Culture Kultür are from malaga and formed in 1992 and were self published until '99. They have played at many major festivals like Wave Gothic Treffen, M'era Luna, Infest and Eurorock. Spirit marks there fourth studio album(not counting EP's). Future-pop/electro is back with a bang so look out!
Sieged is a brilliant way to start this album with its uplifting synths, optimistic feel and beautiful lyrics. It has a few different synths through out the song cleverly used and this is one of my favorite songs on the album. The next track is another favorite of mine on this album, Blind man is a stunning dance track with fantastic layers using different sounds.
I've heard a few covers in the past but CK cover of 'love will tell us apart' works really well, in fact they've added there own ebm electro twist to it which i really like and wouldn't be ashamed to dance to it at all!
Dead second starts off with a kind of chilled psytrance/ambient feel to it but builds up keeping theses elements but add more layers which compliment each other fantastically.
Drum machine is my next favorite song on this release, its a stunning song with gorgeous lyrics, lovely synths, i cant get over how beautiful this song is, this song is soul music, it makes mine smile big time! Theres only one word for this next track and that is 'WOW'!
Toxic pulse is what it says on the tin... The toxic pulse of dance, this song makes me want to dance and move to never stop backed up by the style, grace and poise used to create such an amazing song. It continues in Never again, with slightly harder synths but still keeping the CK sound and feel we've grown to love with a little bit more oomph to it.
Melow, simple but stunning, ambient. thats Silence in a nutshell, i love the piano near the end of this song it just adds to its beauty of the lyrics. Next we have a bit of drama with My voice' start and i LOVE it! this song gives me goosebumps every time i listen to it.
I found you is the final trakc on the album and i wish it wasnt. Again it is stunning with beautiful violins at the start, then chilled synths join in. I dont think words can realy describe how beautiful this song/album is. and this is a very fitting end for this release.
This is a must have album! its emotive, stunning also uplifting. My new favorite album of the year and if theres an album you want to get before this year is over make it this one. I cannot recommend it enough
Definitely 5*!!!
Tracklist:
1 - Sieged
2 - Blind Man
3 - Love Will Tear Us Apart
4 - Dead Second
5 - Drum Machine
6 - Unforgiven
7 -Toxic Pulse
8 - Never Again
9 - Silence
10 - My Voice
11 - I Found You
Awesome album, a must have!!!
ReplyDeleteVery good deathbaimuffin although the tune to "i found u" is a little to loud for the words.
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