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Rating: Certainly among the most appreciated exponents of the EBM genre, the most innovative musical heir of the "roaring years," Apoptygma was born at the end of the '80s thanks to Stephan Groth and released their first album in 1993: "Soli Deo Gloria."
The music finds its roots in the electro-pop of Depeche Mode and the '70s electronics, pioneered and majorly interpreted by the Germans Kraftwerk, the ultimate inspirers of the industrial movement.
However, the dark-depressive element will find more space in the following years, thanks to a softening of the sound and an increasingly commercial purpose.
"7", from 1996, is the album that condenses almost all the stylistic variations of the band at the maximum quality level. The tension and emotional involvement are at their peak right from the first track, inspired by the dark melodies of the organ and Groth's sharp monotonic voice.
Listening to the second track "Mourn", the heart finds itself gripped in a steel vice that also carries sweetness and love, in the best dark style. A song to depress oneself and sink into an introspective reflection on human emotions.
The genre quickly changes, although not radically: "Non-stop Violence" represents the purest EBM music, with a pounding disco rhythm, pulsating bass, and light industrial sounds; although the dark soul with frequent melodic cues is never abandoned. In the next track, the pace slows down to a more measured rhythm, resulting in industrial with a dark atmosphere.
"Rebel" lets itself go into sound experiments beyond any mental health limits, while with "Deep Red" we return to a pulsating EBM contaminated by industrial lyrics.
The mind dives back into the black hole of depression thanks to the dark return of "Nearer", only to go completely mad driven by the haunting disco beat of "Half Asleep."
The album closes with "Love Never Dies pt. 2", partially revisiting the melody of the first track, accompanied by acoustic guitar and orchestral base, a small nod to The Cure's Dark Wave.
Mental and physical emotions, that's what this album provides: a whirlwind of sensations, even insane ones, that would shake any mind, not necessarily fragile, that perceives them.
A fundamental album for enthusiasts of the genre.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
02 Mourn (05:33)
Lost in the depths, the depths of your eyes
I couldn't resist, why should I?
I want to relax, I want to feel free
I want to be you, you want to be me
I look at you, I look at your face
Reach for my hand, just in case
Forever with you, you mourn, i can see
Now I am you, do you want to be me?
Why are you always hiding?
Why are you always mourning?
03 Non-Stop Violence (06:51)
Come close, step inside
Bring me news from the dying world
Contagious and careless
You're spreading your disease among us
Warm sweat, no regret
All you see is the TV set
While people around you
Are dying like flies
Non-stop violence, they feed us cascades
Of non-believers dying in the sand
Feeding us with violence, we face the fall of man
Believe me, and catch me if you can
Catch me if you can!
Come close, step inside
Bring me news from the dying world
Contagious and careless
You're spreading your disease among us
White noise in your ears
Your eyes look like monitors
But what you need is silence
And a positive life.
Not your TV!
Non-stop violence, they feed us cascades
Of non-believers dying in the sand
Feeding us with violence, we face the fall of man
Believe me, and catch me if you can
Catch me if you can...
So I took shelter in tomorrow
Tomorrow will bring a brand new day
Think I make it right tomorrow
Think I need more sleep today
Lets make peace again tomorrow
I need a will to stay away
I guess I'll always hate tomorrow
Until it's far away...
04 25 Cromwell St. (04:24)
Ligths out. Forever in darkness.
Incest? Your insane.
Inside the 25, you did commit suicide.
You killed them all, then you killed yourself.
They think that you're alive, but you know that they are wrong.
You left your body in a prison cell, before you went to hell.
05 Rebel (05:51)
For me it's very important to see... Jesus walked into my house For me it's very important to see Christ not as sort of a magnificant Santa Claus, but rather a communistic anarchic iherent person who walked around 2000 years ago. This homeless guy, who was basically pretty cool was crusified by those communists...
06 Deep Red (04:00)
Deep red is blurring my eyes
I'll wait in the closet until tonight
I want you to explain your feelings for me
The blade on your skin is what matters to me
I will wait for you to scream and shout
But you open your mouth, the blood runs out...
The knife cuts through her skin
And your heart starts beating faster
You feel the pressure within
As you look into her eyes...
07 Nearer (06:35)
You are reaching your goals
But I'm still trapped inside of mine
Before the break of day
You will be gone and far away
In solitude
With no place to run or hide
I hear my own mind cry
And I fall just to see you rise
And I will go down on my knees
And pray the best that I can
I want you to be near...
And I will go down on my kness
And try to make you understand
My deepest fear
With pain in my heart
I will travel on my own
To that place inside
Where I can be alone
In solitude
With no place to run or hide
Again I hear this voice cry out
And I fall just to see you rise
And I will go down on my knees
And pray the best that I can
I want you to be near...
And I will go down on my kness
And try to make you understand
My deepest fear
In solitude
With no place to run or hide
I hear my own mind cry
And I fall just to see you rise
And I will go down on my knees
And pray the best that I can
I want you to be near...
And I will go down on my kness
And try to make you understand
My deepest fear
08 Half Asleep (04:53)
I'm half asleep again
The shell is sleeping, my soul is not
I feel confused, too many thoughts
I fear, I fear temptation
Weird thoughts inside my mind
Brute thoughts are tempting me
I want to do what I know is wrong with my fear
I fear temptation
Take me away, fill me with desire
Teach me how to live a life without regret
Take me away, fill me with desire
Teach me how to live a life without regret
I'm half asleep again
The shell is sleeping, my soul is not
I'm still confused, too many thoughts
I fear, I fear temptation
Something's got a grip on my mind
Causing me to forget about you
Makes me feel that I had to choose
And I need you
I fear temptation
Take me away, fill me with desire
Teach me how to live a life without regret
Take me away, fill me with desire
Teach me how to live a life without regret
10 Electricity (05:08)
Our one source of energy
The ultimate discovery
Electric blue for me
Nevermore to be free
Electricity, nuclear and H.E.P.
Carbon fuels from the sea
Wasted electricity
Our one source of energy
Electricity
All we need to live today
A gift for man to throw away
The chance to change has nearly gone
The alternative is only one
The final source of energy
Solar electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
E...........
11 Love Never Dies, Part 2 (14:27)
Don't leave me, don't go away
Stay beside me for another day
My love for you will never die
Don't leave me, don't go away
Stay near me for one more day
You know my love will never die
I would rather be
In your arms tonight
Finally to close my eyes
And you to hold me tight
I will drown again
In your arms tonight
Finally to close my eyes
Forever in your arms
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