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"BORN OF THE NIGHT"
Linfaldia Records
I'll never tire of saying that in the current alternative musical panorama there are bands and artists that have something new to say and others that don't. Midnight Syndicate no doubt belong to the former. From the precise instant of the beginning of the album, we witness a display of creative, sonic energy of a high degree. None of the themes included in the album goes to waste. Instruments, sound effects, arrangements, everything is aimed at a work that in some instances overwhelms the audience. Taking as a starting point the Gothic horror genre, the band has created a sort of music which could be used as a perfect soundtrack for a gothic horror film.as for instance those memorable movies directed by Roger Corman, based on Edgar Allan Poe's tales, starring Vincent Price. In an icy atmosphere, disquieting melodies between the Gothic romanticism and the Darkness, hellish sound effects, and occasional ghostly voices, are the basic ingredients that give shape to this album. 21 themes that take us into the mysteries of uncountable, fantastic legends. This album marks the first collaboration between Midnight Syndicate (Edward Douglas & Gavin Goszka) and gothic fantasy artist Joseph Vargo of Monolith Graphics. Douglas and Goszka have composed the music, whereas Vargo recites some texts with his suggestive, mysterious voice, in some passages of the release. Vargo has also painted the astounding cover of the album. No doubt, this is an amazing work, highly reccommended to those who seek something more on the line of current electronic music.
JORGE MUNNSHE
