Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave, Medieval, Mystic.

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: German duo Bysmarque & Snowwhyte released their debut full length “Once Upon A Time” in 2019 on Echozone. They last year self-released this EP featuring five new songs. The band is driven by Roman Schilling and Melanie Graf who are both singing and composing the songs.

Content: “Mindkiller” clearly reveals an evolution in comparison with the band’s debut album. The influences are still Electro-Wave driven, but there also is a noticeable and intriguing Eastern sphere supporting the songs. There’s a mix of Ritual- and Medieval elements creating a somewhat mystic sound. Most of the vocals have been sung together, which sometimes result in a kind of sacred union, but which can also become sensual, evasive and even into lamentations format. The last song reveals a more cinematographic approach, which is accentuated by the spoken vocals.

+ + + : This EP reveals an interesting and noticeable evolution in influences. We no longer can speak about ‘classical’ Electro-Wave/Pop music, but a more creative exposure, which has something mystic-like. Bysmarque & Snowwhyte clearly have their own style, which is the best to discover with “Ascension”. 

– – – : The songs don’t feature a real climax, mainly missing some power, which could have been injected by harder percussion (tribal) parts.

Conclusion: This band reveals an interesting potential and I think the best is yet to come; so let’s wait for their next work.

Best songs: “Ascension”, “The Golden Path”.

Rate: (7).

Artist: www.facebook.com/BysandSnowMusic

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Genre/Influences:  Wave-pop, electro-pop.

Background/Info: Bysmarque & Snowwhyte is a German male-female duo set up in 2017. After having released two singles they now unleashed their debut album. The title of the work refers to the lyrical influences dealing about fairy tales and legends.

Content: I never heard of the band before, but discovered an interesting electro-wave format. Mel’s timbre of voice makes me think of a hybrid between Anne Clark and Elena Alice Fossi. She has a fragile and somewhat sterile way of singing, which is perfectly matching with the music. The songs are rather simplistic, but efficient; constantly supported with a cold atmosphere.

+ + + : The production is somewhat simplistic and yet efficient. This band delivers an original creation, which is supported by a great atmospheric layer. The songs have something 80s-like reminding me of wave-pop bands from that era. There also is something ‘authentic’ running through the songs. The album reveals a few cool songs such as “Hexeneinmaleins”, the previously released single “Mensch-Maschine”, “The Last Gift” and “Otto And The Beast”.

– – – : This is a successful debut album, but I think the global production can be improved and especially the songs have to be a little bit more elaborated.

Conclusion: Bysmarque & Snowwhyte is a crazy name for a band, but it’s an easy one to keep in mind and this debut album sounds really promising.

Best songs: “Hexeneinmaleins”, “Mensch-Maschine”, “The Last Gift”, “Otto And The Beast”, “Living It Up”.

Rate: (7½).

Artist: www.bysmarque–and–snowwhyte.com / www.facebook.com/BysandSnowMusic

Label: www.echozone.de / www.facebook.com/EchozoneMusic

Inferno Sound Diaries

I have been working for over 30 years with Side-line as the main reviewer. My taste is eclectic, uncoventional and I prefer to look for the pearls, even if the bands are completely unknown, thus staying loyal to the Side-Line philosophy of nurturing new talents.

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