It’s mostly a rapid, guitar-drenched onslaught until “Real Thing,” which gives you the seductive and sultry side of Lucia, as opposed to the barks and growls.
Anneke’s voice soars above the tinkerings, pulses, and throbs, always sounding vaguely Irish to these ears. The catch in her throat will put a lump in yours.
With dub master/deep groover Richard Dorfmeister teaming up with the Latin seduction of Madrid De Los Austrias, how could it go so wrong? In a word: Disco.
Greatly reducing the rich, sleek, and bottom-end heavy production approach of their past work, the duo have turned in a slightly retro and more uptempo record.
This stuff is called Terror EBM for a reason! This is Mordacious’ third full-length, got 14 tracks of distorted vocals, dancefloor beats, and scary synths.
Chicago female-fronted Goth/industrial band on Dark Star. Part sexy cooing, part banshee wailing, part lush synths, part crunching guitars. Never a dull moment.
Goldfrapp were able to create a luscious universe without resorting to cheap 4/4 disco beats, but on Supernature, you’d be hard-pressed to find anything but.
As usual, the music is formulaic, but with every album, you’re never let down. The vocals continue to evolve into a cleaner sound, and the production is superb.
Dark electronic, part dancefloor stomp, part mellow, rich croon. I gravitate toward synthpop (the dark side is presented here), so Anders Manga suits me fine.
Sad rock/Goth rock with keys, guitar chugging (without being doom, or remotely close), this is full-bodied melodic, moody rock with a passionate vocalist.
Analog electric tweaking, with guest vocals. The mood is dark, which is nice, and the beats do more than untz-untzing away, but it lacks a solid foundation.
Creeparino Eerie Von is back to try and be spooky. Better luck next time. The 13 tracks on Bad Dream No. 13 are pretty dull. And dull is in no way spooky.
A cleaner electro style fused with hard EBM, but lacks noise-driven floor-pounders. “One Night” might be one of the most sexually-charged EBM songs ever.
American label Van Richter Records steps up to the plate to deliver The Dark Ages, a two-disc retrospective that spans The Fair Sex’s lucrative career.