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 BRAIN
DANCE
Redemption
2001
CD
Progressive Darkwave PDRO103
Brain Dance are from U.S.A they produce heavy goth-rock, much
in the vein of Type O Negative although not as miserable. Sebastian
Elliot provides the main vocals on here. There's a scary picture of
him looking like a wrestler. VoraVor is responsible for guitars,
backing vocals, programming and percussion.
At first listen it sounds a bit tacky and clinched but as it progresses
I realise there are some excellent songs and I find some of it captivating.
The usage of samples is quite spectacular as they blend with powerful
emotional music. The samples are mainly taken from cult horror and sci-fi
classics such as Star Trek and Halloween. 'Relentless' for example starts
as industrial goth-rock although there's a massive 80s metal feel about
it. Vora provides some excellent backing vocals on this one. It'd be nice
to hear her do some lead vocals. Following this there's a nameless track
in the middle completely made up of samples. It's pretty spectacular and
I can't help thinking it's the best thing on here. Another highlight is
the excellent 'Resilience'. This is less metal, more electronic. It's
fast-paced and haunting and powerful and again mixed with some excellent
samples.
JOHN MARSHALL - 20 March 2002
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