The Azoic: The Divine Suffering
- Beginning 3:07
- Pure Pleasure 4:28
- No Strengths to Feel 3:48
- Inside 5:16
- Serenity Destroyed 6:00
- Violation 4:02
- Godaphile 4:08
- Thorns 3:45
- Talking to a Ghost 5:03
- No One is Listening 5:40
- Alone 3:15
- Transitions 10:32
Azoic is an intriguing mixture of wafting feminine vocals and heavily altered
male vocals that hover over an array of horror film samples and slow moving
darkwave electronics. Most of the songs are very slow moving ambient textures
overlaid with tons of samples of Kristy Venrick's vocals. The rest of the
tracks are more upbeat electro-gothic pieces that might be suitable for club
play under the right circumstances. I have two complaints with this album. The
first is that the male vocals are way too modified. They sound horrible whenever
they try and create harmony with the female vocals. The second is the overuse
of samples. Personally, I feel that samples, when used in moderation, set an
excellent mood, but in this case, when you utilize several minutes of samples
from the Exorcist III across multiple tracks, it looses the intended effect.
Other than the aforementioned issues, the remainder of the album is a very
solid piece of work. Other artists releasing their first album could learn a
great deal about production value from the Azoic.
The Azoic is:
Steve Laskarides - keyboards, vocals, drum machine, programming, effects
Shawn Lower - vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass
Kristy Venrick - vocals, keyboards
Contact:
The Azoic
55 Oakland St. #A
Columbus, OH 43201
E-mail: theazoic@aol.com
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