NEUROACTIVE did not content themselves to simply remaster or replicate their debut album but they definitely went the extra mile. The plan was to bring something new using today’s technologies and the artists accumulated studio experience and know-how over the last 27 years! The “Morphology (redux)” concept was born.

“The project started with the original multitracks. We went through old masters and decided what we wanted to keep and what we wanted to record again and we ended up with good mashup of old and new”, says Tuohimaa.

And that’s precisely the amazing and exciting feature of this “redux” version of this classic elec-tro/industrial album from the ex-ADVANCED ART member and his gang. We therefore here find back the more banging EBM approach of NEUROACTIVE in its early days with metallic beats, punchy an-alog basslines and smooth long dystopic-strings lead by low almost Leonard Cohen-esque vocals.

While staying very faithful to their original concept, the Finnish artists did not hesitate adding plenty of new riffs and new vocals here and there, giving to the album a more compact and hi-energy sound while emphasizing the catchiness and icy melodic side of these great songs offering them a timeless uplifting remake touch. Listen to the new dynamics of songs like “Recall”, “Mecanique”, or the good old club hit “Scanner” or yet the hidden pearl “Moral Solarium” and you will quickly get addicted to this beautiful piece of synthetic pop art with an edge, also making “Morphology” available on all digital platforms for the very first time!

Are you ready for the ”Morphology” V2.0? NEUROACTIVE deliver here an uplifting new version of their debut album for the newer generation of EBM fans while offering new ear candy for the band’s diehard fans from the early days!

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Evoking the Finnish synth pop act’s early club hits, ”In Rust We Trust” nicely closes the series and is featured this time in three brand new different versions made by Jarkko Tuohimaa himself, with a shorter and more upbeat “club mix”, an 80’s synth pop flavored “retro mix” plus an even softer and moodier ‘corrosion mix” with long legato synth strings…

But the best surprise and present NEUROACTIVE could give to their fans are of course these two exclusive and previously unreleased songs: a moving and soft synth pop “Driven” and the stunning modern electro cut “Fire” that will scorch dancefloors…

As always with NEUROACTIVE: to consume without moderation: addictive side-effects guaranteed!

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Very catchy and dancefloor friendly, “Dances” was the most obvious option for NEUROACTIVE’s new single with its synth-pop style driven melody mixed with danceable beats and Kimmo Karjalainen’s melancholic and highly expressive vocals. Lyrically “Dances” reveals a kind of bitter sweet philosophy of life, telling a story we all somehow face when we grow older and more cynical, evoking some co-existential pessimistic reality we all suffer from. “…We dance our dances while the rot sets in, in the mouth of the madness, on a brink of a dream, despite the pain inside we go on…”

In addition to the 2 self-made “club” and “bitter fruit” remixes, Jarkko Tuohimaa gathered scene friends from various synth pop, EBM, future pop and electro dance formations who each brought a different flavor of the song while always keeping its melodic and cruelly addictive chorus in the spotlight. The list of special remixing guests speaks for itself: ASSEMBLAGE 23, AESTHETISCHE, 808 DOT POP, AIBOFORCEN, WAVE IN HEAD and AERONAUT V. A true sonic orgy for DJ’s who will enjoy toying with these various versions on the dancefloors…

To consume without moderation: addictive side-effects guaranteed!

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The “Night Flights” single does not only inaugurate the arrival of NEUROACTIVE in to the top-quality roster of artists of the Belgian Alfa Matrix label, but also announces a more than promising forthcoming new album “Minor Side-Effects” announced for a Spring release… To consume without moderation: addictive side-effects guaranteed!

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“Minor Side-Effects” indeed reveals a much harder edge through punching electro sequences and kicking beats compared to NEUROACTIVE’s most recent softer dance pop releases through the US-based A Different Drum label. This said, we can still see this new 7th full length studio album as a logical and natural evolution in the band’s impressive music repertoire and its characteristic fusion of catchy vocals, modern melodic synth arrangements and carrying electronic beats. “Modern Synth-Pop”, “Future-Pop”, “Techno-Pop”, whatever you call it, NEUROACTIVE confirm here more than ever their veteran supremacy in the genre thanks to intricate songwriting skills and a meticulous production work that can make many artists in the genre quite envious.

NEUROACTIVE alternate here dynamic and catchy synth pop songs and darker upbeat EBM/future pop tunes which at turn evoke bands like PET SHOP BOYS, DEPECHE MODE, DE/VISION and FRONT 242. The new album’s club hits are called “Dances”, “Night Flights” and “Dagger”. We will also notice the very interesting collaboration with HALO EFFECT’s singer John Peverieri performing guest vocals on 2 songs and adding a lush moody dimension to this beautiful album.

“Minor Side-Effects” is no doubt NEUROACTIVE’s album of maturity offering us some promising perspectives on the electro synth pop scene for the many years to come. To consume without moderation: addictive side-effects guaranteed!

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