| Artist |
| Divamee |
| Title |
| Experiment |
| Format/Cat |
| CD |
| Label |
| Own Label Release |
| Style |
| Synthpop |
| Date of review |
| 15th March 2008 |
| Reviewer |
| Carl Jenkinson |
| Rating |
| 8.5/10 |
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Yet another new band from Germany, Divamee are Lysz (ex-Welle Erdball, where she was known as Soraya. vc), Kim Strange, who brings a masculine touch to the band, Abigail & Ruth & on this, their debut album, they unveil a powerful style of modern synthpop that, allied to some undeniable composing & musical skills, is sure to have a very wide appeal. The band successfully utilise Kim's strident voice with Lysz's cool vocals, which remind me of Celluloide's Darkleti on occasion & which find their niche on such early tracks as 'Endzeit (Fur Tiere)' & the excellent 'Liebe So Kalt' & later on during 'No Way Out' & 'Traumwelt', which features one of the best vocal melodies I've ever heard. Furthermore, by singing in both German & English they give the album a more varied set of styles & moods with the wordless vocals that add an almost angelic mood to the typically powerful 'Sehnsucht' & the imaginative rhythmic effects that give 'Visions' an almost electronica-like appeal both contributing to the album's appeal. The powernoise stylings of 'Tsunami Task Force' ) do feel a tad jarring & feels out of place on an album like this while the cheerful-sounding 'Sandman' feels a bit insubstantial. The short duration doesn't help, especially when compared to the excellent 'Alles Dreht Sich' which precedes it & which is an infectious, powerful & instantly memorable number that deserves to be massive. It's an example of modern synthpop at its best with fine English lyrics (despite the German title) & even the way Lysz pronounces 'help' as 'halp' adds to its appeal. 'Engel' sounds pretty similar & is almost as good while the analogue-flavoured 'Spiel Mit Mir' gets things back on track with some saucy laughter & orgasmic moans making this one of the sauciest tracks you'll hear this year & Mathe B's remix of 'Endzeit', which could well appeal to Spetsnaz lovers, maintains the high standards while offering a completely new take on the track. All in all, then, this is a pretty fine debut & an experiment that indeed deserves to be called a success.
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