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Lovelorn Dolls – Darker Ages 2CD

admin — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 08:10:49 +0000

“Darker Ages”, LOVELORN DOLLS’ 3rd album is above all a true catharsis for the band members. A purgation of the darkest emotions and tormented moments they went through the last months, daring expressing them through the sombre events of our everyday life (the rise of religious extremism, terror attacks, the ageing society, wars, betrayals, etc.) in a courageous struggle and continuous quest for a spiritual renewal… And it’s not every band who goes this far to even thank their antidepressants in the album credits!

Noir and poignant at first encounter, this new album is indeed haunted by malevolent ghosts and is by far the darkest work of the band ever, sounding a bit like a revolted THE GATHERING having a jamming session with THE CURE in their most depressive “Pornography” period… The tone is sombre, the guitar strings are sinister, the synths are lamenting and the beats are slow and heavy. And although we immediately recognize their typical “LOVELORN” type of sound made of heavy guitar riffs, loud catchy melodies, up-paced synth sequences and Ladyhell’s characteristic chameleon female vocals, the overall atmosphere is dense almost claustrophobic with the highly expressive female voice adding a dramatic touch to it by mixing depressive screams, spoken words and catchy but also oppressive choruses.

Fans of classic gothic rock will undoubtedly adore this album which is definitely revisiting the band’s deepest artistic melancholic wave rock roots, while industrial metal lovers will also find their way through the harder and more upbeat songs like the previous single “Lament”, the engaged “Psalms” or yet the dark pearl “Love Missile”.

Engineered once again by Maxx of HELALYN FLOWERS fame, “Darker Ages” is maybe not LOVELORN DOLLS’ most accessible release to date, but it’s by far the most mature and introspective creative effort to date from this Belgian duo. And the last 2 songs of the album intelligently bring us on more positive vibes full of hopes and strength through a radical come-back to nature, opening us the doors to a new world full of innocence and purity nicely characterized by the beautiful contribution of a multi-cultural children choir offering the perfect ending to this chef d’oeuvre.

LOVELORN DOLLS is dark and so we are…

This limited edition comes with a 12-track bonus disc starting with a very personal cover of NINE INCH NAILS‘ “Hurt” plus various remixes of album songs giving them a more open and overall electronic twist, now more club-oriented, then more 80’s synth-pop tainted, sometimes a bit more modern experimental trip-pop-ish. This includes great collaborations with HELALYN FLOWERS, SIN.SIN, RESTRICTION 9, Kai Otte (MARI CHROME) and many more…

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Lovelorn Dolls – Darker Ages CD

admin — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 08:10:33 +0000

“Darker Ages”, LOVELORN DOLLS’ 3rd album is above all a true catharsis for the band members. A purgation of the darkest emotions and tormented moments they went through the last months, daring expressing them through the sombre events of our everyday life (the rise of religious extremism, terror attacks, the ageing society, wars, betrayals, etc.) in a courageous struggle and continuous quest for a spiritual renewal… And it’s not every band who goes this far to even thank their antidepressants in the album credits!

Noir and poignant at first encounter, this new album is indeed haunted by malevolent ghosts and is by far the darkest work of the band ever, sounding a bit like a revolted THE GATHERING having a jamming session with THE CURE in their most depressive “Pornography” period… The tone is sombre, the guitar strings are sinister, the synths are lamenting and the beats are slow and heavy. And although we immediately recognize their typical “LOVELORN” type of sound made of heavy guitar riffs, loud catchy melodies, up-paced synth sequences and Ladyhell’s characteristic chameleon female vocals, the overall atmosphere is dense almost claustrophobic with the highly expressive female voice adding a dramatic touch to it by mixing depressive screams, spoken words and catchy but also oppressive choruses.

Fans of classic gothic rock will undoubtedly adore this album which is definitely revisiting the band’s deepest artistic melancholic wave rock roots, while industrial metal lovers will also find their way through the harder and more upbeat songs like the previous single “Lament”, the engaged “Psalms” or yet the dark pearl “Love Missile”.

Engineered once again by Maxx of HELALYN FLOWERS fame, “Darker Ages” is maybe not LOVELORN DOLLS’ most accessible release to date, but it’s by far the most mature and introspective creative effort to date from this Belgian duo. And the last 2 songs of the album intelligently bring us on more positive vibes full of hopes and strength through a radical come-back to nature, opening us the doors to a new world full of innocence and purity nicely characterized by the beautiful contribution of a multi-cultural children choir offering the perfect ending to this chef d’oeuvre.

LOVELORN DOLLS is dark and so we are…

The album also comes out as a limited edition with a 12-track bonus disc starting with a very personal cover of NINE INCH NAILS‘ “Hurt” plus various remixes of album songs giving them a more open and overall electronic twist, now more club-oriented, then more 80’s synth-pop tainted, sometimes a bit more modern experimental trip-pop-ish. This includes great collaborations with HELALYN FLOWERS, SIN.SIN, RESTRICTION 9, Kai Otte (MARI CHROME) and many more…

<a data-cke-saved-href=”http://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/album/darker-ages-bonus-tracks-version” href=”http://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/album/darker-ages-bonus-tracks-version”>Darker ages (Bonus Tracks Version) by LOVELORN DOLLS</a>

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Sin.Sin – Nobody’s Heroine CD

admin — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 14:29:33 +0000

After catching our interest and wetting our appetite for more with her two previous fascinating and almost stylistically opposite EP’s (“Fairytronics” and “Black List”), we were all wondering what sound direction SIN.SIN would take on her full length album… Well, here it comes! “Nobody’s Heroine” is there and Kristell L. invites us to discover her very intimate and almost introspective world made of rainbows and bright nights, but also sometimes haunted by darker shadows and supernatural atmospheres. SIN.SIN knows no limits and she simply brings us where her boiling imagination leads her, boosted by the magical power of her emotional and SIN.ful spiritual fantasy.

