Eclectric (Psy'Aviah album)
Appearance
Eclectric | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 19, 2010 | |||
Genre | Electronica, Pop, Industrial, EBM | |||
Length | 62:07 | |||
Label | Alfa Matrix | |||
Producer | Yves Schelpe | |||
Psy'Aviah chronology | ||||
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Eclectric is the third album by Psy'Aviah released by Alfa Matrix. A 2-disc limited edition was also made available under the title Eclectricism.
Reviews
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Source | Rating |
Side-Line | [1] |
Mindview | [2] |
The German Sonic Seducer magazine noted a soft melancholy in some songs and lauded the album's diversity "beyond trodden paths of EBM".[3] Side-Line called it "remarkably crafted" and also marked the diversity of influences.[1] The Belgian Mindview magazine compared Emélie Nicolaï's singing to Anne Clark.[2] Softsynth music blog declared it their best pick so far for 2010.[4] Australian electronic music magazine Cyclic Defrost compared vocalist Emélie Nicolaï to Stieg Larsson's fictional character Lisbeth Salander for her attitude and looks.[5]
Track listing
[edit]- "No Excuse" – 04:34
- "Keep Hope Alive" – 03:46
- "!AllAboutYou" – 03:33
- "Something Evil" – 04:31
- "Anger Management" – 04:32
- "Attract/Reject" – 04:06
- "Paranoid" – 04:45
- "Blackhole" – 05:16
- "Ophélie (feat. Jean-Luc De Meyer)" – 04:05
- "Sweet Hard Revenge" – 04:57
- "Into The Game (feat. Ayria)" – 03:31
- "Twisted Mind" – 03:57
- "Fear (theory)" – 02:31
- "Fear (practice)" – 04:50
- "Rivotril Nights" – 03:12
Personnel
[edit]- Yves Schelpe – keyboards, vocals, producer, programming, vocal arrangement, sound engineering, mixing
- Emélie Nicolaï – vocals, vocal arrangement, art direction, design, photography, collages
- Kristof De Clerck – guitar (tracks 4, 5, 6)
- Geert de Wilde – sound engineering, mastering
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cleenics, Tor (22 April 2010). "Psy'Aviah – Eclectric (DCD Alfa-Matrix)". Side-Line.
- ^ a b Mertens, Tom. "PSY'AVIAH — Eclectric". Mindview (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ Reinbold, Kai. "Psy'Aviah — Die Mischung macht's". Sonic Seducer (in German). Vol. 17, no. 4–2010.
- ^ "Psy'Aviah – Eclectric". Softsynth. 2 April 2010.
- ^ Burke, Ewan (27 June 2010). "Psy'Aviah – Eclectric". Cyclic Defrost.