Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, aggrotech. Background/Info: “Join Us” is SynthAttack’s fourth album since the opening full length…
Genre/Influences:
Dark-electro,
aggrotech.
Background/Info:
“Join
Us” is SynthAttack’s fourth album since the opening full length “To The Floor”
(2015). The band is still driven by the creative spirit of Martin Schindler.
“Join Us” features ten songs plus seven remixes by other artists.
Content:
SynthAttack
can be the best compared to an imaginary dance-ogre. The songs are boosted by
electro-adrenaline made by heavy, danceable kicks, cold electro sequences and
trance-like leads. The vocals feature this cavernous expression while a few
cuts reveal female backings. SynthAttack is the perfect fusion between
dark-electro and dance/trance music.
Remixes
have been accomplished by Aesthetic Perfection, Centhron, Agonoize, ES23,
Grendel, CygnosiC and Nachtmahr.
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+ + :
SynthAttack clearly composes music for the dancefloor. Each new opus
sounds as a sonic bomb to get fans into frenetic dance. It’s not that different
for “Join Us”, which is an invitation to move. The heavy, boosting kicks
together with the trance-like leads can’t leave club visitors enjoying
dark-electronics unmoved. The songs reflect constant power, which feels a bit like
a transcendental trip. Songs like “Join Us”, “Enjoy The Pain”, and “Addicted To
The Thrill” will definitely convince you from the band’s potential and dance
skills. Next to the new songs you also get an impressive list of famous
artists/remixers. I here have a little preference for the remix of “Final
salvation” by ES23.
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– – :
SynthAttack remains a kind of challenge. The fusion of dark-electronics
with some commercial-like trance leads is sometimes pretty risky and maybe a
bit cheap. I’m especially referring to “Final Salvation”, which reminds me of
the lead of Culture Beat’s mega-hit “Mr. Vain”. Despite of the great artists
invited to remix I don’t experience this section as a real bonus to the album.
The original songs are definitely better!
Conclusion:
SynthAttack
makes no prisoners blowing everything down! Music is their religion, the
dancefloor their temple to convince new adherents!
Best
songs:
“Join Us”, “Enjoy The Pain”, “Addicted To The Thrill”, “Until The Dawn”,
“Final Salvation – ES23 Remix”, “Join Us – Aesthetic Perfection Remix”.
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