DAS ICH - Egodram

Songs: 11  Time:  58:12

Egodram is the latest release from the hard German darkwave act Das Ich.  With this new release Das Ich seemed to have moved further towards a more noisier electro style, especially with their development of more complex beats and denser sequences.  The title track is a short piece that combines symphonic elements with distorted noise and laid back German vocals.  Kindgott continues to experiment with the noise side of things with its rough synth rhythm and dark sequences.  The beat on this piece is energetic as are the vocals. Again, as is Das Ich’s nature, there are plenty of synthesized string sounds added into the mix.  Destillat packs a powerful punch with its aggressive vocal delivery, complicated synths, and pounding rhythm.  More militaristic in nature He Mensch is a less structured piece with a pounding percussion intro, eriee, symphonic arrangements, and angry vocals.  The song pace fluctuates between fast and slow, all depending on the speed of the particular drum pattern being used.  Krieger is a solid electro dance piece with cybernized backing sequences, tumultuous beats, and soundtrack styled synths.  Things are slowed down a tad with the soft instrumental entitled Dorn.  This piece is a subtle, yet moving composition that sounds like it was created to be used as the closing credit theme music for a horror / sci-fi movie.  Elaborate beats play throughout Reflex; a more dance oriented track with slight noise elements aligned against hard electro rhythms.  Egodram was a long time coming and I was worried that it really wasn’t going to be worth the wait, but I was wrong.  This is a great album that fuses together so many different styles of electronic music.  I can’t imagine anyone not enjoying it.
      
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