Voith – Outtakes, Originals And Schizophrenia (Album – Voith)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: Lars Voith set up Voith in 1997. The Swedish solo-project this year released two albums: first “Lineare Monotone Musik” and next “Outtakes, Originals And Schizophrenia”.
Content: Voith brings us back to the essence of Electro/Wave-Pop music; a rather simple, but efficient composition, which is driven by a slow, danceable cadence and pure vintage synth parts. Some space-like bleeps have been added on top. The songs are sung in a half spoken way while there are several instrumental edits featured as well. I also noticed a few tracks featuring spoken samplings and female backings. Among the 9 songs there’re 4 remixes featured (from older cuts).
+ + + : If you like simple, but efficient Electro-Pop with a retro flavor on top, this album is definitely worthy of examination. I like the strings supporting the entire album. There also is a cool production of the vocals. The last cut of the album also is the best one and serves as an interesting apotheosis to this easy listening work. This track has a kind of club-appeal.
– – – : I’ve been never a huge fan of songs with a fade out, which is used at several tracks. It however was a very familiar procedure for the 80s productions.
Conclusion: Voith isn’t setting the world of Electro-Pop alight, but it’s a pleasant listening.
Best songs: “Louder (The Last Night For Lovers)”, “Into My Dreams – Remix”.
Rate: 6½.
Artist: www.facebook.com/voithmusicofficial
Side-Line reported on the release on 11 June 2021 in Swedish electronic project VOITH releases new a collection of reshaped old songs and never before released tracks + video, which quotes Lars Voith: “If this would be a vinyl release I see “Outtakes, Originals & Schizophrenia” as the B-side to “Wunderland: Lineare Monotone Musik””.
About Voith
Voith is the solo electronic project of Swedish musician Lars Voith, formed in 1997 and based in Södertälje, Sweden.
In November 2017 the project issued “Kraftwerk (Roboterkönige)”, its own tribute to Kraftwerk. Two albums followed in 2021: “Wunderland: Lineare Monotone Musik” in March and “Outtakes, Originals & Schizophrenia” in June, both built from reshaped older songs and previously unreleased tracks. The second of the two was accompanied by an official video for “One By One – Remix”.
“The Bird Code” followed in 2022, and the ten-track album “Abstrakte Emotionen” arrived in May 2023.
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