MP3DB.pro - VA - Electronic Manifesto 4. Epitaph. The End Chapter (Limited Edition) (2010)

The fourth and last volume of the Electronic Manifesto is an
heterogeneous compilation released into a limited run of 500
copies and it gathers fourteen bands that have been invited to
write their own epitaph. The album opens with three melancholic
tracks made by TAT feat. Cypher & Pagan ("La fin de temps" mix
Spanish melodies, electronic bass lines, orchestral arrangements
and female spoken word), Stendeck ("It ended as it started" is a
mix of ambient synth pads and electronic industrial rhythms) and
Laag ("Tower of humans" is a convincing electronic mid tempo
that gathers melodic deep vocals and electronic mid tempo
rhythmic synth sounds with a nice texture of tiny melodies).
With "When I was old (feat HIV+)" by Normotone we change a bit
the registry thanks to cinematic atmospheres (recitative Spanish
vocals with orchestral backgrounds and fragmented digital
industrial rhythms). Ab Ovo with "Keystone" follow a similar
path thanks to synth pads, piano reverbs, sampled vocals and
guitar feedbacks. Flint Glass' "Death ritual" starts like a dark
ambient track with ritual percussions just to turn after a
couple of minutes into an ambient electronic tune with i.d.m.
rhythm patterns. Philippe Petit & Lydia lunch, with "Requiescat
in the dark", did a sort of movie for you ears where the
passionate recitative voice of Lydia is joined by digital drones
and processed strings. With Club Amour's "Science fiction" the
compilation enters into the electronic realm with a good
instrumental track where layers of synth pad orchestrations are
sustained by vibrant bass lines. Melody and rhythm are the core
of the track. With Umilenie's "Tempus fugit" we welcome retro
e.b.m. music with an instrumental tune where upbeat rhythms
(synth and drums) duet with catchy melodic lines. We have the
same with Communter's "Analog death", a catchy electronic
instrumental that will you beg for more. Veronika Nikolic's "My
world (Ruben Montesco remix)" is the first tune to have a dancey
rhythm and it's nice how it mixes electro beats with syncopated
synth lines and a sensual female voice. Alexey Volkov's
"Levitan" incarnate energy and strength thanks to retro e.b.m.
4/4 distortions. Ex_Tension with "The call of elara (remix from
the orginal version of 9 Elma)" mix e.b.m. energy and ambient
atmospheres creating a good balance. Geomatic with "The skin
(feat Ed Randazzo)" sound like Depeche Mode playing e.b.m.
R3MUTE's with "Less than zero (feat HIV+, Normontone version)"
are here with industrial e.b.m. sounds a la Hocico influenced a
bit by electro music. PEDRO PENAS ROBLES & LAURENT MALTINTI with
"Vaya con dios (Normotone edit version)" close the album with an
industrial i.d.m. version of what sounds like being a classic
Spanish guitar folk song. Nice compilation, indeed

Tracklist:
1. TAT Feat. Cypher & Pagan – La Fin Des Temps 3:52
2. Stendeck – It Ended As It Started 4:59
3. LAAG – Tower Of Humans 5:17
4. Normotone – When I Was Old (Feat. HIV+) 4:57
5. Ab Ovo – Keystone 4:41
6. Flint Glass – Death Ritual 5:46
7. Lydia Lunch & Philippe Petit – Requiescat In The Dark 4:35
8. Club Amour – Science Fiction 5:00
9. Umilenie – Tempus Fugit 4:16
10. Commuter – Analog Death 3:57
11. Veronika Nikolic – My World (Ruben Montesco Remix) 6:51
12. Alexey Volkov – Levitan 5:18
13. Ex_Tension – The Call Of Elara (Remix From The Original Version By 9 Elma) 4:03
14. Geomatic – The Skin (Feat. Ed Randazzo) 5:14
15. R3Mute – Less Than Zero Feat. HIV+ (Normotone Version) 4:48
16. Pedro Penas Robles & Laurent Maltinti – Vaya Con Dios (Normotone Edit Version) 4:28