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First Aid 4 Souls – The Broken Mirror (Self Mix) * coming soon …..
2013/10/20
First Aid 4 Souls – The Broken Mirror (Self Mix)
CD Nr.: 1001036
EAN 4050486107720
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Electro, industrial dance
Release date: 6th of Dec., 2013
Tracklist:
01 Painkiller (Club Version Selfmix)
02 Notes from Underground (Club Version Selfmix)
03 House Harkonnen (Club Version Selfmix)
04 Quiddity (Enemy at the Gates Version Selfmix)
05 Fortress (Selfmix)
06 Soulscape (Selfmix)
07 Nebula (Synthpop Version Selfmix)
08 Lifeforce (Club Version Selfmix)
09 Among Strangers (Industrial Version Selfmix)
10 The Watchmman’s Circle (Tribal Version Selfmix)
11 Paradigm Shift (Club Version Selfmix)
12 Crime and Punishment (Club Version Selfmix)
13 No Mercy (Club Version Selfmix)
14 Reconquista (Club Version Selfmix)
15 You Are in a Box (C64 Version Selfmix)
16 The Thirteen Floor (Selfmix)
17 Painkiller (Extended Version Selfmix)
Vocals:
Aaron Russell – Impurfekt : 1,3, 4, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17
Balázs Frank – V.e.N.: 5
Mark Duffield – I’am One : 2, 6, 12
Árpád Ciprián Asbóth – Impact Pulse : 7
Mir Colon – KIFOTH : 9
Dávid Konsitzky – Csaknekedkislány : 13
Eszter Ágoston – : 11
István Gazdag – : 10
Lyrics by: István Drimal, Aaron Russell, Árpád Ciprián Asbóth,
Mir Colon, Dávid Konsitzky, Balázs Frank and István Gazdag
Produced by: István Gazdag and Al Dente (Intrendent)
Mastered by: István Gazdag
Artwork, Design and Layout: Gábor Vető
All music and remix by: István Gazdag
Review First Aid 4 Souls – Beyond the Galaxy @ D.L.K., England
2013/06/21
First Aid 4 Souls: Beyond The Galaxy
Posted by Vito Camarretta (@) Electronics / EBM / Electronica
Industrial Music / Industrial Metal / Aggro Industrial / Electro Metal
Techno / Trance / Goa / Drum’n’Bass / Jungle / Tribal / Trip-Hop
2013
cover Artist: First Aid 4 Souls
Title: Beyond The Galaxy
Format: CD
Label: Electro Arc (@)
Rated: *****
The motley milkshake of influences (I could mention Velvet Acid Christ, Infected Mushroom, Chemical Brothers, Skinny Puppy, The Young Gods, Front Line Assembly and other acts from techno and old-school electro-industrial scene) which could be distinguished in the sonic cauldron by Hungarian electronic project First Aid 4 Souls, led by Istvan Gazdag, doesn’t make it a sort of clone and the rising acclaim by many electro followers outside Hungarian boundaries, which are often unwilling to hail new bands when they’re not somehow original or when ladling by some „exotic“ new act sounds too closer to an act of plundering, could be a clue of the genuineness of their style, which focuses on a sturdy mixture of retro-futuristic cyber sounds, acidolous melodic lines which got erected on fierce psy-trance and electro sonorities, hammering drums, heavy guitar riffs, blunting bleeps, sci-fi atmospheres where the threshold between bogus and reality is very thin and meaningful lyrics, which quotes contemporary delusions, concerns and dreams of an altered world where the more or less obtrusive or deviated relations between biological and technological sound pivotal and inspiring. On the occasion of this new chapter whose title „Beyond The Galaxy“ could be confused with the advertising campaign related to the launch of some new technological device by Samsung, Istvan grafts seven different voices into his electronic grounds, which sounds more aggressive on the first half of the release before veering towards IDM and ambient-oriented tracks on the second half. The robotic agnition of the initial „Gemini“ (I think it’s the fourth or fifth release which starts with a track titled „Gemini“ this year…), the genetical adulteration screamed by Balazs Frank on a wall of distorted guitars, demanding lyrics and swirling beats of „Alien Implant„, the nervous electric flurries of „Visitors„, the breath-holding speedups on the pressing thinking caps superbly interpreted by Vikki Ricci on „Brave New World„, the electric shocks of the meaningful „Chaos Cultist“ are some of the better moments of the aggressive side of „Beyond The Galaxy„, while the blinding beams of an everlasting night sung by Mark Duffield on the enthralling „Here Comes The Light„, the lulling astral bleeps and the icy warmth of Linda Daemon’s voice of „Vimana Grha„, the obscure steaming engine and the disturbed vocal broadcast by Aaron Russell (Impurfekt) from some interfering netherworld on „Quiddity“ and the immersion into an ocean of ice-cold silicon steel and the crystalline emotionalism of „Android“ counterbalance the scorching hot side of the release with more relaxed, slow-paced but likewise meaningful tunes. Heartstrings „cyberism“ with emotional and rhythmical primers.
