" ... Third release of the new and promising Russian label Advoxya is this international Electro/Industrial compilation which features several almost unknown names hailing from the Russian Electro/Industrial scene, the already discovered Advoxya bands CYCLONE B and IMMUNOLOGY as well as some known names like INTERLACE, VIRTUAL EMBRACE or Z PROCHEK which have made already their way through labels like Memento Materia and Alfa Matrix. To license some successful acts from the Western labels makes also sense, because so it could be easier for this Russian label to get ground and help in case of international distribution. Things start also fine here on this comp with the newest child of the Advoxya family, THE-PULSAR, a trio hailing out of Russia of course, which will soon release their debut CD The Awakening. Alfa Matrix recording artist VIRTUAL EMBRACE pushes up the speed and will punish your feet while storming the dancefloors with their lyrically redundant piece Roots of Evil. BLOOD TRANSFUSION SET present a decent track in the Electro-Pop genre, SCHYZZO.COM is more straight, mixing some Powernoise elements in their driving Electro track. TEKKNO ORGASM, well the name already said what is to come next Tekkno on speed, it reminds me a bit on a classic Off Beat act named GA-T. Z PROCHEK are a driving force on their label Memento Materia, here they have a decent appearance. NOTHING NADA is just another name from Russia I haven't heard before. The music is melodious Electro-Pop, but this time with good female singer. Female appearances are also a trademark in the music of the Belgium project AIBOFORCEN, so here too with a decent appearance. Next one is Advoxya's own CYCLONE B with a new and unreleased remix of one of their best tracks so far, Nothing, here featured with some more aggressive vocals. This band can be named to be a foretaste of a coming wave of new and Dark Electro acts from Eastern Europe . IMMUNOLOGY also surprises here, they received a pure EBM/Dark Electro remix of their track Fallen Angel done by the Russian act IMPACT PULSE and the result is amazing! Already known stuff comes next from RUN LEVEL ZERO, a remix done by X-FUSION of Under the Gun and this one could be already discovered on the Alfa Matrix quadruple box set Endzeit Bunkertracks Act 1. Comes then an unnecessary track by the Russian (?) SANGUIZ IN NOCTE with a driving guitar line. The already mentioned IMPACT PULSE are next and they proof that they have a lot of potential. Although their track features a more melodic hint they show a marvelous feeling for a correct release. This band needs some attention. The famous Swedish act INTERLACE gives us here nothing new or somewhat but with Elohim here is one of their best and most recognized tracks. Final track is done by TANGO NOVEMBER, a Techno side-project of CYCLONE B, here almost with an instrumental track.
This comp mark a big step in the young time of existence of this label. A lot of unknown names from which I am sure they will not remain too much longer in this unknown condition. This sampler is as good as the latest Interbreeding comps or the Terrific Room...- compilation of the French label La Chambre Froide . We will see and hear a lot of new and unknown bands still to come out of Eastern countries I personally can't await it! ... " |
2005.10.12.
