REVIEWS
SynthPoP For The Masses
TOC 1998 (1/1)

GIRLS UNDER GLASS - Firewalker

Girls Under Glass are well known as Germany's EBM-Band number one! This album consists of heavy synth and drums with aggressive voice. It is so fast and it spreads so much energy that you will have no time for breathing!

Just listen it loud and you will like it too.


Date of Release: October 1998
Rating: 4 globes
   

DISTAIN - Homesick Alien

Distain's third album can convince with well composed ballades and some poppy tracks. Distain does not compose ordinary synth and some songs are hard to digest. After all it is a very interesting album with a lot of surprises - Synthpop of the next Generation!


Date of Release: Oktober 1998
Rating: 3 globes
   

STATEMACHINE - Breakdown

Breakdown is a successful remake of their first album "Avalanche Breakdown" of 1996. Some synthetics were replaced by guitars that make this album heavier and faster. The singers voice sounds dark, mysterious and agressive which makes this album more interesting than the first release.


Date of Release: June 1998
Rating: 3 globes
   

BLUE OCTOBER - Incoming

Catchy Erasure Synthpop from Great Britain. Just enough acoustic guitar to give it a little earthy tone, but with lifting and gentle synths. Very catchy pop songs and strong lyrics round off this quite good album. Only the singers voice did not fit my taste. Unfortunately, the vocalist died soon after this album was released.


Date of Release: September 1998
Rating: 3 globes
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