Known for her work as the lead singer of the goth rock / industrial metal band LOVELORN DOLLS, and although she has already collaborated as guest singer with some electronic musicians in the past (PSY’AVIAH, AIBOFORCEN, JUNKSISTA…), Kristell L., literally opens herself up on this new SIN.SIN project through which she spreads her butterfly wings and reveals a more colorful side of her personality. And her winning teamwork on SIN.SIN with the Italian genius producer Maxx of HELALYN FLOWERS for both mixing and production gives an absolute twist and spiritual dimension to the project.

This multi-talented Belgian female artist leaves her melancholic soul guide her when writing these romantic and carrying pop-wave songs whose atmospheres lead us to states of pure meditation and naïve joy through their minimal catchy melodies and highly emotional female vocals. SIN.SIN stands for ethereal synth-pop and upbeat coldwave music revealing an artist who knows the virtues of moving words, melodic electronics and dreamy atmospheres with a touch of SIN.ful darkness. And the eclectic diversity of her influences brilliantly shines through her minimal electronic compositions evoking artists like GEIKE, HOOVERPHONIC, LYKKE LI, GARBAGE, BJORK, BAT FOR LASHES, MARSHEAUX, etc.

We will also notice her collaboration with another Belgian cult act THE BREATH OF LIFE who made such a surprising folk remake of “Moving Sands” as well as the impressive duet and perfect vocal match with HELALYN FLOWERS’ bewitching vocalist n0emi Aurora on the emotional siren noir song “Blacklist”.

But SIN.SIN is not only words and music, it’s a full look & feel approach rendered by Kristell L’s own visuals and design work, creating her own magic universe for her very own “heroine” (herself?) through an eclectic mix of mystical iconic figures, vintage family pictures, darkish tapestry, red roses and some more “voyeur” moments…

A tortuous and joyful journey in the fascinating imaginary ambience of SIN.SIN’s fantasy land.
“Ah, Ah, these pretty songs, I want them! More and more…”!

Nobody’s Heroine by SIN.SIN

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SIN.SIN (feat. n0emi Aurora) – Blacklist EP

admin — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:40:34 +0000

Before the release of her “Reverie” full length album, multi-talented Belgian artist Kristell L. wanted to warn us that her SIN.SIN solo-project could definitely take you by surprise when you least expect her!

And just like she already demonstrated it last December with her stunning tortuous and electric cover version of FRONT 242’s “Loud”, she here makes a clear sonic statement with this new instant hit-song “Blacklist”: SIN.SIN should definitely not be pigeon-holed as only a joyful fairytronics band! SIN.SIN reveals here a new hidden facet and confronts you with a darker side of her magick world!

Forming an impressive duet and perfect vocal match with HELALYN FLOWERS’ bewitching famous vocalist n0emi Aurora, Kristell L. launches a relentless hunt after all bad and cruel characters in SIN.SIN’s fairytale: the “Blacklist” is long and you might be on it without knowing it until the girls hit you right in the heart with this carrying and emotional siren noir song! As if in a game of some sort, this excellent song also gets reinterpreted on this 5-track EP in 4 additional “levels” – each giving a specific touch and atmosphere / world to it all, with a loud and guitar metal rock retake by LOVELORN DOLLS (Kristell’s other famous band project), an extreme hellish industrial metal rollerblade rework by Norway’s HELL:SECTOR (with additional devilish male vocals), a unique and noticeable floating modern electro remix by AIBOFORCEN as well as a cinematic synth melodic version by Kai Otte (MARI CHROME).

With this second EP we now really wonder what direction SIN.SIN will take on her full length album, but we now learnt that there are also dark clouds in heaven as well as bright stars in hell! SIN.SIN knows no limits and shall bring us where her boiling imagination will lead her, boosted by the magical power of her emotional and SIN.ful spiritual fantasy. How fascinating… I fell under her spell!

Blacklist EP by SIN.SIN feat. n0emi aurora – HELALYN FLOWERS

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Sin.Sin – Fairytronics EP

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 10:08:55 +0000

Here comes the first 6-track EP by the enchanting project SIN.SIN. “Fairytronics” invites us into Kristell L.’s magic supernatural world located high up on clouds in the heavens. An intimate and almost introspective world made of rainbows and bright nights and only accessible through the magical power of mixing fantasy with electronic music.

This multi-talented Belgian female artist leaves her melancholic soul guide her when writing these romantic and carrying pop-wave songs whose atmospheres lead us to states of pure meditation and naïve joy through their minimal catchy melodies and highly emotional female vocals. SIN.SIN stands for ethereal synth-pop and upbeat coldwave music revealing an artist who knows the virtues of moving words, melodic electronics and dreamy atmospheres with a touch of SIN.ful darkness.

Known for her work as the lead singer of the goth rock / industrial metal band LOVELORN DOLLS, and although she has already collaborated as guest singer with some electronic musicians in the past (PSY’AVIAH, AIBOFORCEN, JUNKSISTA…), Kristell L., literally opens herself up on this new SIN.SIN project through which she spreads her butterfly wings and reveals a more colorful side of her personality. And her winning teamwork on SIN.SIN with the Italian genius producer Maxx of HELALYN FLOWERS for both mixing and production gives an absolute twist and spiritual dimension to the project.

If you enjoy bands in the likes of MARSHEAUX, PJ HARVEY, CLIENT, TORI AMOS or yet CHANDEEN: Follow the rainbow and check the fascinating and moving “Fairytronics” work of SIN.SIN. “Ah, Ah, these pretty songs, I want them! More and more…”!

Fairytronics EP by SIN.SIN

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