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Not necessarilly all releases from 2009, but just what I've been listening to, this year. In fact most of the disks are from earlier years as 2009 has been pretty disappointing from the point of view of new releases.

1. Amplifier - Amplifier (111) 2. The Eden House - Smoke And Mirrors (106) 3. Everon - North (90) 4. Mesh - Who Watches Over Me (85) 5. Iris - Wrath (79) 6. Iris - Hydra (78) 7. Autumn - Altitude (78) 8. Bat for Lashes - Two Suns (76) 9. Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance (75) 10. Seize - Constant Fight (72) 11. Flesh Field - Strain (72) 12. K.M.F.D.M. - Attak (66) 13. Skeptical Minds - Rent to Kill (65) 14. Covenant - United States of Mind (64) 15. The Birthday Massacre - Walking With Strangers (62) 16. Qntal - IV - Ozymandias (61) 17. Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun (59) 18. Dead Can Dance - Into the Labyrinth (56) 19. Riverside - Reality Dream (56) 20. Dial - Synchronized (56)

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Retro industrial special part 1 of 2

1. Haujobb - World Window
2. Covenant - Theremin
3. Cobalt 60 - Bye Bye
4. Clock DVA - Techno Geist
5. Die Form - Necrophilia
6. Pierrepoint - Slaughter
7. In Sotto Voce - Sequence II
8. Mentallo & The Fixer - Sacrilege
9. :wumpscut: - Funeral Diner
10. Aghast View - Vaporize [:wumpscut: remix]
11. Dive - Eye Of The Past
12. Coil - The Anal Staircase
13. Evils Toy - Hypnosis
14. A Split Second - Crimewave
15. Cubanate - Sucker
16. Einstürzende Neubauten - Feurio!
17. Calva Y Nada - Die Reise
18. Fatal Morgana - Glastnost
19. Leæther Strip - Strap Me Down
20. Front Line Assembly - Provision
21. Cabaret Voltaire - Nag Nag Nag
22. Babyland - Mask
23. Soulscraper - Fight
24. SPK - Cry From The Sanatorium
25. Controlled Bleeding - Regurgitation
26. Yeht Mae - Death March
27. Pankow - Walhalla
28. Kirlian Camera - Eclipse

Recommended Songs (sorted by most recommended songs)

