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Jet Noir – The Hall Of Ghosts (CD EP – Jet Noir)

Inferno Sound Diaries — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 09:56:29 +0000

Genre/Influences: Goth-metal, epic, electronic. Content: Jet Noir is a female artist who you maybe know from her involvement as the keyboardist and backing vocalist in Naked Lunch. This new and self-released EP features 4 new songs plus 5 remixes. The opening cut “Thy Dagger” is an interesting piece of music mixing heavy guitar riffs and breakbeat passages adding some extra power to the song. But the most surprising and exciting element is the rather unexpected electro final revealing irresistible sound treatments. The song this way became a melting pot of different ideas, but in the end I would say that it works. Jet Noir still has a powerful timbre of voice, which has been produced in a rather clear way. Jet Noir got the help of a few guest artists to achieve this EP. Dean Baker is not exactly the most familiar name in the electro scene, but he’s the keyboardist of the metal-driven formation Galahad. He’s one of the contributors to this EP while he also did the production. That’s maybe one of the reasons why this album covers some explicit metal influences. The 3 songs left remain under the level of the debut song. You’ll here discover a sound moving in between pure epic arrangements and a more explicit metal inspiration. One of the main fascinating elements are the excellent vocals by Jet Noir. I sincerely expected a bit more out of these 3 songs. The remixes reveal a clearly electro-driven style by bands like Attrition (Martin Bowes still did the mastering of the EP), Ruinizer and Technomancer. Dean Baker did a remix as well while Jeremiah Saint is a rather unknown name. “Thy Dagger” was seriously empowered by electronics treatments thanks to Technomancer, but the best remixes are coming next. Ruinizer has remixed “A Cold Day In Hell” in its usual complex approach while holding on the epic touch of the original song. Attrition did a real cool job remixing “A Cold Day In Hell” as well. There’s a mysterious flow running through this song, which is absolutely great and creative. I was a little less convinced by both last remixes. Conclusion: “The Hall Of Ghosts” features one excellent and original song plus a few cool remixes. This artist clearly tries to bring something new although I’m not totally convinced. It would be interesting to hear the songs produced a more electro-minded style while holding on to the metal influence. Best songs: “Thy Dagger”, “A Cold Day In Hell – Attrition Remix”, “A Cold Day In Hell – Ruinizer Remix”. Rate: (DP:6½)DP. Band: www.facebook.com/TheJetNoir

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Naked Lunch keyboard player Jet Noir releases ‘The Hall Of Ghosts’ EP

Jan Ronald Stange — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 16:30:38 +0000

(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Being both a progressive gothic singer/songwriter, keyboard player and backing vocalist in Naked Lunch (presently on hiatus), and also an alternative model, the multitalented London-based Jet Noir is keeping herself busy by releasing her 4th EP “The Hall Of Ghosts” on December 5th.

The EP contains 4 original tracks and 5 remixes by Jeremiah Saint, Attrition, Dean Baker (of the progressive rock band Galahad), Ruinizer and Technomancer.

It also features Pietro Hoffmann on electric guitar and backing vocals, and he joins her along with Dean Baker on synth and Mark Spencer (of progressive rock band Twelfth Night) on bass guitar for live performances. ‘The Hall of Ghosts’ is mixed by Dean Baker and mastered by Martin Bowes of Attrition.

Out on the 5th of December on CD and via digital outlets iTunes, Amazon and Bandcamp.

See the video for ‘Till the Bitter End’ right here!

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New EP for cult act Naked Lunch, ‘Alternate States : chapter 1’ – out now featuring re-recording ‘Some Bizzare Album’ track ‘La Femme’ – Depeche Mode fans will love this one!

Bernard - Side-Line Staff — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 16:08:02 +0000

Out now via Bandcamp is the download EP “Alternate States : chapter 1” by Naked Lunch. Naked Lunch should ring a bell with many amongst you as the band was featured on the now legendary “Some Bizzare Album” with other acts such as Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, etc.. Not all that surprising since Tony Mayo, the lead singer, had close connections with Stevo Pearce and aided with pulling the artists for this album together.

The cult track “La Femme” from that “Some Bizzare Album” was re-recorded for this new EP with extra vocals by Jet Noir. Jet Noir joined up with Naked Lunch in 2013 when the recording of their “Beyond Planets” album was underway. The tracks on “Alternate States : chapter 1” were then mixed by Dean Baker (Galahad) and mastered by Martin Bowes of Attrition. 4 extra tracks complete the EP which is out now and can be downloaded now.

Interesting detail about “La Femme” is that the song was originally called “Le Femme” but Phonogram to who the “Some Bizzare Album” album was licensed to changed it to grammatically correct French, missing the point of the androgyny of the electronic music scene (and that the song was about that).

Naked Lunch are one of the one of the first synth based groups and was formed in 1979 by Tony Mayo. Mick Clarke was an early addition shortly followed by Cliff Chapman and Paul N. Davies and then, in 1981, by Mark Irving. Although they called it a day in 1985, 2010 saw Tony Mayo link up again with early member Paul Davies to write new material. Mick Clark and Cliff Chapman joined in 2011, Mark Irving in early 2012. The band released the album “Beyond Planets” in 2014 after signing with Sub Culture Records for digital distribution. In 2014 Naked Lunch toured the UK with Combichrist and in 2015 with Covenant.

Alternate States : chapter 1 by Naked Lunch

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