Lyrically kinda, well, kinda pathetic—“Shittalk! Bulltalk!/Do you think
we care” is the opening salvo. But on its own Goth terms it’s
irresistible. Entirely within its genre. And although its beats and its
rhythms lie far far closer to bands from the early 80s British New Wave
(relying, if unawaredly so, on Adam Ant’s “Desperate but not Serious”),
it doesn’t matter. Singer Abir Lillman has an almost ethereal voice, and
one without all the Goth or Death Metal histrionics (like going up and
down the scales at ear-piercing volume). She sings beautifully, at times
orchestrating her voice like a human Theremin. Beirut-born and raised
in a strict Arabic home, Lillman was apparently an atheist and feminist
from early on, and music, particularly hardcore music, seems to have
offered her solace if not outright salvation. And after her future
husband and now musical partner Daniel Lillman helped relocate her to
Sweden, she seems to
have fully embraced everything Go th offers. Its music, its lifestyle,
its aggressiveness and assertiveness, its independence, its fashion, its
visceral release. And lest you think that’s merely armchair
psychoanalysis I’m dispensing—it’s there in the Lillmans’ music. It’s in
this song. It’s in what in anyone else’s hands would have been
considered a silly song, a joke. But “We Are Gothrockers” is anything
but silly. The music’s solid and catchy and hard and pounding. And
Lillman sings with abandon. Her release is practically palpable. It has
all the power of the most heartfelt ghazal—the form of Arabic verse
that’s a poetic expression of the pain of loss and the beauty of love
that can come from that pain.
Review by Devon Jackson
fredag 24 augusti 2012
tisdag 21 augusti 2012
Review: Sweden’s ‘Madness Of The Night’ Release New EP
News Editor - Feargal Daly | 21.08.12
Sweden’s own genre-defying band Madness Of The Night have released their debut EP ‘Voices of the People’.
Sweden’s own genre-defying band Madness Of The Night have released their debut EP ‘Voices of the People’.
Having formed just this year, Madness Of The Night
sees the alternative band resist specific genre categorisation blending
rock, punk, goth and more throughout their music. In doing so, Madness Of The Night instantly set themselves apart from the crowd.
This well produced EP manages to be unique in style and
sound, while resisting any off-putting clichés and pitfalls that so many
bands attempting this style fall into. Its accessibility will stand for
the band and across the three tracks – ‘Voices of the People’, ‘We are the Gothrockers and We Don't Care’ & ‘State of Madness’.
The band has also been met with acclaim across
Scandinavia and Russia with radio and TV airtime gathering a small
legion of fans surely set to grow. Of course being featured here on MRU
is also another accolade the band can add to their list!
Still not convinced about Madness Of The Night? Check out their music below and listen for yourself!
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onsdag 1 augusti 2012
Madness of the Night on Nightbreed radio
Madness of the Night´s song Voices of the People are featured on Voe Saint-Clare´s show Gloom Cookies over Nightbreed radio. It is a new song and not published on the net...
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