This is the latest album from the American project Obli-X-vion. The production has something rudimentary and reminds me of 90s demos. The influences sound Dark-Electro like with a tormented atmosphere that covers everything and is enhanced by ghostly vocals. Far from a masterpiece, but a project with certain potential. (Rate:6½).

Listen to “Strife”:

About Obli-X-vion

Obli-X-vion, performing as obli_x_vion, is a dark electro and EBM project from Portland, Oregon. The project self-released the “AccessDenied//Impunity” EP on January 8, 2021, followed by the “ImminentDysfunction” EP on July 6, 2023. The “Strife” single, featuring the tracks “Strife” and “Control”, followed on December 19, 2023.

Both “Strife” and “Control” were carried over onto the full-length album “Echoes In The Deaf Ears Of The Remorseless”, self-released on March 21, 2024. Obli-X-vion followed with the “Hymns for the Wretched” EP on September 12, 2025, and has also released remixes of tracks by Pixel Grip and :wumpscut:.

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