Vertigo : Olivia Lewis (Score = 294.18)
Shady Lady : Ani Lorak (Score = 241.14)
If We All Give A Little : Six4one (Score = 221.8)
Love Me Tonight : Angelica Agurbash (Score = 214.82)
American Pie : Don McLean (Score = 204.01)
Save Tonight : Eagle-Eye Cherry (Score = 203.68)
Closing Time : Semisonic (Score = 202.07)
Say Goodbye to Hollywood : Billy Joel (Score = 199.53)
Breakfast At Tiffany's : Deep Blue Something (Score = 197)
I Do : Fabrizio Faniello (Score = 192.11)
Mr. Jones : Counting Crows (Score = 186.3)
Joy To The World : Three Dog Night (Score = 185.86)
Bring It On : Billie Piper (Score = 184.86)
Dream Weaver : Gary Wright (Score = 184.27)
Congratulations : Silvia Night (Score = 183.07)
On Top Of The World (The Netherlands) : Edsilia Rombley (Score = 183.03)
I love you mi vida : D'Nash (Score = 182.55)
Two Princes : Spin Doctors (Score = 180.34)
Mum : Polina Smolova (Score = 180.15)
Stop : Omar Naber (Score = 179.43)
Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) : Looking Glass (Score = 177.18)
Hold On Be Strong : Maria Haukaas Storeng (Score = 176.59)
Electric : Lisa Scott-Lee (Score = 173.27)
Everything You Want : Vertical Horizon (Score = 170.91)
Partners In Crime (Estonia) : Gerli Padar (Score = 170.19)
She's So High : Tal Bachman (Score = 168.36)
Absolutely (Story of a Girl) : Nine Days (Score = 166.38)
Ajde Kroci (Montenegro) : Stevan Faddy (Score = 162.45)
I Love You Mi Vida (Spain) : D'Nash (Score = 161.9)
Peace Will Come (Georgia) : Diana Gurtskaya (Score = 161.32)
Dance With Me : Zoli Ádok (Score = 160.82)
Never Let It Go : Afro-Dite (Score = 160.53)
Era stupendo : Paolo Meneguzzi (Score = 160.48)
One Headlight : The Wallflowers (Score = 160.35)
Stronger Every Minute : Lisa Andreas (Score = 157.57)
I'll Be : Edwin McCain (Score = 156.6)
Më merr në ëndërr : Kejsi Tola (Score = 155.73)
Feels So Good : Melanie B (Score = 154.87)
Complice (San Marino) : Miodio (Score = 154.86)
Drama Queen (Denmark) : DQ (Score = 154.22)
Flying The Flag (For You) (United Kingdom) : Scooch (Score = 151.96)
Teenage Dirtbag : Wheatus (Score = 151.42)
Twist of love : Sidsel Ben Semmane (Score = 151.06)
Hero (Sweden) : Charlotte Perrelli (Score = 148.63)
Let Me Try : Luminita Anghel & Sistem (Score = 146.1)
Ven A Bailar Conmigo (Norway) : Guri Schanke (Score = 144.28)
If You Could Only See : Tonic (Score = 144.22)
The Way : Fastball (Score = 142.32)
Show Me Your Love : Tina Karol (Score = 141.02)
Baila el Chiki Chiki : Rodolfo Chikilicuatre (Score = 140.83)
Truly Madly Deeply : Savage Garden (Score = 140.69)
Bridge Over Troubled Water : Simon & Garfunkel (Score = 140.29)
Vodka (Malta) : Morena (Score = 139.72)
The Joker : Steve Miller Band (Score = 139.58)
Listen To The Music : The Doobie Brothers (Score = 139.45)
Africa : Toto (Score = 139.07)
The Balkan Girls : Elena Gheorghe (Score = 138.95)
Sister Golden Hair : America (Score = 138.43)
My Number One : Helena Paparizou (Score = 138.4)
Still the One : Orleans (Score = 138.32)
Take Me to Your Heaven : Charlotte Nilsson (Score = 137.79)
Hasta La Vista (Belarus) : Ruslan Alehno (Score = 136.58)
Come on Over : Kym Marsh (Score = 136.3)
Love Song : Sara Bareilles (Score = 135.05)
Walking in Memphis : Marc Cohn (Score = 134.98)
Düm Tek Tek : Hadise (Score = 134.74)
I Don't Want to Wait : Paula Cole (Score = 134.33)
Through my window : Sandra Oxenryd (Score = 133.41)
Lovey Dovey Stuff : Geri Halliwell (Score = 132.51)
Barely Breathing : Duncan Sheik (Score = 132.16)
Every Morning : Sugar Ray (Score = 131.94)
Iris : Goo Goo Dolls (Score = 131.18)
This Is Our Night : Sakis Rouvas (Score = 131.01)
Always : Aysel & Arash (Score = 130.53)
Femme Fatale (Cyprus) : Evdokia Kadi (Score = 130.19)
All for You : Sister Hazel (Score = 129.89)
Hotel California : Eagles (Score = 128.91)
Wild World : Cat Stevens (Score = 128.87)
Zauvijek Volim Te (Montenegro) : Stefan Filipovic (Score = 128.67)
You're a God : Vertical Horizon (Score = 128.56)
Fire And Rain : James Taylor (Score = 128.44)
Love is gonna get you : Man Meadow (Score = 127.79)
Work Your Magic (Belarus) : KolduN (Score = 127.59)
Drops of Jupiter : Train (Score = 127.55)
Leto Svet (Estonia) : Kreisiraadio (Score = 127.12)
Promises : Billie Piper (Score = 125.51)
I'd Really Love To See You Tonight : England Dan & John Ford Coley (Score = 125.51)
Cold As Ice : Foreigner (Score = 125.43)
Roll To Me : Del Amitri (Score = 124.98)
Fight (Moldova) : Natalia Barbu (Score = 124.89)
Follow my heart : Ich Troje (Score = 124.07)
Firefly : Christina Metaxa (Score = 122.91)
Jessie's Girl : Rick Springfield (Score = 122.39)
Unwritten : Natasha Bedingfield (Score = 122.19)
If It Makes You Happy : Sheryl Crow (Score = 121.3)
Pe-o Margine De Lume (Romania) : Nico & Vlad (Score = 120.89)
Follow You Down : Gin Blossoms (Score = 119.48)
A Century Of Love (Moldova) : Geta Burlacu (Score = 118.45)
I Need You : LeAnn Rimes (Score = 117.95)
Lemon Tree : Fool's Garden (Score = 117.74)

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Recommended Songs (sorted by most recommended artists)

