| Artist |
| Pail |
| Title |
| Faith In The Void |
| Format/Cat |
| CD |
| Label |
| Caustic Records |
| Style |
| EBM |
| Date of review |
| 20th December 2011 |
| Reviewer |
| Carl Jenkinson |
| Rating |
| 7/10 |
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Yes, it's electronic, yes, I guess it will be labeled as EBM (for the sake of convenience if nothing else!) but, no, you aren't likely to be hearing this on any dancefloors anytime soon. That's because it's not an album filled with hits ot instantly catchy songs, more a solidly enjoyable album of pretty long tracks (six minutes or more being the norm here) that sees Manix S. (who also runs the Caustic label) again doing his bit to Spanish electro on the map on this, his third album.
Pail's music does resemble earlier FLA (the vocals certainly resemble Bill Leeb on a number of occasions) albeit with a more modern outlook but is more closely related to acts such as Tau Factor or Cylab in that there aren't any likely 'hits' to be found in here, even the most instantly memorable number, 'Planet Prison' & the most danceable, the lively 'Ingeneria Del Consemiento' not quite hitting the mark in that respect, partly because it seems to take ages to get going (although there's nothing wrong with either track &, in the latter case at least, it's possible a remixer could make the most of the potential there is) & you're not likely to go away humming any tunes from it once it's finished either but, somehow, it just draws you in, possibly giving the album greater longevity & providing a satisfying listening experience that will have you coming back to it again & again. That's not to say there isn't plenty going on here as the album is full of good ideas, foremost among them the acoustic guitar work that forms the basis of 'Silence', evoking the artist's homeland & providing a smart contrast to the virtually non-stop synthetics that are the album's hallmark, the track laying a nice foundation in massed melodics & mid-paced rhythms before transforming into a robust, pacey number. Similarly some gritty guitar riffs add to the raw feel of 'The First Words', working well with the almost funky mid-paced rhythms & vocoder-style voices; nor it is lacking in dynamics as, apart from the examples already mentioned 'Energy Bodies' motors along in fine style whilst the ever inventive melodic work, which makes its mark throughout & is really what this album is all about, again demonstrates Manix's talent.
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