Gothic and Industrial music specialists
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Lovataraxx : Hébéphrénie - CD
Ref: 24763
Five years after the initial release of the French coldwave / dark synth / DIY electro duo from Grenoble's critically acclaimed and long sold out debut album (Unknown Pleasures, 2019), here comes finally a new print: A special anniversary edition , masterfully remastered by Pete Burns / Kill Shelter and including bonus-tracks on the CD. Lovataraxx has been formed out of the blue in 2013, while crossing the Williamsburg bridge during a Spring break. Staring at the grey and pink stripes of the bridge's structure, the nascent duet decided to deal with a rollercoaster of emotions in his music and lyrics. Lovataraxx explores the depths of a minimal wave, dark electronic and post-punk music. On stage, the two musicians are surrounded by corrosive synthesizers, sharp drum machines and a bass drowned in chorus effects. Straddling both eighties and nineties influences, Lovataraxx's esthetic is nurtured by greek mythology, sci-fi- K.Dick - like novels, and romantic poetry. Enchanting voices, Carpenter's like synth melodies : it all sounds simulaneously strange and familiar, it all fluctuates between the delusive feelings of the blind hunky-dory days and the long despairs of a lost generation. The audience dance, galvanized by the stage presence of a front woman with her boxer's braids, switching from English to German language on high speed beats. The duet plays often live with a Vjay sending loop figures in his old TV screens. Lovataraxx's second LP named « Sophomore » was released on Cold Transmission in April 2024. Tracks : 01 Angst 02 Subjugué 03 Prostration 04 Medicine 05 Craving 06 Blok 07 Ana Venus 08 Rekon 09 Arachnee 10 Hoop 11 Sidewalk 12 Hellebore
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