Synapsyche – Hate And Psyche (EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, EBM.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: This EP by Italian formation Synapsyche was originally released in 2015 on skyQode. The re-release features one extra song.
Content: This EP hasn’t lost its original magic, mixing brutal beats together with raw leads and aggressive bass lines. The songs are mixing elements of EBM and Dark-Electro, the vocals being totally devoted to Dark-(h)El(l)ectro. All the songs are cool and even the remixes by Zweifelhaft and Device Noize are worthy of examination. The extra song at this re-release is a surprising cover version of Apoptygma Berzerk’s early hit “Bitch”.
+ + + : This EP brings us back to the ‘early’ years of the band and I personally prefer this work to what they’ve done during the past years. I even consider this work as the best one they ever released; a perfect and heavy mix between EBM and dark-Electro. “Whore Wide Web” is a true smasher and especially its harsh, scratching lead sounds phenomenal. “Breath Control” is another great song while I also recommend listening to the remix of “Blame Index 100%” by Device Noize. The original version was featured on the band’s debut album “Crashdown Connected” (2014).
– – – : Quite surprisingly, the title song isn’t my favorite one. The cover version of “Bitch” is cool, but clearly more efficient for live performances.
Conclusion: Synapsyche brings us back to their past, revealing an essential piece in their discography.
Best songs: “Whore Wide Web”, “Breath Control”, “Hate And Psyche”.
Rate: (7½).
Artist: www.facebook.com/synapsyche
Label: www.alfa-matrix.com / www.facebook.com/Alfa.Matrix Read the news on ‘Hate And Psyche’.
About Synapsyche
Synapsyche is an Italian EBM and industrial duo formed by Stefano Mannequinetik and Marco Katatronik. The project’s first releases arrived from 2013 onward, including the single “Wait/Hate”, followed by the debut album “Crashdown Connected” in 2014. The “Hate And Psyche” EP followed in 2015 on skyQode, later reissued with an extra song, a cover of Apoptygma Berzerk’s “Bitch”, plus remixes by Zweifelhaft and Device Noize. Synapsyche has since released albums including “The Abyss Effect” (2016), “This Is Gonna Hurt” (2017), and “In Praise Of Folly” (2019) for Alfa Matrix.
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