| Artist |
| Decoded Feedback |
| Title |
| Aftermath |
| Format/Cat |
| CD mind 166 |
| Label |
| Dependent |
| Style |
| EBM |
| Date of review |
| 6th February 2011 |
| Reviewer |
| Carl Jenkinson |
| Rating |
| 8.5/10 |
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I've always thought of Decoded Feedback as one of those bands who, despite never being the darlings of the electro scene enrich it just by their presence. Well, I might have to revise that opinion a bit now as, with this latest barnstorming album, they totally deserve to be everyone's darlings as this, their first release on Dependent, is easily their most powerful, their most expressive & their most epic release to date & their best ever by some margin, the full-sounding melodics & riffs being carried along by rhythms that build up a feeling of unstoppability, like an express train heading towards you at full speed. For proof of this just lend an ear to the superb opener 'Silent Killer' where the cry of 'come onnnn' acts as a clarion call to get you blood pumping through your veins & prepare to dance your arses off! And once you've heard this blockbusting number that totally belies its title in being an infectious, dynamic opener with its bulldozing beats & epic chords then that's exactly what you'll be doing; believe me, openers don't come much better than this! There are plenty more treats to be had, though, as some guitar-like riffs (which may be sampler or could be real, I just don't know!) being some additional grit to the following 'Eternity Falls' & 'Death Control' where the feeling of doom that are borne by the spooky kids voice samples & dark chords make for a nice contrast against the full-on leads that once again, make their presence felt. Once this premise is established the duo do stick fairly closely to it but tracks such as 'Translucent', the closing 'Demons' & the utterly superb 'Shelter Me' all have much to offer, the latter proving to be probably the best track they've ever written as Marco's vocals match the intense mood of the massed melodics & driving rhythms while the fact that 'Dark Reflections' bears a resemblance to Rotersand's Merging Oceans actually works in its favour, after all, if it can even be mentioned in the same breath then that can't be bad, can it? Not that this is in any way copyist, this well-respected duo follow their own path & have unleashed an album that fits the bill for club adoration & home listening, too.
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