Xibling – Auswahl (EP – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Industrial-Dance.
Format: Digital, Vinyl.
Background/Info: Hailing from Portland (USA) Xibling already self-released several EP’s while a kind of ‘compilat”on’ saw the daylight last year -being released by Young & Cold Records. The duo now signed to Ant-Zen and released their first single/EP featuring four songs.
Content: Xibling stands for pure minimalism; Electro-vintage music mixed with fragmented female vocals. Some parts are into dark poetry. The last track is a cover version of the legendary “Warm Leatherette”.
+ + + : I like the sound and global approach of the duo. The sound has something anarchistic and yet is easily recognizable. It’s minimal-like but is still into a kind of Industrial-Dance approach. With the exception of “Warm Leatherette” all songs have something sensational and somewhat reminding me of S.I.N.A.
– – – : “Warm Leatherette” is for sure a great song to play live but is neither the best exposure of Xibling nor the best cover version of this great song.
Conclusion: Xibling is a name to keep in mind; sexy Industrial tunes to dance on!
Best songs: “Eyes Closed”, “Maladjusted”.
Rate: 8.
Artist: www.facebook.com/Xibling
Label: www.ant-zen.com / www.facebook.com/antzen.official
Listen to “Eyes Closed”:
About Xibling
Xibling is a synthpop and dark electro project from Portland, Oregon. Julian Thieme started it as a solo project in 2015; Moriah West joined as vocalist in early 2018, turning it into a duo.
The project self-released the “Ground Zero” and “Light Pollution” EPs in 2018, followed by the self-released “Yesbody” in 2019 and the limited CD EP “Maladjusted” in 2021. Young & Cold Records compiled those two releases as “Yesbody / Maladjusted” in 2022. Xibling then signed to Ant-Zen for the four-track EP “Auswahl”, released in September 2022.
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