D-PRESSIV - Weg Ohne Wiederkehr

Songs: 6  Time: 20:39

To call D-Pressiv a synth-pop band would be wrong.  To call them a hard electro project would be far off the target.  The music of D-Pressiv falls right in between these two categories, melding soothing sequences, captivating vocals, club friendly beats, and dark melodies.  The title track mixes delightful female vocals with a natural male voice.  The music consists of piano melodies, a vibrating rhythm line, and symphonic sequences, all coming together to create an impression of light music with a hard beat.  Schuldgefühle retains the harder beat while adding harmonizing male and female vocals, a galloping rhythm, and a hollow pipe sounding sequence.  A harsher, more aggressive vocal style is introduced on Du Weinst!  Intruding, deep, throaty male vocals come out of nowhere during the chorus, adding a sense of darkness and hostility to the piece.  The sequences behind In Einer Leeren Welt match the female vocal styling perfectly, playing in unison with Katharina’s delivery.  Nacht Der Nächte is the most mellow piece on this MCD, fitting into the synth-pop category perfectly. Since this release is on the Maschinenwelt label, clever packaging is expected.  Enclosed inside of the clear hinge of the CD case are a twig and a pebble.  What the significance these are, is beyond me, but it’s novel just the same.  If this MCD was meant to be a taste of what D-Pressiv has in store for the future, you can be sure I’ll be one of the first in line to pick up their next album.
    
MASCHINENWELT                                                     D-Pressiv is:
Postfach                                                                           Rico F. Piller/ Katharina Nagengast / Michael Wolff
12061 Berlin
Germany
e-mail: styxx@fb3.fhtw-berlin.de
MASCHINENWELT  homepage:
http://www2.fb3.fhtw-berlin.de/home/styxx/
Maschinenwelt/Maschinenwelt.html