Siamgda ꕾ Marie – Resistanz (Digital/CD Album – Hands)
It has been five years since Marc Fischer released his previous album. For this new opus, he collaborated with multimodal artist Marie, who contributed vocals to several tracks.
If you’re familiar with the work of this German sound guru, you’ll know how effortlessly he transports listeners into a kind of parallel dimension best described as a trance-like state. That remains true here—but this time, he goes further by enriching his signature Trance style with additional, more explicitly defined elements. There’s a powerful fusion of Tribal and Industrial, most notably reflected in the driving, rousing rhythms. Marie’s unique vocal contributions add a distinct layer of depth, while the relentless beats cast a hypnotic spell. The album unfolds gradually, but right from the start, you’re gripped by the sheer power radiating from the compositions.
Siamgda and Marie have crafted a high-quality work that is sure to resonate with longtime fans and newcomers alike. (Rating:8½).
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About Siamgda
Siamgda is the project of German musician Marc Fischer, who began composing music in the 1990s as Stoerfrequenz. A trip to Nepal introduced him to new instruments and set him on a different sonic path, leading him to launch Siamgda. Early releases came out on his own Mind Plug Records before he signed to Ant-Zen and later to Hands.
Fischer’s tenth Siamgda album, “Here And Now”, fused Electro, Trance, Tribal and Techno elements. “Resistanz” follows five years later as a collaboration billed as “Siamgda ꕾ Marie”, with vocalist Marie featured on several tracks.
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