Review First Aid 4 Souls • Beyond The Galaxy • @ • Dark Entries, Belgium
2013/06/2116/07/2013 : First Aid 4 Souls – Beyond The Galaxy
Label: Electro Arc
Review by Marjolein Laenen
In 2011 verscheen het geweldige album ‚Deathstep‚ van de Hongaarse band First Aid 4 Souls; wat mij betreft één van de beste donkere elektronische releases van dat jaar (#3 in mijn top 10 van 2011). Ik was dan ook erg benieuwd naar de opvolger van dit pareltje. Componist Istvan Gazdag brengt aan de lopende band muziek uit; het merendeel in digitale vorm (zo bijvoorbeeld de gratis te downloaden reeks ‚Selected Electro Works‚, waarvan reeds 4 delen verkrijgbaar zijn). ‚Beyond The Galaxy‚ is de 4de fysieke release in de FA4S-discografie, na ‚My Favorite Pain‚, ‚Brutpop‚ en ‚Deathstep‚. En zoals te verwachten viel, is de stijl op dit album weer enorm gevarieerd. De groep staat nu eenmaal bekend om haar eclecticisme. Van electro tot psytrance/acid tot industrial metal tot ambient: ‚Beyond The Galaxy‚ heeft het allemaal.
Naast de verscheidenheid aan muzikale stijlen heeft de nieuwe First Aid 4 Souls naar goede gewoonte nog een andere troef: de verscheidenheid aan (gast)vocalisten. Maar liefst 8 in totaal, onder wie ook enkele nieuwe namen (Balazs Frank, Vikki Ricci en Árpád Ciprián Asbóth). Ik ben ook verheugd dat „veteraan“ Aaron Russell van Impurfekt weer van de partij is. Hij heeft destijds meegewerkt aan enkele memorabele tracks op ‚Deathstep‚ en ik krijg maar niet genoeg van ’s mans begeesterende vocals. Op ‚Beyond The Galaxy‚ leent hij zijn stem aan 5 van de 13 tracks, waarmee hij de recordhouder op deze plaat is, op de voet gevolgd door nieuwkomer Balazs Frank, die 4 andere nummers voor zijn rekening neemt. Van Vikki Ricci (‚Brave New World‚) en Linda Daemon (‚Vimana Grha‚) ben ik persoonlijk niet zo’n fan, maar ik beschouw de diversiteit van vocals op FA4S-releases sowieso als een pluspunt. Leuk detail: Istvan Gazdag zelf maakt enkel een verschijning als backing vocalist in de track ‚Chaos Cultist‚. Ik heb de indruk dat de mastermind zich comfortabeler voelt achter zijn gear, wat natuurlijk zijn volste recht is.
