LIGHTS OF EUPHORIA - Fahrenheit
Songs: 15  Time: 60:51
Fahrenheit is the new offering from Zoth chief, Torben Schmidt (a.k.a. Lights of Euphoria.)  This time, instead of being assisted by loads of other artists, Torben has chosen Jimmy Machon (of Godheads) to do most of the vocals.  The semi experimental album opener, Fahrenheit, is an entrancing piece full of hollow sequences and apocalyptic samples.  After that, Slow Motion begins with an abrasive dance beat, guttural vocals, and an addictive rhythm.  Blood Brother again utilizes a hard dance beat, but this time the vocals are more natural and the sequences are more airy.  Waters of Hades follows a standard EBM approach with a pumping beat and slowly cascading sequences.  Sticking with the EBM style, Hope of Salvation features a clanky beat, a harsh rhythm line, and a few, scattered sound bites.  Sounding a bit like a Top 40 dance track, Remember Me is comprised of a flat beat and synth-pop like sequences.  Sundown is a slower track which relies on the trudging beats and Machon’s sparse vocals to drive it.  The highlight of this CD is Taste Me, a mid-paced track with a dreary and wet rhythm, 303 constructed sequences and vocals that go between natural and processed.  Wandering off into the synth-pop genre again, Neighbors uses a series of ‘happy’ sequences behind the vocals (sung by M. Meyn), which are delivered in a similar style as D. Gahan. For some reason of another this track sounds *very* familiar.  D. Osterman (In Strict Confidence / Controlled Fusion) is the vocalist on Born to Die, an extremely noisy piece with reverberated vocals, staticy beat programming, and a throbbing rhythm.  I found that the second ˝ of Fahrenheit was far more diverse (and therefore better IMHO) than the first.  Actually I liked the first few Lights of Euphoria releases better because of the guests vocalists.  Not to say that Fahrenheit is a bad album.  It’s definitely a good album, but I think it lack the diverseness of Beyond Subconscious.
 
ZOTH OMMOG               Lights of Euphoria is:
Norsk-Data-Str. 3              Torben Schmidt / Jimmy Machon / Kevin Markdan
61352 Bad Homburg
Germany
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