Title: Arrhythmia
Artist: Curious
Genre: Gothic / Wave
Release Date: 14th November 2008
Label: Danse Macabre
Album Review
It was just a few weeks ago when the preceding single ‘Days’ came to our attention with its classic yet somewhat fresh gothic Wave sound and now the upcoming new album ‘Arrhythmia’ has arrived and one could be curious.
The opener ‘Resurrection’ takes the listener into a dark night underlined with shapeless electronic sounds to be carried on by light drums and saddening guitar chords ad synths. With a weightless piano melody and faster drumming begins ‘Slowly Decaying’ and this time the more present guitar riffs have a bigger share on the atmospheric make up of it and just when you speak of guitars more of them come down your way on ‘To Run’ during which the indie part of the music is put to the fore. The guitars get harder sometimes and the synths step in the background to certain extend, however on ‘Ashes Down’ they’re getting more room to unfold again and hover over the track as usual, still the indie attitude is very prominent only this time it’s a coexistence where they form a unified whole and complement each other. ‘Face a Wall’ takes off with the full drum set with a little more pressure behind it, however when the strings and piano join in there’s this weightless melancholy again and Olli delivers a prime performance on the vocals .
‘Arrhythmia’ holds what the appetizing single promised. Nice Gothic Wave with tons of atmosphere which will work in many clubs just as it will at home.
Tracklist
01. Resurrection – 4:44
02. Days – 3:18
03. Slowly Decaying – 4:34
04. To Run – 3:25
05. Ashes Down – 4:54
06. J. Mary – 3:21
07. Face a Wall – 4:46
08. Dazzled – 4:28
09. The Way to Nowhere – 3:38
10. Holy Ground – 4:56
11. Thrill B – 4:12
Line-up
Olli - Vocals
Marie - Keyboards
Holger - Bass
Petar - Guitars
Moci - Bass, Keyboard
Marco - Guitars, Djembe
Suzie & Alex - Drums
Website
http://www.curious-music.de/ / http://www.myspace.com/curiousgermany
Cover Picture
Rating
Music: 8
Sound: 8
Extras: -
Total: 8 / 10
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