Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Xtort rose up from the ashes of the Dutsh industrial-metal formation Hoer….
Genre/Influences: EBM.
Background/Info:Xtort rose up from the ashes of the Dutsh industrial-metal formation
Hoer. Xtort is an electronic project unleashing its second full length
album.
Content:
The
album takes off with an intro, which brings us next to a dark EBM format
reminding forgotten times. Xtort indeed is inspired by ‘early’ EBM sounds,
which they composed with vintage gear. The songs are recovered with good-old
synth lines and melodic passages. Most of the vocals are sung in English, but
you’ll also discover a few German sung vocals. The last song is something
totally different. It’s a kind of outro featuring an acoustic song.
+ + + :
The
vintage and mainly 90s inspiration brings good-old memories alive. I especially
like the synth lines hanging over the songs. I have a little preference for the
somewhat harder-like title song and the more elaborated “Like A Knife”.
– – – :
Despite
of this project’s good intentions and interesting retro approach I experienced
the production as being the reflection of the poorly inspired artwork from the
front cover. It’s a rudimentary work, which needs to be elaborated.
Conclusion:
This
album couldn’t convince me although I like the band’s vintage approach. This
band can do much better!
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