Vergeleken met ‚Deathstep‚ is de toon op ‚Beyond The Galaxy‚ een stuk luchtiger. De nadruk ligt ditmaal minder op agressieve industrial en EBM, maar meer op melodieuze electro en trance. Het uptempo ‚Visitors‚ is hiervan een goed voorbeeld. Ook het gebruik van industrial metal-gitaren is prominenter, zoals ondermeer te horen in ‚Brave New World‚ en ‚Alien Implant‚. De rustigste tracks zijn ‚The Thirteenth Floor‚ en ‚Android‚, die minimaal zijn qua instrumentatie, maar gedragen worden door een bijzonder sterke vocale prestatie vanwege Aaron Russell (en in het geval van ‚Android‚ ook vanwege Attila Palfalvy). ‚Massaraksh‚ is het meest atypische nummer, al is het zeker niet de eerste keer dat First Aid 4 Souls tribal gaat (denken we maar aan ‚The Watchman’s Circle I‘ op ‚Deathstep‚). De enige track met vrouwelijke vocals is ‚Vimana Grha‚, maar zoals hoger gezegd kan de zangprestatie van Linda Daemon (die een nogal snerpende stem heeft) mij niet echt bekoren. Wel heel sterk: de vocals van Balazs Frank in ‚Chaos Cultist‚, deze van Árpád Ciprián Asbóth in ‚Nebula‚ en deze van Aaron Russell in ‚Quiddity‚, een track die met zijn duur van meer dan 9 minuten meteen ook de langste op het album is.
Met ‚Beyond The Galaxy‚ heeft First Aid 4 Souls wederom hun talent voor gevarieerde, prachtig gecomponeerde donkere elektronische muziek bewezen. Persoonlijk vind ik ‚Deathstep‚ nog net dat beetje meer hebben, maar dat neemt niet weg dat ‚Beyond The Galaxy‚ een uitermate genietbaar album is. Knappe prestatie vanwege Istvan Gazdag en co.
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First Aid 4 Souls – Beyond the Galaxy * review @ Intravenous
2013/06/16
Firs Aid 4 Souls
Beyond The Galaxy
Electro Arc
István Gazdag aka First Aid 4 Souls has been pushing a rich sound that comprises of psy-acid, industrial-noise and dark ambient, and electro-soundscapes for for a number of years, building an impressive back catalogue. The recent releases have all been part of the ‚Selected works‚ series which cover different aspects of the sound. ‚Beyond The Galaxy‚ however, sees all these elements return to interact with each other once again. The result of which is a sublime blend of catchy dance music and experimental embellishments.
The bulk of the album is rooted in dark electro and ebm for the compulsive dance quality that the band has already exhibited so well in the past. But by combining it with the experimental elements, some industrial-friendly guitar and distorted vocals, to give it a dark underbelly for a fuller and more dynamic edge.
Songs like ‚Gemini‚, ‚Chaos Cultist‚, ‚Visitors‚ and ‚Quiddity‚ give the album its harder side. While tracks like ‚Here Comes The Light‚, ‚Vimana Grha‚, and ‚Android‚ entice the listener into ever more ambient electro waters. Quite simply, this is an eclectic mix that distils the best of the First Aid 4 Souls back catalogue into an intelligent and exciting listening experience.
The production for the most part is perfect. It’s crisp, clean and modern. However there are one or two points where the guest vocals don’t really fit into the mix as they should and instead come off a little jarring. But across the thirteen tracks this is thankfully a rare occurrence.
First Aid 4 Souls have, until now, been one of the best kept secrets in the Eastern European electro scene. But armed with an album such as this, it would be a travesty if they didn’t break out into the wider international scene when there is so much club hit potential on display. ‚Beyond The Galaxy‚ is an album that the band can really push hard to see where it takes them.
by Sean M. Palfrey
Quelle:
http://www.intravenousmag.co.uk/2013/06/review-first-aid-4-souls-beyond-galaxy.html