THECURE SONGSOFALOSTWORLD (Continuation p21) deceased brother. In all the pain and honesty, but even then the leader of this band excels in fragile beauty. Bass, drums, guitar, synths/piano and the typical and unique voice of Robert Smith seem to form a guard of honor ...'something wicked this way comes...' Robert Smith is aware of all his 'smallness' and 'just being human' in "All I Ever Am", which characterizes The Cure as makers of the most honest and delicious, dark pop music. And that has been the case for decades. Finally, there is the epic "Endsong", a closer more than worthy of the name.The only pity is that after more than 10 minutes unfortunately really comes to an end. This song bites into your skin. A solid rhythm flows through the song like a lifeline, over which a sparkling blanket of guitar and synths is pulled as if it were a warm, fluffy blanket against the protection of a cold night. Is this then also the last studio song we will ever hear from The Cure? Too bad, but everything has an end, although it is rarely with the power, subtlety and finesse of this “Endsong”. It's all gone, it's all gone, I will lose myself in time. It won't be long. It's all gone, it's all gone ... DARKVOLT -The Time Device (CD/Digital)) Fortunately, there is still the repeat button, or the pickup arm that is working overtime. I am flabbergasted. On repeat.With my mouth wide open.This is a monumental record, a masterpiece among the other great albums of this band where the current hit parade tunes do not even reach the ankles of these eight songs. And who in their commercial banality will never even reach it. Great. Tears and goosebumps. Music that touches, and if that is not the case, you are either Donald Trump or just a bad person. Kudos. And especially thank you to The Cure for so much unreal beauty that is locked up in each of us and that this The Cure music invariably brings out. Heart and soul. Thank you. Back to business: “Songs Of A Lost World” has been released on regular CD, limited double CD + blue-ray (instrumental bonuses on the second CD), cassette, vinyl, limited gray marbled vinyl, as well as a double vinyl. Run to the record store now. The All Saints are dancing, I wipe away a tear. Desolate but never reckless, a bit like the cemetery on the day this album was released. Sadness bathed in a colorful but transient carpet of flowers. Kurt INGELS (Dresscode Black) Antwerp's Darkvolt has finished its first album and that debut goes by the name "The Time Device". Electro, that's what Darkvolt stands for, electro that scrapes and cracks, finds its own way and enjoys itself like a dying factory worker among the pumping machinery. I have the feeling that there is a good bit of the Canadian old school industrial of the 90s in the genes of inspirer Frederik Strobbe,but also that a European, let's say Belgian bands like The Klinik are also an inspiration, is proven by the recently released cover of The Klinik classic "Black Leather". You could already get acquainted with a couple of songs from this debut album and I am mainly talking about “Tools Of Destruction”, which sounds like an apocalyptic dark electro track and “Precious Dangerous” that sings about love against a background of industrial decay. But in addition, there is a lot of new material and those new songs fit perfectly within the musical colour palette of Darkvolt.Electro industrial,over whichMr.Strobbe scatters his rather slow and dragging vocals, as if it were a lament and sometimes a torment. [KI] DARK VOLT - Songs For Halloween (CD/.Digital) (Dresscode Black) www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be Darkvolt, who only recently released their debut “The Time Device”, surprises us with this “Songs For Halloween”, an album title that is as simple as it is obvious. On eight songs,six ofwhich rely on the input of like-minded artists,an electro horror atmosphere is evoked that strongly reminds me of what a band like Fear Incorporated does, although for the latter it is Halloween every day. […] Creepy electro compositions, dark electro so to speak, that sound atmospherically creepy, certainly on “Trick Or Treat”, on which a certain Axel Machens of Placebo Effect fame donates his voice. But also Marieke Lightband (Psy’Aviah), Jan Dewulf (Mildreda), Vain Sacrosanct (CauseNation), Chesko Geert Vandekerkhof (Der Klinke) and Peter V. (Pro Patria) put on their best Halloween mask. […] “Candyman”. Dark, menacing dark electro without a doubt, Darkvolt is doing well […] Darkvolt also announces a second album, “Spirits Of Angst And Despair”. Inspirer Frederik Strobbe has clearly found his muse! - 22 - [KI]
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