Snowbeasts + Solypsis – Parasomnia (Album – Ohm Resistance)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Electro, Industrial-Trance.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: “Parasomnia” comes as an extension to the last year released album “Fever Dream”, which was a collaboration between American projects Snowbeasts and Solypsis. Seven songs from this album have been exposed to the remix skills of sixteen artists.
Content: The work is a diversified and somewhat versatile rework of album songs. There are many influences, moving from pure Industrial to Minimal-Electro to Trance passages to D’n’B to Industrial-Techno to IDM. Remixes have been accomplished by Luke Lund, Compactor, Skintape, Somatic Responses, Alpturer, Spheric, Skymall, STCLVR, Robert Imhuman, Rekt, The Gothsicles, Cathode Ray Tube, Anatoly Grinberg, Sawtooth, Amantra and Solypsis.
+ + + : The good thing with such an album is that we all will find one or more favorite remixes. It’s hard to give a favorite, but I like the IDM approach of Cathode Ray Tube. I also enjoyed the opening remix by Luke Lund, transforming “The Ultimatum” into an Industrial-Trance driven dance piece. There’s also something to say about the remix of “Reprieve” by Skintape, which is a cool Electro-Industrial cut. The Industrial-Techno bouncing remix of “Modular Cytology” by Alpturer is another noticeable track. Last, but not least I’ll also mention “Artificial Everything” remixed in a more Electro-driven way by The Gothsicles.
– – – : I’ve never been a huge fan of productions filled with an endless list of remixes. I also prefer the original songs although I’ve to admit there are a few cool songs featured.
Conclusion: Remixes often are a good way to bring original songs to life. Here we get an open-minded Industrial driven production.
Best songs: “Dead Skies – Cathode Ray Tube Remix”, “Reprieve – Skintape Remix”, “Modular Cytology – Alpturer Remix”.
Rate: 7.
Artists: www.snowbeasts.audio / www.facebook.com/snowbeasts / www.facebook.com/solypsisnoises
Label: www.ohmresistance.net / www.facebook.com/ohmresistance
About Snowbeasts and Solypsis
Snowbeasts is a post-industrial and dark electronic duo based in Providence, Rhode Island, founded in 2014 by producer Robert Galbraith, who also records as Raab Codec, and vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Elizabeth Virosa. Their early material centred on modular soundscapes and dark ambient textures before moving towards beat-driven structures drawing on IDM, electro-industrial, minimal electronics and industrial techno. Side-Line spoke to the duo in February 2021 for the ‘Click Interview’ with SNOWBEASTS.
Solypsis is the main alias of American noise producer James Miller, who founded the labels Digital Vomit and Dismissive Records and co-founded Couch Fort Records. The two acts released the joint album “Fever Dream” in 2020.
“Parasomnia” followed on 4 March 2021 through Ohm Resistance, the Brooklyn label run by Kurt Gluck, who records as Submerged. Snowbeasts went on to release “The Endless” on Re:Mission Entertainment in 2023, announced on Side-Line as Post-industrial duo Snowbeasts launch new album, ‘The Endless’.
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