Projekt203 – Demolačná Čata (Album – Projekt203)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Dark-Pop.
Format: Digital, USB.
Background/Info: Slovakian duo Ondrej Pešek – Sissi Enns are back on track. The newest opus was released by the end of 2020 featuring thirteen songs.
Content: The album takes off with a rather mystic intro evolving into a harsher Industrial approach with male and female vocals on top. The main singer however remains Sissi Enns, which doesn’t exactly have a graceful timbre of voice. But that perfectly fits with the somewhat rough and darker approach in sound. The lyrics are sung in Slovakian, which injects a kind of ‘Balkan-Pop’ touch to the work.
+ + + : I prefer the songs on, which Sissi Enns sings solo. She definitely injects something extra to the songs while there’s a noticeable match between singer and music. This is Electro-Pop with a rough and unpolished approach, which makes this album different from the average Electro-Pop productions. I also noticed songs with carrying choruses, creating a kind of contract between a rough sound production and a chorus that you’ll keep in mind. Last, but not least I also have to say a word about the great artistic artwork.
– – – : Singing in your Mother tongue is often a challenge when it’s not an international language like English. It creates a ‘local’ Pop-style, which will have some difficulties to conquer a wider audience.
Conclusion: The least I can say is that Projekt203 has seriously evolved and improved most aspects of the production and especially compared to their debut work.
Best songs: “Buď Môj Strach”, “Karavána”.
Rate: (7).
Artist: www.projekt203.sk / www.facebook.com/Projekt203
About Projekt203
Projekt203 is the Bratislava, Slovakia-based electro-pop duo of Ondrej Pešek (writing and production) and singer Sissi Enns. Side-Line included the project on the 2017 compilation “Synth Slovakia”. Projekt203 released the album “Vírus” via TC Lemons in 2018. “Demolačná Čata”, mastered by Lukáš Sadloň, was released in November 2020.
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