Silver Walks – Various Positions (Album – Distortion Productions)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Dark-Electro, Dark-Pop.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: We welcome the debut album of American project Silver Walks. Guest singers Stella Soleil, Eva X, Coral Scere + Tim Heireth and Marc Heal (Cubanate) contributed to the opus.John Fryer did the mixing.
Content: This work covers different influences, which have been masterly adapted into a very own creation. Most of the songs are powerful and mainly carried by Electro-Industrial sound treatments, but there’s also a pop touch emerging now and then. Most of the songs are cold and danceable. The different vocalists are adding diversity to the work; from pure sensuality to total rage.
+ + + : This is a well-crafted work with a very own approach. I like when a band is trying to do things a different way. The contribution of different singers brings different accents to the work, but I have to admit I remain impressed by the violence and rage by Marc Heal singing on “In Consequence”. This song is comparable to Industrial-Pop music. Another great cut is “Mirrortowne” featuring Industrial guitar riffs and cool electronic sequences.
– – – : There are no major minus points, but I got the feeling this project has the potential to do even better. But it’s a successful debut!
Conclusion: Distortion Productions has a nose for interesting, new, artists and Silver Walks definitely is one to keep an eye on.
Best songs: “In Consequence”, “Mirrortowne”, “Tear Me Down”, “Albatross”.
Rate: 8.
Artist: http://silverwalks.net / www.facebook.com/silverwalks
Label: www.distortionprod.com / www.facebook.com/distortionproductions
About Silver Walks
Silver Walks is a Philadelphia-based (USA) act blending EBM, industrial music, electronic psychedelia, punk and analog noise. The project’s debut LP “Various Positions” was mixed by John Fryer, known for his work with Nine Inch Nails, Stabbing Westward and Depeche Mode.
The album was preceded by the single “In Consequence”, featuring guest vocals from Marc Heal of Cubanate, and was released on Distortion Productions, reviewed here as the project’s debut full-length.
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