The Walking Icon – We Are Memory (Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Trip-Pop, Dark/Cold-Wave.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Israeli-Russian duo The Walking Icon released their newest opus by the end of 2023. Sasha Rempel and Dmitry Osipov are already active for a while now and released eight new songs plus two remixes.
Content: It’s not that easy to catch the sound of this work which rather sounds like the offspring between different influences; definitely Electronic by mixing Pop and Trip-Pop but still Dark/Cold-Wave with a song reminding me of Trisomy 21. On top emerges Sasha Rempel’s fragile, sweet timbre of voice. Remixes have been done by Ner/Ogris and Sonum Unum.
+ + + : The fragile and passionate vocals are for sure one of the main strengths behind this project but there also is a true communion with the music -which is mainly electronic, although featuring subtle guitar play. “Stratosphere” sounds like a cool Club-song driven by danceable vibes and angelic vocals.
– – – : The last part of the work but especially the remixes don’t add any bonus.
Conclusion: The Walking Icon stands for a very own approach to Electronic music.
Best songs: “Stratosphere”, “Neurome”, “The Trail”.
Rate: 8.
Artist: www.facebook.com/thewalkingicon
Label: www.negativegain.com / www.facebook.com/NegativeGain
Side-Line reported on the release of “We Are Memory” when it arrived via Negative Gain Productions.
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About The Walking Icon
The Walking Icon is a Russian-Israeli duo formed by Dmitry “033” Osipov, formerly of 1990s rock and industrial acts Crocodile T.X. and Thaivox, and Kaliningrad-based electronic and goth artist Sasha Rempel. “We Are Memory” arrived at the end of 2023 via Negative Gain Productions, almost three years after the duo’s previous release.
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