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Artist: DOPE STARS
INC.
Album: Neuromance
Year: 2005
A lot has happened with the Italian band Dope Stars Inc.
since their first demo was released two years ago. The
band got a different guitar player, recruited a
worldwide fanbase and even managed to get signed on a
major label like Trisol Music is. Yes, this has band
really travelled with a time machine the last two years!
And now, after months of beggings and cryings from all
over the world, their debut album Neuromance is finally
out.
First thing I noticed on the tracklist was that this
record includes all the songs which were on the debut
demo as well, but Shock To The System. But when I
pressed the play button and I heard “10.000 Watts” (and
little time later the other songs as well), I noticed
that they re-recorded them into their new style. “10.000
Watts” has been turned into a powerful, danceable song.
Insane sampling and snoaring guitars, great opener! Next
up another remake: “Infection 13”. This has always been
my favourite song of this band, and it hasn’t changed at
all. With lyrics which sound like an alien warriors
song, this song brings you an excellent mix of metal and
industrial. Love the machinery samples on this song!
With “Platinum Girl” finally a brand new track appears.
This is a more softer song, although it starts with a
very powerful riffs. Looking to the lyric, this can be
called their ballad. Next up is “Make My Star”, another
newie. This song is a more poppy one, but definitely a
killer one. Simple basslines and rytmic samples make
this an easy listening song, hard to get rid of it in
your head. Awesome guitar solo! “Vyperpunk” might has
the best samples of the whole record. It has an awesome
guitar solo as well. Easy listening stuff! “Generation
Plastic” is another ‘new-old song’. They haven’t changed
that much this time, only some new spacy sampling.
Awesome song as ever! “Rebel Riot” is about the future,
or maybe their future. The lyric has been placed into a
very powerful song, which could be a killer one on the
dancefloor! “Theta Titanium” follows the tracks of
“Rebel Riot”. I love the synth intermezzo, which remind
me to T3chn0ph0b1a a little. With “Self Destructive
Corp.” another remake of the demo song follows.
Agressive lyrics but an easy listening, though powerful
song. Catchy chorus on this one! “Plug 'N' Die” is also
a remake. Not much has changed, they only made it more
powerful and spacey. “Defcon 5” reminds me a little to
“10.000 Watts”, although this song has a way more
different and catchy chorus. Very powerful song again!
“Trance-Formers” can be called the most powerful and
agressive song on the record. Cyber sampling and a
blastbeat here and there... I love it! “C-Beams”, the
last song, opens with a Rammstein-likely intro, but soon
it transforms (or trance-forms? Hehe) into an
atmospheric and danceable outro.
The perfect album? Well, almost. In some parts I think
that the vocals could be used a little more different to
make this a better album. But this is the only thing I
have to complain, if you want to call it complaining.
What are you still doing over here? Go and get yourself
a copy of this record! And better be quick, because the
limited version includes a (killer) bonus cd filled with
remixes of Deathstars, MortIIs and many more! And not to
forget an exclusive track, and killer cover versions of
HIM's "Right Here In My Arms" and London After
Midnight's "Kiss"!
Vote: 99 / 100
Review by: Gerardo |
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01. 10.000 Watts
02. Infection 13
03. Platinum Girl
04. Make A Star
05. Vyperpunk
06. Generation Plastic
07. Rebel Riot
08. Theta Titanium
09. Self Destuctive
Corp.
10. Plug 'N' Die
11. Defcon 5
12. Trance-Former
13. C-Beams
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