ARTIST.... Stray
TITLE....... Holding On GENRE..... Electronic
STYLE..... Synthpop, Electro, EBM, Industrial
LABEL.... Alfa Matrix
QUALITY...... VBRkbps / Joint-Stereo
REL.DATE... 05.10.2012
COUNTRY... US
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Either as UNTER NULL or STRAY, American artist Erica Dunham
always stays faithful to the "quality over quantity" motto. She
always takes a great deal of pride, attention, care, and
patience in her work, never leaving any detail incomplete. 4
years already after the release of the debut album "Abuse By
Proxy", it's time for STRAY to let it all go...
"Letting Go" is a lot darker in content, confirming to us that
STRAY was neither meant to be a 'light' project, nor was it
meant to be 'happy' because Erica's main band UNTER NULL is
actually quite angry and pissed off. STRAY kind of reflects the
feelings of despair and sadness when that anger wears off. This
album is actually a great departure from any of her previous
works, it's a lot more polished and full of layered and lush-
sounding tracks. Emotional piano tunes echo with melodic
electronic sequences and get accelerated by pulsing beats and
vibrating bass lines led by Erica's half-sung half-spoken
poignant vocals. The material is melancholy, bittersweet, and a
lot of yearning, needing, wanting, and desiring is involved.
It's about feeling disconnected from the rest of the world, from
society, from your peers, from your friends, your loved ones,
and your family. A track like "Out of Place" kind of sums up
that feeling quite well in so many words. Other tracks, such as
"No Vacancy", "Let Me Go", are sincere with the idea of not
understanding peoples' actions and words, and feeling frustrated
without necessary closure.
Next to this, online orders at www.alfa-matrix.com get the
"Holding On" (carton sleeve) bonus album as an extra. This 3rd
disc is limited to 99 copies
Tracklist:
1. Beneath The Stairs
2. Leeds Road
3. No Vacancy (Foochow Mix)
4. Let Me Go (Eric Chamberlain Mix)
5. Let Me Go (People Theatre's Please Mix)
6. Miles From Here (Set Free Remix By Dorntec)
7. Remember Me (Technoir Mix)
8. Let Me Go (Llumen Mix)
9. Let Me Go (DJ Astro Mix)
10. Linea Del Fondo
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