Eclectric (Psy'Aviah album)

Eclectric
Studio album by
Psy'Aviah
ReleasedMay 19, 2010
GenreElectronica, Pop, Industrial, EBM
Length62:07
LabelAlfa Matrix
ProducerYves Schelpe
Psy'Aviah chronology
Entertainment Industries
(2008) 		Eclectric
(2010)

Eclectric is the third album by Psy'Aviah released by Alfa Matrix. A 2-disc limited edition was also made available under the title Eclectricism.

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Side-Line[1]
Mindview[2]

The German Sonic Seducer magazine noted a soft melancholy in some songs and lauded the album's diversity "beyond trodden paths of EBM".[3] Side-Line called it "remarkably crafted" and also marked the diversity of influences.[1] The Belgian Mindview magazine compared Emélie Nicolaï's singing to Anne Clark.[2] Softsynth music blog declared it their best pick so far for 2010.[4] Australian electronic music magazine Cyclic Defrost compared vocalist Emélie Nicolaï to Stieg Larsson's fictional character Lisbeth Salander for her attitude and looks.[5]

Track listing

  1. "No Excuse" – 04:34
  2. "Keep Hope Alive" – 03:46
  3. "!AllAboutYou" – 03:33
  4. "Something Evil" – 04:31
  5. "Anger Management" – 04:32
  6. "Attract/Reject" – 04:06
  7. "Paranoid" – 04:45
  8. "Blackhole" – 05:16
  9. "Ophélie (feat. Jean-Luc De Meyer)" – 04:05
  10. "Sweet Hard Revenge" – 04:57
  11. "Into The Game (feat. Ayria)" – 03:31
  12. "Twisted Mind" – 03:57
  13. "Fear (theory)" – 02:31
  14. "Fear (practice)" – 04:50
  15. "Rivotril Nights" – 03:12

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Cleenics, Tor (22 April 2010). "Psy'Aviah – Eclectric (DCD Alfa-Matrix)". Side-Line.
  2. ^ a b Mertens, Tom. "PSY'AVIAH — Eclectric". Mindview (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  3. ^ Reinbold, Kai. "Psy'Aviah — Die Mischung macht's". Sonic Seducer (in German). Vol. 17, no. 4–2010.
  4. ^ "Psy'Aviah – Eclectric". Softsynth. 2 April 2010.
  5. ^ Burke, Ewan (27 June 2010). "Psy'Aviah – Eclectric". Cyclic Defrost.