Background/Info:
We had to wait five years to get the fifth
album by Syntech. Steffen Lehmann has been really prolific this year as next to
the new Greyhound-album he also gets back to Syntech.
Content:
Syntech is totally different from
Greyhound although both projects will for sure appeal for industrial music
lovers. This project is more characterized by tribal patterns and that’s again
what this new work offers. We get a rather constant industrial-tribal exposure,
which is intermixed with a few more elements. From slower rhythmic passages to
heavier pieces at the end of the work, this album covers a wide spectrum of
industrial music. The beauty of the work is often hidden in details, which
makes the refinement of the work.
+ + + :
Syntech is back and that’s a damned good
thing. I always have liked this project for its tribal approach, which is
rather rare in the industrial scene. So the music remains original! The
tracklist is progressively evolving from pure industrial-tribal towards sensual
passages to heavy outbursts at the end. The songs have something elevating and
I especially recommend listening to “Internal Scream”, “The Trip” and “What
Remains”. Another attention grabber is “What Are You Waiting For” characterized
by real strong kind of trumpet sound making the originality of the song.
– – – :
I can’t say this is my favorite
Syntech-album, but the album is not a simple emulation of previous works and
that’s a detail I appreciate!
Conclusion:
There are projects that make me
happy when they finally have a new work out and Syntech is one of them. This is
not the best Syntech-work from the discography, but it remains a well-crafted
and intelligent production!
Best songs:
“What Remains”, “The Trip”, “What Are You
Waiting For”, “Internal Scream”, “The Signs Are Everywhere”, “In The
Distance”.
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