State Of The Union – Industrial Slither / Remixes (Digital EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop.
Background/Info: Johann Sebastian moves back to the last year released album of State Of The Union “Indupop”. It was the fifth album of the L.A. based artist. “Industrial” and “Slither” both were originally released on “Indupop” and now exposed to the remixing skills of other artists.
Content: Both songs have been released as “Original Single Remix” revealing the pleasant and happy-like synth-pop music from this artist. “Slither” has been remixed by ES23 and Assemblage 23 while “Industrial” has been remixed by [SITD], Frozen Plasma and Ruined Conflict.
+ + + : You’ll have to agree that the chosen remixers are quite interesting names for an EP. I especially like the work of Assemblage 23 and Frozen Plasma. Another noticeable cut is the remix of “Industrial” by [SITD], which seem like having accentuated the lead of the song. No doubt about it, this is the kind of EP that will please to the fans of the band.
– – – : Both title songs weren’t exactly my favorites featured at “Indupop” so I’m not totally convinced by the EP.
Conclusion: State Of The Union has already composed better songs than “Industrial” and “Slither”, but the great list of remixes makes this EP interesting.
Best songs: “Industrial – Frozen Plasma Remix”, “Slither – Assemblage 23 Remix”.
Rate: (6).
Artist: www.facebook.com/StateOfTheUnionOfficial
Label: www.infacted–recordings.de / www.facebook.com/pages/Infacted–Recordings/124099254321690
About State Of The Union
State Of The Union is an electronic industrial band from Los Angeles, California, fronted by Johann Sebastian. The project debuted in 2002 with the album “Black City Lights” on Accession Records, a label founded by Adrian Hates, before moving to WTII Records and, for the European market, Infacted Recordings.
The second album “Inpendum” followed in 2004, and the debut was re-recorded as “Black City Lights V.2” in 2005. “Evol Love Industry” (2008), “My Time Away” (2014) and “Indupop” (2018) preceded “Industrial / Slither”, an EP gathering remixes of two “Indupop” tracks by ES23, Assemblage 23, SITD, Frozen Plasma and Ruined Conflict. State Of The Union went on to release the “Bad Flower” EP in 2020.
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