Say Goodbye to Hollywood : Billy Joel (Score = 199.53)
Scenes From an Italian Restaurant : Billy Joel (Score = 103.34)
I Go to Extremes : Billy Joel (Score = 100)
Tell Her About It : Billy Joel (Score = 100)
Everybody Has a Dream : Billy Joel (Score = 98.87)
Bring It On : Billie Piper (Score = 184.86)
Promises : Billie Piper (Score = 125.51)
Ring My Bell : Billie Piper (Score = 100)
Vertigo : Olivia Lewis (Score = 294.18)
Vertigo (Malta) : Olivia Lewis (Score = 99.23)
Sibling Rivalry : Jonathan Coulton (Score = 100)
The Future Soon : Jonathan Coulton (Score = 100)
I Crush Everything : Jonathan Coulton (Score = 96.48)
Shop Vac : Jonathan Coulton (Score = 96.47)
I love you mi vida : D'Nash (Score = 182.55)
I Love You Mi Vida (Spain) : D'Nash (Score = 161.9)
Karate Schnitzel : Tenacious D (Score = 113.3)
The Road : Tenacious D (Score = 105.86)
Dio : Tenacious D (Score = 100)
Everything You Want : Vertical Horizon (Score = 170.91)
You're a God : Vertical Horizon (Score = 128.56)
My Secret : Klee (Score = 100)
We Go Against the Flow : Klee (Score = 97.02)
Not Even Ten Horses : Klee (Score = 96.91)
Electric : Lisa Scott-Lee (Score = 173.27)
You're No Good For Me (Album) : Lisa Scott-Lee (Score = 100.68)
Feels So Good : Melanie B (Score = 154.87)
Tell Me : Melanie B (Score = 105.64)
Still the One : Orleans (Score = 138.32)
Dance With Me : Orleans (Score = 113.61)
Love Song : Sara Bareilles (Score = 135.05)
Bottle It Up : Sara Bareilles (Score = 114.3)
Africa : Toto (Score = 139.07)
Hold The Line : Toto (Score = 106.77)
Drops of Jupiter : Train (Score = 127.55)
Meet Virginia : Train (Score = 115.12)
Shady Lady : Ani Lorak (Score = 241.14)
My Number One : Helena Paparizou (Score = 138.4)
You Set My Heart on Fire : Helena Paparizou (Score = 100)
Come on Over : Kym Marsh (Score = 136.3)
I Think It's Gonna Rain Today : Kym Marsh (Score = 101.29)
The Joker : Steve Miller Band (Score = 139.58)
Fly Like An Eagle : Steve Miller Band (Score = 95.54)
Wild World : Cat Stevens (Score = 128.87)
Peace Train : Cat Stevens (Score = 95.5)
Follow You Down : Gin Blossoms (Score = 119.48)
Hey Jealousy : Gin Blossoms (Score = 103.27)
If We All Give A Little : Six4one (Score = 221.8)
Love Me Tonight : Angelica Agurbash (Score = 214.82)
Like a Boss : The Lonely Island (Score = 106.92)
We Like Sportz : The Lonely Island (Score = 103.28)
Good Times : Dannii Minogue (Score = 110.91)
Sunrise : Dannii Minogue (Score = 98.16)
Revolution : The Veronicas (Score = 104.66)
Mouth Shut : The Veronicas (Score = 102.14)
Free Loop : Daniel Powter (Score = 105.1)
Jimmy Gets High : Daniel Powter (Score = 100.71)
American Pie : Don McLean (Score = 204.01)
Save Tonight : Eagle-Eye Cherry (Score = 203.68)
Closing Time : Semisonic (Score = 202.07)
You Get Me : Michelle Branch (Score = 104.79)
Something to Sleep To : Michelle Branch (Score = 97.03)
Grapefruit Diet (Parody of "Zoot Suit Riot" By Cherry Poppin' Daddies) : "Weird Al" Yankovic (Score = 100)
Dare to Be Stupid : "Weird Al" Yankovic (Score = 100)
Oops! I Did It Again : Children of Bodom (Score = 100)
Rebel Yell : Children of Bodom (Score = 99.92)
We Are Pilots : Shiny Toy Guns (Score = 100)
Waiting : Shiny Toy Guns (Score = 99.74)
Naked : Céline Dion (Score = 100)
Faith : Céline Dion (Score = 98.26)
Leap Of Innocence : Liz Phair (Score = 100)
Stars And Planets : Liz Phair (Score = 97.95)
Ticks : Brad Paisley (Score = 100)
I'm Still a Guy : Brad Paisley (Score = 97.45)
Breakfast At Tiffany's : Deep Blue Something (Score = 197)
Seek You Out : Poets of the Fall (Score = 100)
Overboard : Poets of the Fall (Score = 96.75)
Bullet : Covenant (Score = 100)
Prometheus : Covenant (Score = 96.57)
Dancing in the Dark : Bruce Springsteen (Score = 99.24)
No Surrender : Bruce Springsteen (Score = 97.1)
Dirty Road : Days of the New (Score = 100)
Hang on to This : Days of the New (Score = 95.16)
Rough Stuff : Adam Ant (Score = 100)
Apollo 9 : Adam Ant (Score = 95.04)
Now Is the Time : Dope (Score = 100)
Bring It On : Dope (Score = 94.98)
I Do : Fabrizio Faniello (Score = 192.11)
Mr. Jones : Counting Crows (Score = 186.3)
Joy To The World : Three Dog Night (Score = 185.86)
Dream Weaver : Gary Wright (Score = 184.27)
Congratulations : Silvia Night (Score = 183.07)
On Top Of The World (The Netherlands) : Edsilia Rombley (Score = 183.03)
Two Princes : Spin Doctors (Score = 180.34)
Mum : Polina Smolova (Score = 180.15)
Stop : Omar Naber (Score = 179.43)
Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) : Looking Glass (Score = 177.18)
Hold On Be Strong : Maria Haukaas Storeng (Score = 176.59)
Partners In Crime (Estonia) : Gerli Padar (Score = 170.19)
She's So High : Tal Bachman (Score = 168.36)

