Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave.

Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl.

Background/Info: “Dead Season” is the second official opus by Italian Dark-Wave duo Iamnoone. The title of the work is a kind of metaphor to the terrible period we all had to go through… a dead season…

Content: The sound of Iamnoone is definitely inspired by 80s formations reminding me of Trisomie 21 and Dominion. The work is written by guitar, typical low resonating bass lines and electro arrangements. The production of the vocals sounds more connected with Wave-Pop productions.

+ + + : “Dead Season” is an enjoyable work for its global atmosphere evoking 80s memories of Cold-Wave music. But it also sounds like ‘sweet melancholia’ refined with electronic arrangements. I like the delicacy of the production of “No God” and the spooky-like “The Need”. I also recommend listening to “Pieces” which has this good-old retro feeling.

– – – : Despite of the fully enjoyable tracks I’m missing a true highlight.

Conclusion: “Dead Season” sounds styled and enjoyable but is a bit more passionate.

Best songs: “No God”, “Pieces”, “Maya”.

Rate: 7.

Artist: www.facebook.com/iamn8ne

Label: www.coldtransmission.com / www.facebook.com/coldtransmissionmusic

About Iamnoone

Iamnoone is an Italian dark-wave duo founded in 2019 by Philippe Marlat and Stephan Seth. All of the project’s albums have been released by Cold Transmission Music.

“Dead Season”, the second album and the record reviewed here, was released on 26 November 2021 and holds twelve tracks. By February 2025 the duo had four official albums out, the most recent being “The Joy Of Sorrow”, which both members discussed with Side-Line in “Interview with Iamnoone: ‘Darkness Is A Natural Element Of Life And Should Be Understood’”.

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