Torturetekk – Tomb Raver (Album – Midian Studios)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave, Cyber-Goth, Electro-Pop.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Only a few months after the ‘come-back’ album “Nightfall” Torturetekk is back with a new work. Sean Athamay (music) and Lisa J (vocals) bring us seven new songs plus two remixes.
Content: The sound formula of this new opus is totally comparable to “Nightfall”, but the only difference is that the songs are more mature. The compositions feature elements of Dark-Wave and Techno-Body music with some Cyber-Goth elements on top. Lisa J now and then injects a sensual touch to the work.
+ + + : This album is much more accomplished than its predecessor. Torturetekk is definitely back! The songs are more worked out, featuring some Techno sequences while empowering guitar riffs are more noticeable as well. “Adrenaline” and “I Am” both are refreshing tracks. There’s also something to say about both remixes. “Electric” which was originally featured at the band’s debut album (cf. “Revelling In Perversion”) is a cool Techno-Body song while “Deliverance” (featured on their previous album) got a serious boost with a sensual touch on top.I also got the feeling Lisa J felt more comfortable singing on this album.
– – – : Even if the sound mix and –production are much better, I think it remains the main element to improve.
Conclusion: If you want to discover Torturetekk you’d better try this album first; cool Cyber-Goth-Electro-Technoid-Wave!
Best songs: “Electric – Tomb Raver Mix”, “I Am…”, “Deliverance – Tomb Raver Mix”, “Adrenaline”, “Fragile”.
Rate: 7½ .
Artist: www.facebook.com/torturetekk
About Torturetekk
Torturetekk is a British dark electro project started as a side project of the electro-goth band Athamay, whose debut album “Pleasure Of Sin” appeared in the mid-1990s with Jess Highmoor on vocals. According to the Discogs profile, Sean Athamay first wrote the tracks “Electric” and “Escaping” for compilations with guest vocalists before the other Athamay members joined. The album “Revelling In Perversion” was released on Plastic Whore Records in 2000 and reissued digitally in 2020 through Midian Studios.
Sean revived the project in 2019 with Jo of Athamay on additional synths and Lisa J as the new singer. The digital singles “Win Your Love” and “Deliverance” preceded the album Nightfall, released on 31 October 2020 as a CDr on Midian Studios and as a download. “Tomb Raver” followed on 9 April 2021 as a CDr mini-album in a digipak and as a download. The nine tracks are “Listen”, “Adrenaline”, “Philosophical Child”, “Dogs Of War”, “Deeper”, “Fragile”, “I Am…”, “Deliverance (Tomb Raver Mix)” and “Electric (Tomb Raver Mix)”; Sean wrote the music and Lisa J the lyrics.
Athamay itself returned in 2025 with “The Crucifixion And The Resurrection”, introducing Marlen Moysidou on vocals, and issued Necropolis through Midian Studios in 2026, reviewed on Side-Line in July 2026. “Tomb Raver” is the most recent Torturetekk release listed on Discogs.
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