Technolorgy – Inevitably Versatile (Album – Digital World Audio)
Genre/Influences: Dark electro-pop, future-pop.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Set up in 2008 by DAV1D (vocals) and LAU (machines), the Greek duo Technolorgy released their third full length album by the end of 2019. A limited edition has been released as well and features a bonus CD.
Content: I think it’s not totally right labeling this album as pure ‘electro-pop’. Technolorgy has always striven to deal with a harder and more powerful electro approach, which is supported with melodic, ‘poppy’-like treatments and leads. It’s not that different for “Inevitably Versatile”, which however takes off with a menacing and metal-driven guitar playing mixed with electronic sequences. The song appears to be a single experiment, which might be seen as an intro to the album. And this opus clearly mixes elements of future-pop and hard electro-pop. The vocals have something passionate, which creates a right match with the ‘harder’ sound. The last song (cf. “100% Jesus”) moves back to guitar, but this time it sounds like it is empowering the electronic structure.
+ + + : Technolorgy clearly deals with their very own vision of electro-pop; it’s a naughty and I dare to say ‘perverted’ format, which is mixing power and melody. Some of the melody lines have something pretty vintage/analogue sounding, which mainly comes through at “Demons To Drown”. But one of the best surprises probably is the last –and already mentioned, track “100% Jesus”. I like the guitar passage boosting the electronic structure. This album is varied, a bit versatile, but featuring multiple cool songs.
– – – : I remain a bit wondering about the opening track (cf. “Carnivore”), which has something metal-driven mixed with electronics. The songs don’t sound as fully representative for the rest of the tracklist and I hope it’s not the future sonic path Technolorgy will explore.
Conclusion: Technolorgy confirms their somewhat quirky electro-pop approach unleashing a fully entertaining work!
Best songs: “100% Jesus”, “Eu-Rope”, “Demons To Drown”, “Silvertongue”.
Rate: (7½).
Artist: www.facebook.com/TECHN0L0RGY
Label: www.digitalworld.audio / www.facebook.com/DigitalWorldAudio Read the news on ‘Inevitably Versatile’.
About Technolorgy
Technolorgy is a Thessaloniki, Greece-based duo of DAV1D (vocals) and LAU (machines), set up in 2008. Earlier full lengths include “Dying Stars” (2015, Digital Audio World) and the “Damsels In Distress” EP the same year. “Inevitably Versatile” followed in 2019 on Digital World Audio, released as a hand-numbered 2CD limited edition whose bonus disc carries three extra tracks: “Godd”, “Lament” and “Witching Hour”.
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