First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 represents an extremely varied one.

#1 Madonna
1 Kylie Minogue
2 Janet Jackson
3 Cher
4 Lady GaGa
5 Britney Spears
6 Danii Minogue
7 Cindy Lauper
8 Spice Girls

#2 Marilyn Manson
9 Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids
10 Nine Inch Nails
11 Rob Zombie
12 Rammstein
13 Deathstars
14 John 5
15 KoЯn
16 Dope

#3 Crass
17 Flux of Pink Indians
18 Conflict
19 Subhumans
20 Rudimentary Peni
21 Zounds
22 Poison Girls
23 Dirt
24 Aus-Rotten

#4 Icon of Coil
25 Combichrist
26 Rotersand
27 Panzer AG
28 Covenant
29 Assemblage 23
30 Seabound
31 Neuroticfish
32 Apoptygma Berzek

#5 Combichrist
Panzer AG
33 Icon of Coil
34 Suicide Commando
35 Grendel
36 Noisuf-X
37 Aesthetic Perfection
38 Agonize
39 :wumpscut:

#6 London After Midnight
40 Fear Cult
41 Clan of Xymox
42 All Gone Dead
43 Cinema Strange
44 Diary of Dreams
45 Rosetta Stone
46 Christian Death
47 Two Witches

#7Nightwish
48 Tarja
49 Epica
50 Within Temptation
51 Delain
52 Vision of Atlantis
53 Leaves' Eyes
54 After Forever
55 Sonata Artica

#8 Megadeth
56 MD.45
57 Anthrax
58 Testament
59 Slayer
60 Exodus
61 Kreator
62 Pantera
63 Annihilator

#9 Fun People
64 Boom Boom Kid
65 Cucsifae
66 Eterna Inocencia
67 Loquero
68 El Otro Yo
69 Shaila
70 Flema
71 2 Minutos

#10 Immortal Technique
72 Jedi Mind Tricks
73 Poison Pen
74 Akir
75 OuterSpace
76 Ill Bill
77 Sabac
78 dead prez
79 Army of the Pharaohs

#11 Propagandhi
80 I Spy
81 Dillinger Four
82 Good Riddance
83 Strike Anywhere
84 Bigwig
85 None More Black
86 A Wilhelm Scream
87 Dead to Me

#12 Social Distortion
88 Mike Ness
89 The Bones
90 Rancid
91 Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
92 Pennywise
93 Backyard Babies
94 Street Dogs
95 The Bouncing Souls

#13 Siouxsie and the Banshees
96 The Creatures
97 Siouxsie
98 Bauhaus
99 X-Mal Deutschland
100 The Glove
101 Alien Sex Fiend
Christian Death
102 Skeletal Family

#14 1200 Micrograms
103 Talamasca
104 Astrix
105 GMS
106 Hallucinogen
107 Infected Mushroom
108 Shpongle
109 Electric Universe
110 Astral Projection

