| Artist |
| Nachtmahr |
| Title |
| Semper Fidelis |
| Format/Cat |
| CD TRI 409 CD |
| Label |
| Trisol |
| Style |
| Martial EBM |
| Date of review |
| 6th May 2010 |
| Reviewer |
| Carl Jenkinson |
| Rating |
| 6/10 |
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Since putting the superior L'ame Imortelle on a (hopefully temporary) hiatus, Thomas Rainer has gone from strength to strength with Nachtmahr, quickly picking up a devoted following & going down a storm on stage throughout Europe. And, on one level at least, it's not hard to see why as it's catchy, pounding & made for the dancefloor. The problems for this style of electro usually start when at home as, for the most part, it just doesn't have the depth to make it a viable proposition in this regard & although this third Nachtmahr album does take some notable steps to correct this with some memorable riffs cropping up during the instrumental 'Tanz, Major' which is sure to become one of the year's top floorfillers, the closing 'Trockenficken' & 'Can You Feel The Beat' which is a fair bit darker than the title might lead you to believe, a lot of this good work is then undone by the fact that the pounding rhythms often drown out the more melodic elements, particularly during 'Rache' which could have been a nicely reflective number but instead ends up sounding rather fragile! For all that, it's certain to prove a staple in the clubs but if there were only more tracks such as ''Rise And Fall' which is the one track where all the elements really gel together (that this is the first track to feature English lyrics actually helps greatly in this respect!), then we'd be looking at a much more versatile release. As it is, the oddly balanced production means it lacks a certain something when listened to away from clubs or live gigs; I just hope he gets back to work with L'Ame Immortelle soon!!
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