Echozone

While not exactly being a famous band, White Rose Transmission could in fact be regarded as a super-group. I usually do not use this rather dull term, but on the other hand, there is no other way to describe this band:originally formed back in 1995 by Carlo Van Putten(The Convent) and most notably perhaps, Adrian Borland(The Sound). Unfortunately, White Rose Transmission never received the attention they deserved, especially if compared to the massive success, both in terms of musicianship, but also,in terms of recognition, that Sound enjoyed back then.

The artwork of this album immediately caught my attention:deep blue iconography,depicting thoughts of coldness and estranged moods.First sounds convince me of their style:cold,repetitive beats,haunting vocals,evocative atmosphere..In fact this could be regarded as an exercise in old-school electro."You" can be viewed as an interaction of pale voices:a male,distant one,accompanied by femme vocals and eerie melodies.What is easily apparent here is that these Belgians have the ability to compose sparkling songs,holding their influences mostly on electro and cold wave.Their rhythms so

Gothic Visions 3 is the third part of this excellent effort put into work by Jork and Echozone’s team. Let us be honest: these days’ musical industry’s heart undoubtedly resides in Germany-there is not one other country (not even England) that actually tries that much to release albums of that fine standards, sparing time, money and graft for the dark scene (naturally, I am not speaking about bands and musicians – talent can be found anywhere world over).

First thing that struck my mind by the time I saw the album with the characteristic Japanese style, was how bored I was to review this, as I expected something extremely dull, to be honest. In this, there so many different musical styles that I ‘m completely lost! What can one first mention?! Metal/ punk/ gothic/ industrial/ glam/ alternative/ etc, anything one may seek should be here!

Les Fleurs Du Mal are a relatively new gothic rock band, formed in Sweden back in 2009. Their sonic identity is pretty easy to unravel: somehow all gothic archetypes make a presence here: their name, obviously inspired by Baudelaire's wel lknown collection of poems.