Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Three years after the “Maskiner”-album, Swedish duo Mattias Ziessow – Christer Hermodsson…
Genre/Influences: EBM.
Background/Info: Three years after the “Maskiner”-album,
Swedish duo Mattias Ziessow –
Christer Hermodsson is back on track unleashing the fourth official full length
of their EBM project Spark!
Content: “Chaos” is flavored by the good-old taste
of EBM; a hard and merciless composition by the unavoidable Swedish lyrics. I
however noticed one song sung in English. The main characteristic of the album
is the polished arrangements adding a poppy-touch on top of the songs. The
music is much more than simply solid bass lines and punching rhythms, but also
reveals a sophisticated writing resulting in multiple outstanding songs.
+ + + : “Chaos” doesn’t sound chaotic at all, but
rapidly appears to be a new milestone in Spark!’s discography. The songs are
moving further than simply retro ‘hard-core’-EBM. I discovered a styled and
intelligent EBM format, which has the power of traditional EBM, but with this
little extra refinement on top. This aspect comes mainly through in the
alluring and carrying choruses. I of course have to say a word about the solid
and menacing bass lines plus the furious, charismatic vocals. Just pay some
attention for the title song, which perfectly reflects the ‘renewed’ Spark!
style.
– – – : If I can imagine one regret about this
album, it’s maybe the fact there are only 9 songs featured. But I prefer a
short and alluring tracklist instead of an endless number of songs featuring
multiple B-side cuts.
Conclusion: According to me, “Chaos” is the best and
for sure most intelligent retro styled EBM work of 2019!
Best songs: “Chaos”, “Jag Vet Vad Du Vill”, “Klara
Färdiga Gå”, “Snabbare Och Högre”, “Stålgrå Himmel”.
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