#15 Depeche Mode
111 Dave Gahan
112 Martin L. Gore
113 Recoil
114 Camouflage
115 De/Vision
116 Erasure
117 And One
118 Pet Shop Boys

#17 Atmosphere
119 The Dynospectrum
120 Brother Ali
121 Slug
122 Eyedea & Abilities
123 Sage Francis
124 Murs
125 Mac Lethal
126 Aesop Rock

#16 Eminem
127 D12
128 50 Cent
129 Obie Trice
130 Stat Quo
131 Benzino
132 Proof
133 Dr. Dre
134 2Pac

#18. Mind.In.A.Box
135 Edge of Dawn
Seabound
136 Pride and Fall
Rotersand
137 Liquid Divine
138 Syrian
Neuroticfish
139 Code 64

#19. Black Sabbath
140 Ozzy Osbourne
141 Judas Priest
142 Dio
143 Heaven and Hell
144 Deep Purple
145 Motörhead
146 Iron Maiden
147 Rainbow

#20. Angelspit
148 Ayria
149 Helalyn Flowers
150 Zombie Girl
151 I:Scintilla
152 Pzychobitch
Combichrist
153 Hanzel und Gretyl
154 Psyclon Nine

That took time -.-

My score is 154/160 :D

First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 represents an extremely varied one.



1. Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids
Rob Zombie
Rammstein
Deathstars
John 5
KoЯn
Dope


2. Thea Gilmore

Dar Williams
Rachel Sage
Karine Polwart
Eliza Carthy
Vienna Teng
Kathryn Williams
Kirsty MacColl
Jill Sobule


3. (hed) Planet Earth

Insolence
Primer 55
(hed) P.E. ft. The Dirtball
Bionic Jive
Snot
Kottonmouth Kings
Reveille
Dirty Womz


4. Mötley Crüe

Vince Neil
Poison
Sixx:A.M.
CRASHDIET
Pretty Boy Floyd
L.A. Guns
Brides of Destruction
Hanoi Rocks


5. The Sisters of Mercy

Fields of the Nephilim
The Mission
The Sisterhood
Bauhaus
Rosetta Stone
The Merry Thoughts
Clan of Xymox
Ghost Dance


6. Nine Inch Nails

Modwheelmood
Trent Reznor
Tweaker
Halo33
Black Light Burns
Puscifer
KMFDM


7. Apoptygma Berzerk

VNV Nation
Covenant
Icon of Coil
Assemblage 23
Fairlight Children
Code 64
Seabound
Colony 5


8. Daughtry

Hinder
David Cook
Rob Thomas
Breaking Benjamin
3 Doors Down
Sick Puppies


9. Paradise Lost

Tiamat
My Dying Bride
Katatonia
Moonspell
Type O Negative
Lake of Tears
Amorphis
Anathema


10. VAST

Jon Crosby And The Resonator Band
Stabbing Westward
Tweaker
Filter
The Tea Party
ASHES dIVIDE


11. Seether

Staind
Shinedown
Puddle of Mudd
Crossfade
Alter Bridge
Cold


12. The Offspring

Sum 41
Rise Against
Green Day
blink-182
Zebrahead
Pennywise
Billy Talent


13. Ian Brown

The Stone Roses
The Charlatans
The Seahorses
Happy Mondays
Inspiral Carpets
Shed Seven
Richard Ashcroft


14. Matchbox Twenty

Tabitha's Secret
Train
Vertical Horizon
Goo Goo Dolls
Nine Days
Counting Crows
Sister Hazel


15. Bad Religion

NOFX
Lagwagon
Descendents
Anti-Flag
No Use for a Name
Rancid
Good Riddance


16. Dope

Drowning Pool
Static-X
SOiL
Powerman 5000
Spineshank
Crossbreed
Mushroomhead


17. Saliva

Adema
Crossfade
Submersed


18. Kasbian

The Enemy
Arctic Monkeys
Oasis
Franz Ferdinand
Kaiser Chiefs
Editors
The Last Shadow Puppets
Reverend and The Makers


19. Theory of a Deadman

Saving Abel
Default
Nickelback
Rev Theory


20. Three Days Grace

Skillet
Papa Roach
Thousand Foot Krutch
Red




= 134

По сообщению Лекса (вокалиста Megaherz) на официальном форуме, в планах группы выпустить Live DVD, но не ранее релиза следующего студийного альбома, запись которого начнется уже этой зимой. Также, ориентировочно в январе, ожидается выпуск ремикс-альбома. Пока официально подтвержденные группы, принимающие в нём участие: Die Krupps, Agonoize, Mono Inc., Covenant, Letzte Instanz.

