Stahlgeist – Escape Reality (Album – Advoxya Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Stahlgeist is a new Hungarian EBM duo set up in 2017. The band is driven by Istvan Gazdag (First Aid 4 Souls) and Tamás Bank (Worker Munkás). Last year the duo self-released the digital album “Escape Reality”. In the meantime they joined hands together with Advoxya Records, which released the CD format of this debut work. Side-Line already reviewed the self-released digital version of “Escape Reality” in 2019.
Content: The album takes off a pure old-school EBM way characterized by a solid bass line. Quite progressively Stahlgeist moves into an intelligent format of ‘body music’, which is –just as First Aid 4 Souls, sometimes reminding me of Frontline Assembly (pay attention to “Infected Colony”). The songs are diversified, but all inspired by retro-EBM. This diversity also comes back in the vocals –mainly sung in English, but you’ll also notice other languages as well.
+ + + : This is a great debut work. The classical EBM format has no surprises, but the way the songs have been written reveals a sophisticated process. This is much more than cheap EBM, but a well-thought and accomplished composition revealing great bass lines, icy sequences and raw, danceable songs. There are several cool songs featured on this work. It’s a good thing this album has now been released on CD!
– – – : The link with FLA became rapidly obvious, but I’m not complaining when the result is that accomplished.
Conclusion: Stahlgeist knows how to bring the true EBM spirit to life! This is another strong and promising debut released by Advoxya Records!
Best songs: “Infected Colony”, “Step By Step”, “Nihilist”, “No Regrets”, “Escape Reality”.
Rate: (8).
Artist: www.facebook.com/stahlgeist
Label: www.advoxya–records.com / www.facebook.com/pages/Advoxya–Records/265765706059 Read the news on ‘Escape Reality’.
About Stahlgeist
Stahlgeist is a Hungarian EBM duo formed in 2017 by Istvan Gazdag of First Aid 4 Souls and Tamas Bank of Worker/Munkas. The duo self-released “Escape Reality” as a digital album in 2019 before Advoxya Records issued it on CD in 2020. Alfa Matrix later re-released and remastered the album under the title “Altered Reality” in 2022.
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