Synapscape – Point To Me Nowhere (EP – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial,Experimental, Electronic.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: Tim Kniep and Philipp Muench are back on track unleashing four new songs.
Content: Synapscape has already experimented with different influences and has now accomplished a true sonic melting pot. The work has something chaotic and yet controlled; heavy rhythms have been merged with Psychedelic- and Industrial sound treatments. Other passages are more into minimalism while there’s another piece (cf. “Flight From Disunity”) reminding me of Insekt while the last cut (cf. “Demons Of The Past”) is reminding me of The Executive Slacks mixed with Snog.
+ + + : Synapscape is a sonic chameleon; every single work sounds a bit different and yet it remains driven by recognizable elements. Synapscape has a kind of sound DNA and remains a creative project. I like the minimalism and also the retro touch emerging at “Interactive Paradox” -featuring cool, screaming like vocals, and “Demons Of The Past”.
– – – : The opening piece “Nightfall” has something chaotic which I don’t like that much.
Conclusion: Synapscape are once again taking their fanbase by surprise; mixing retro-Electro with delicate minimalism.
Best songs: “Interactive Paradox”, “Demons Of The Past”.
Rate: 7½.
Listen to “Point Me To Nowhere”:
Artist: www.synapscape.org / www.facebook.com/synapscape
Label: www.ant-zen.com / www.facebook.com/antzen.official
About Synapscape
Synapscape is a post-industrial duo from Bielefeld, Germany, formed by Tim Kniep and Philipp Münch. The project has released almost its entire catalogue through the German label ant-zen, starting with the self-titled CD in 1995.
The 7” “Helix / Merging” appeared in 1997 and the 10” “Remix Item” in 1998, followed by the albums “So What” (1999), “Screenwalking” (2000), “Positive Pop” (2001) and “Raw” (2002). The CD EP “Hands On Centrozoon” arrived in 2003. Later albums include “Act!” (2005), “Now” (2007), “Again” (2009), “Traits” (2011), “Rhythm Age” (2015), “The Humanoid Problem” (2017) and “Still” (2018).
Kniep and Münch also record with Imminent as The Incredible Three, a trio that issued two 7” singles on Ant-Zen in 2005. Synapscape released the album “A Journey Through Concern” and the EP “A Mutual Disagreement” in 2020, and returned in 2022 with the album “The Stable Mind” and the EPs “Close To A Comfortable Distance” and “Point Me To Nowhere”.
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