The long, long awaited album by Minimum Syndicat finally dropped. Their record label tells us:
"S.C.H.O.R.L. is their first full length album [...] At this point subgenres are less important than in the past, it's more like the alternative electronic scene against the industry turning techno into moronic money-driven entertainment."
And indeed, we discover a bold and eclectic, even at parts non-sequitur clash of the most different styles here.
Or, from another perspective: it's not multiple styles: it's *their* style. As this style runs like a red thread to all the tracks.
Heavy electro hardcore cinematic Sci-Fi dancefloor score music. At it's best!
The track titles underscore the idea that we are enjoying a movie with its soundtrack here:
"The mantis-priests have gathered", "Signal from Vertrem-4", "Requiem orbital" (a collaboration with Umwelt)... and this definitely adds to the moods and atmospheres of the respective tracks.
And I am hallucinating this, or does the track order compose a whole, a complete, genuine Sci-Fi story from start to end? Starting with strangely received signals from outer space, and later tracks such as "Scorched earth" or "The aftermath (a bitter Victory)" hinting at a disastrous end for humanity, brought upon them by the hands of the incoming aliens.
Either way, this is already one of my favorite releases (of all artists, all genres) for this year - and maybe even my favorite MS release in general!
So, doomed scifi hardcore aficionados, grab your popcorn, take a seat, and then - lights, sounds, action!
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