also known for his work in Autodafeh and Agrezzior, and his son Sebastian Rossi. The duo released its debut EP, “It’s No Fun”, on November 24, 2023, through Scanner, part of the Dark Dimensions Label Group. The EP contains five tracks: “A Shot Of Jäger”, “Tick Tock”, “It’s No Fun”, “My Panzer Wagon” and “Work My Body”.
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