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Nordvargr - ballad of the black horseman
Apoptose - ba-137m
Les Joyaux de la Princesse - champs des martyrs
Rome - the torture detachment
The Psychogeographical Commission - have you ever
Dernière Volonté - les armes du temps
Shattered Hand - the fall and the fold
ZR19.84 - alone with everybody
Naevus - desert

...

Seabound - watching over you (album version)
Code 64 - starchaser
Covenant - monochrome
State of the Union - fall from grace
Solitary Experiments - road to horizon
C/A/T - (still) dead to me
Diary of Dreams - blind in darkness

...

SITD - frontal
FleshState - the touch of doom
Wynardtage - tragic hero (esc rmx)
Rotersand - waiting to be born
FabrikC - chinese food *
Future Trail - never farewell
And One - military fashion show *

...

Editors - all sparks
Project Komakino - penumbra 1
Qntal - sumer
Brigade Rosse - weltgeist (rorschach garden rmx)
Perfidious Words - my body's needs
The Smiths - bigmouth strikes again
The Cure - lullaby
die ärzte - der graf
Ausgang - crawling the walls *

...

And One - krieger *
Wumpscut - wreath of barbs *
X-Fusion - follow your leader
Agonoize - bloodqueen
Wynardtage - lords of darkness 2009
herzschlag - steh auf!
Dupont - money

...

Nine Inch Nails - closer
Deathstars - white wedding (billy idol cover)
Killing Joke - love like blood
Sparkadia - kiss of death
Millenia Nova feat Iggy Pop - rockicide (album version)
welle erdball - arbeit adelt *
Nitzer Ebb - join in the chant
Front 242 - headhunter

Voicians - Shift



Track Listing:

Back Down
To The Core
Trigger
Dead End
Nails
Blaze
Along my Mind
Goodbye feat. Martin Harp (Celldweller Cover)
Limitbreaker

Shift is the second EP by artist and remixer Daniel Voicians. His debut release, 2007's The Inner Frame showed Voicians' ability to meld beautiful orchestral sections with harsh electronic beats. Shift shows the same eagerness to fuse sounds from a variety of different genres. However, Shift has a greater sense of urgency and power to the sound. Without diminishing his first release, you can quickly see how far Voicians has progressed, both in musical ability and general production values. If The Inner Frame was the first tentative steps onto a new world then Shift is a full on invasion.


The opener, Back Down hits you like the starting pistol of some futuristic conflict, machine gun synths and distorted guitar riffs are beautifully complimented by a haunting, high pitched melody in the background. To The Core was initially released as a demo track to show fans what the second EP would sound like (the demo itself is still available for free download along with a number of other tracks at www.voicians.net) The final version of the track has some subtle changes from the demo but the overall heavy layered sound is still present, the track leads on very well from ]Back Down. Voicians has really spread his musical wings with Shift, there is a greater EBM influence, especially on the third track Trigger, the intro is quite a change from the first few tracks, a fast paced EBM type sound, similar to artists like VNV Nation and Covenant. The progression continues throughout the track, with a fast paced beat joining in. The piano breakdown at around the half way mark is simply fantastic. Piano driven closer Along my Mind is a notable shift in tempo and is more similar to the down-tempo sound of Voicians first release, in particular the track I saw you run.

Since Shift was released Voicians has produced two additional tracks, Goodbye feat. Martin Harp (Celldweller Cover) and Limitbreaker. Goodbye is a cover of a track by the one man band Celldweller and features vocals from fellow remixer and now solo artist Martin Harp. The cover stands up really well to the original, Harp's lighter vocals compliment Voicians moody synths perfectly. This track is available for free download from the FiXT store. The instrumental version of the track is also available to anyone who purchases Shift. The second track Limitbreaker is only available to those who buy 'Shift', it's an instrumental track more in fitting with the rest of the EP.

Shift is a superb release, a cohesive collection of orchestral and electronic tracks that would not sound out of place on the score to a futuristic action film or game. It's always hard working out whether it's worth spending money on an unknown artist, if you're still in doubt then download Goodbye (featuring Martin Harp) and the demos available from Voicians website at the links throughout the review, you can also stream the full tracks from his Last.FM page. The EP itself can be purchased from the FiXT music store at www.fixtstore.com.