V/A Whispers Of The Future Vol. 02 (Album – Sector Industrial Producciones / Sub Culture Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Electro-Pop, Gothic.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: This sampler features ten bands from the Mexican Electro/Gothic scene. Most of the bands are part of the Sector Industrial Producciones roster, a label run by Dimitri Berzerk. The compilation has been released in collaboration with the Norwegian label Sub Culture Records.
Artists: Infected Sound System, Vyrtual Zociety, Oxomaxoma, Dramatic, Dimitri Berzerk, Modelo De Placer, Fire In Paris, Cibernia, SFX DJ, Die-Go.
Content: This sampler is a new opportunity to get a bit more familiar with the Mexican scene. We always link Mexico to Hocico, Amduscia and C-Lekktor (to name the most famous ones), but there’s much more to discover. From pumping Aggrotech to powerful electro-Pop to Industrial-Wave to EBM to Electro-Pop to Techno-Body music to Acid every single band has something of its own. I also want to mention a bonus track featured in the digital format, which is a mix of 37 minutes.
+ + + : What I like with such compilations is to discover new or less familiar artists. And I here discovered a great debut song by Infected Sound System, which is driven by an alluring Aggrotech lead. Vyrtual Zociety delivers a solid Electro-Pop song infused with some extra adrenaline and darkness. Modelo De Placer is another interesting discovery for its robotic kind of Electro-Pop. Fire In Paris brings a more classic Electro-Pop format with fragile female vocals on top. Last, but not least I also discovered a great song by Dimitri Berzerk himself; a mix of EBM and catchy Pop.
– – – : The mix and mastering of the compilation could be more professional.
Conclusion: This is a great compilation revealing some talented artists from the Mexican scene.
Best bands: Infected Sound System, Dimitri Berzerk, Vyrtual Zociety, Fire In Paris, Modelo De Placer.
Rate: (7½).
Labels: www.sector-industrial.com / www.facebook.com/sector.industrial.producciones / www.subculture.no / www.facebook.com/norwegiansubculture
About Dimitri Berzerk
Dimitri Loyo, known under the artist name Dimitri Berzerk, is a Mexican DJ, producer and remixer based in Mexico and the founder of the label Sector Industrial Producciones, the imprint behind most of the acts on this compilation. He started as a DJ in the mid-2000s and began producing remixes in 2009 before releasing his own material, working under the signature DMT Berzerk for over 100 remix credits. His EP catalog on Sector Industrial Producciones includes collaborations with guest vocalists such as Claus Larsen of Leaether Strip, and the EP “A.I.C.Q.T.I.L.”, built around Jean-Luc Godard’s film “Alphaville”. In a Click Interview with Side-Line, Berzerk described his main influences as EBM, Synth-Pop, Industrial and New-Wave. “Whispers Of The Future Vol. 02” places his own track alongside nine other acts from the Sector Industrial Producciones roster, released jointly with the Norwegian label Sub Culture Records.
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