Neuroactive: Phonic Trace
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What is it about Synth-Pop music in Scandinavia these days? It's seems that
every Electro band from that part of the world feels the need to utilize pansy
string patches in their music, Neuroactive included. Now, I'll be the the first
to admit that "Phonic Trace" is not a Synth-Pop album, but when most of the
disc employs a style of music that was painful to listen to, even a decade ago,
I wonder about the motivation of the musicians involved. Of course, this means
that anyone who enjoys both the 80's and 90's electronic music will love this
ablum unequivicably, but most people I know are not really fans of retro music
becomeing suddenly popular again. Perhaps I am being a bit too critical of
Neuroactive, seeing that their music really isn't that bad. For the most part,
it contains a great deal more passion and emotive content than the usual
Electro drivel. The meter is certainly too slow for a club, and the vocalist
can actually sing. I guess that means that Neuroactive has become a Darkwave
band, so Goth's will love them. As for me, this music reminds me too much of
why I abhor pop music, melancholy lyrical content and happy moods.
Neuroactive is:
Vesa Rainne - vocals
Ville Brusi - live percussion
Jarkko Tuohimaa - programming, sampling, synthesizers
Contact:
Cyberware Productions
P.O. Box 623
FIN-33101 Tampere, Finland
E-mail: cyberwar@sci.fi
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