Eclectric (Psy'Aviah album)
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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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| 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
- "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
- 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
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.