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SIDE-LINE I WINTER CITIES REVIEW |
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After having released a CDR-album (cf. “Wired Tunes”) on Machinist Records the real kick off for Diffuzion was the album “Body Code” released on Alfa-Matrix in 2008. In my opinion it was a very promising CD, which unfortunately didn’t get the deserved attention. I was probably the one and only journalist to prefer Diffuzion and their “Body Code”-CD over the work of Ayria so you might imagine I was really wondering to discover their new opus. “Winter Cities” starts rather hesitating with body-pop songs, which this time can’t totally convince me. The songs are nice and enjoyable, but without climax while the vocals of sexy Xev aren’t enough to the forefront. |
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SONIC SEDUCER I WINTER CITIES REVIEW |
| Frost, Eis und Schnee gehören in Weißrussland zur Tagesordnung. In den letzten drei Jahren haben Diffuzion es ein wenig ruhiger angehen lassen, doch jetzt meldet sich die Band um Sängerin Xev mit ihrem neuen Album „Winter Cities“ zurück. Elektronisch unterkühlten Techno-Pop präsentieren Xev, Fof und Tealih ihren Fans. Gewisse Parallelen zu Psy’Aviah und Ayria sind vermutlich kein Zufall, schließlich stehen alle drei genannten Bands beim belgischen Label Alfa Matrix unter Vertrag. Im Vergleich zu ihrem Vorgängeralbum „Body Code“ wirkt „Winter Cities“ eine Spur ausgereifter und erwachsener. |
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REFLECTIONS OF DARKNESS | WINTER CITIES REVIEW |
| The Belorussian DIFFUZION manage to refine their sound with each release they make and add some extra layers as well. ‘Winter Cities’ is their third album that lingers between EBM, Industrial Dark Electro and Darkwave. And as far it concerns the “intelligent” Industrial they do just fine. |
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SOFTSYNTH I THE BEST ELECTRONIC ALBUMS OF 2011 |
| This has been something of a peculiar year for electronic music. Some of the most compelling music from the genre has come from unsigned or yet-to-record-an-album bands. Discoveries like Curxes, Vile Electrodes and Nightlife provided some of the most alive, exciting and dynamic electronic music of the year. It was a year where EPs, instead of full albums, which we measure here today, brought us some of the most interesting glimpses of how good electronic music can be from the likes of Softsynth mainstay Miss FD, The Golden Filter, Tenek, or the three aforementioned bands (perhaps the latest example of how differently we now consume music in the digital age). And it was a year when many of the bands that make up the very foundation of this blog and this blogger’s bedrock musical interests, released new albums only to fall flat. In a year when Erasure, Ladytron, VNV Nation, M83, She Wants Revenge, And One and The Human League released new work it felt like assembling this year’s chart would be a pre-ordained affair, and yet it was surprises, resurfaces and new discoveries that provided the real fodder for our best of the year list in 2011. It was a year when Amy Lee of Evanescence, of all people would give us one of our most compelling electronic songs of the year, covering a Muppets song no less. There were curve balls but ultimately, as is the case every year, the best of the best rises to the top… |
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DAGHEISHA I WINTER CITIES REVIEW |
| Sara' la temperatura che sta rapidamente scendendo. Saranno queste giornate buie oppure la constatazione che di uscite davvero interessanti ne arrivano sempre meno eppure 'Winter Cities' risulta una rivelazione. Avevamo gia' intravisto delle buone idee nel debutto ma la focalizzazione era nettamente minore e l'esperienza accumulata nei tre anni trascorsi ha colmato il distacco con i colleghi piu' competitivi del vecchio continente. I beat selvaggi della title track richiamano con vigore gli Angelspit ma il vocoder che filtra la voce di Xev non e' sufficiente a nascondere le ambizioni pop del progetto bielorusso. |
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QRANQ.NL I WINTER CITIES REVIEW |
| Wit Rusland springt niet altijd in gedachte als je aan electropop denkt. Volgens mij het enige land ter wereld waar de bevolking de afgelopen 10 jaar geslonken is in plaats van gegroeid en de thuisbasis van Diffuzion. Het is volgens Amnesty International ook het enige Europese land waar gevangen nog steeds terechtgesteld worden. |