Pressetext (german): ± The Violen[t] Vocation[s] ± - Destructive Destruction
Das 4. Album von „± The Violen(t) Vocation(s) ± - Destructive Destruction“ („ Die gewalttätigen Berufungen“), ist nun nach ca. 2 Jahren Arbeit fertig!
Es ist ein Solo-Album und alle Titel wurden komponiert / produziert vom ± DJ-Harder ± mit einigen Remixen (Album + Bonus-CD).
Das neue Album „Destructive Destruction“ („Destruktive Zerstörung“) von „± The Violen(t) Vocation(s) ± bietet für den Dancefloor-Rocker,
fantastische, melodiöse Dark-Electro-Sounds und auf langatmige Gesangspassagen konnte diesesmal vollkommen verzichtet werden!
Da ist durchaus etwas dran. Ganz egal, wie sehr „± The Violen(t) Vocation(s) ±“ auch über den Tellerand blickten, gab es immer eine Klammer,
welche die konträren Teile zusammenhielt: Dark-Electro. Auch „Destructive Destruction“ schickt wieder knallige Rhytmen und eiskaltem
Ambient durch die Echokammer, und heraus kommt ein wohlig-weicher Traumteppich, der gleichermaßen funktioniert. Wer z. B. Haujob /
Front Line Assembly (90er Jahre) mag, dem wird dieses Album gefallen. Beim hören fällt auch sofort auf, dass es kein "Standard-Electro",
wie es zur Zeit in der "Elo-Szene" üblich ist und „± The Violen(t) Vocation(s) ±“ möchten damit auch ein Zeichen setzen!
Auf der Bonus-CD befinden sich Remixe von: The Broken Silence , Ira-k Organisation , C. Yetter , Infernal Noize und Blutstahl (R.I.P.),
eine gute Zusammenstellung aus Elo-Pop und Industrial!
„± The Violen(t) Vocation(s) ±“, bedanken sich bei allen Musiker/Bands, zu ihrem Beitrag zum 4. Album, .... Danke!
Press (english): ± The Violen[t] Vocation[s] ± - Destructive Destruction
The fourth album about „± The Violen(t) Vocation(s) ± - Destructive Destruction“ is ready now after approx. 2 years !
As short information still first of all : It is a solo album and all titles were composed/produced by ± DJ Harder ± with
some remixes (Album + Bonus-CD).
The new album "Destructive Destruction" of "± The Violen(t) Vocation(s) ± offers for the dance floor rocker, fantastic,
melodic dark-electro sounds and lengthy vocal passages could will completely be avoided! This is definitely. No matter
how very "The Violen(t) ± Vocation(s) ±" looked on the harness, there was always a brace, which held together the
contrasting parts: dark-electro. "Destructive Destruction" sends back red rhythms and ice cold ambient by the echo-
chamber, and out comes a toasty soft dream carpet, it works equally. People who like such as Haujob /
Front Line Assembly (1990s), this album will appeal. The listener also immediately striking that there is no
"standard-electro", as common at the time in the electro- scene and "The Violen(t) ± Vocation(s) ±" want to use also a sign!
On the bonus-cd are remixes from: The Broken Silence , Ira-k Organisation , C. Yetter , Infernal Noize und Blutstahl (R.I.P.),
a good compilation of electro-pop and industrial music!
„± The Violen(t) Vocation(s) ±“, thank all musicians/bands to its contribution to the fourth album, .... Thanks!
Santa hates You - How to create a monster ± The Violen(t) Vocation(s) ± - Insane terror
Arts Of Erebus - On The Edge Of Insanity (Single Mix)
Freaky Mind - Don't Move
Anklebiter - When Your Ghosts Outnumber Your Living
Dirk Geiger - Slow Forward
Tineidae - Kasatka
r.roo - otkrovenie
Hate Dept. - Drew
Sturm Café - Ich spekuliere
Portion Control - Defend (ntrsn version)
Splatterpunk - Future shock
Syntec - Puppets (Club Mix)
Schramm - Tierliebe
Blitzmaschine - Blondes maedchen (album version)
Funker Vogt - My fortune
VNV Nation - Darkangel (Das Ich Apocalyptic mix)
Ionic Vision - Watching you
Fast Forward - Der Mussolini
A rewiew from COMA MAGAZINE by Mitchell Doucette :
Coming from a town called Ghost-Land (in Germany), is it really a surprise that The Violen[t] Vocation[s]‘ new album, Destructive Destruction, is dark, brooding, creepy, and spacy? This instrumental album starts and finishes using the same formula for almost every song, albeit getting less repetitive and more interesting over time. Each song begins with a great hook, then chugs along like a train taking the scenic route, then morphs into a bird and flies away. Overall, the spacy synths don’t always work well for some of the tracks, but there is still much to be taken from this album.
Track 4, “Insane Terror” is when the album really takes off. The song starts with a muffled sound clip that adds a little cliché ambiance. It also has very fuzzy rhythms with a great bass tempo. Building upon its intensity with the use of those spacy synths, the song continues along in this fashion until it devolves into nothing but a percussive beat and then silence.
The soothing and melodic intro of track 6, “Soul[freaks]” reminds me of The Flashbulb (an electronic musician), and it really impressed me because it’s fresh and feels different from the rest of the album. Following this pleasant resonance, however, are those ever-present spacy synths. They had a great track here until it was compromised by the spacy synths.
Track 8, “No Violence” is my favorite track on the album. It’s intricate and strays away from the formula. The song changes beats a few times and this is the only time that the background synths complement the music. I also enjoyed the piano remix of “The Dead Skin.” It felt almost like classical music and carried a particular emotion that makes for a great end to the album.
The second disc of this album is full of remixes, most of which sound almost identical to the original or do not make any sort of significant impact on myself as a listener. The song “Time Wave,” is interesting and deserves an honorable mention but it doesn’t do much to save the second disc.
Altogether, I would still say that this is a good album. I could honestly see this being put in a new Ridley Scott movie. So if you like sci-fi horror music but with a little more oomph, then this is for you. It has a very consistent and progressive feel towards the end and while it doesn’t change pace often, it is still very enjoyable.
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