Germany's now-defunct (as of 2008) Neuroticfish would certainly put a few years between releasing new material so you can imagine that there was a decent amount of anticipation for two years after 2002's Les Chansons Neurotiques when the first tease of new music came out with The Bomb EP (though between LCN and The Bomb, Neuroticfish, a.k.a. Sascha Mario Klein, did release a collection of remixes and rarities). This EP definitely plays largely to the DJ community with four versions of the title track including a single edit, an extended version, and two remixes but Klein also has a knack for appealing to the non-DJ/non-club portion of his base as well with three really strong b-sides. The main song The Bomb (based on a short story by a friend of Klein which is available on the European limited edition of Gelb) is a great club track with a compelling narrative. I prefer the Single Edit to the extended version but they aren't all that different, nor is the dub remix, but I did particularly enjoy the remix by O. Froning. What's also smart about the song is that Klein uses vocal samples but instead of using movies or television he uses computer dial-up sounds (not original but always appreciated) and his own vocals made-up like a sample giving the bands website EBMISDEAD.COM which for any club goer could attract them to the website if they've never been. I think what really makes this disc worth it (besides the single edit version of the main track) are the b-sides. The raw version of Suffocating Right (a new track from the then upcoming Gelb albumt that The Bomb was also taken from) is a heartfelt introspective song. You also have the previously unreleased No More Ghosts which is another fun track with just interesting sort of old-school sci-fi short story content and The Greek Symphony version of Care (another track that was previously unreleased before appearing on the first b-sides/rarities/remixes album Sushi) which is just absolutely beautiful. Klein always puts a lot of thought into releases so if it takes a few years then its certainly worth it (and I hope despite declaring the end of Neuroticfish in 2008 that since it has been a few years we see something new from this master musician). Favorite Tracks: The Bomb (Single Edit), The Bomb (Remix by O. Froning), Suffocating Right (Raw), No More Ghosts (Unreleased), and Care (Greek Symphony Version)
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Album a Day (EP Edition): Neuroticfish - Bomb EP
Germany's now-defunct (as of 2008) Neuroticfish would certainly put a few years between releasing new material so you can imagine that there was a decent amount of anticipation for two years after 2002's Les Chansons Neurotiques when the first tease of new music came out with The Bomb EP (though between LCN and The Bomb, Neuroticfish, a.k.a. Sascha Mario Klein, did release a collection of remixes and rarities). This EP definitely plays largely to the DJ community with four versions of the title track including a single edit, an extended version, and two remixes but Klein also has a knack for appealing to the non-DJ/non-club portion of his base as well with three really strong b-sides. The main song The Bomb (based on a short story by a friend of Klein which is available on the European limited edition of Gelb) is a great club track with a compelling narrative. I prefer the Single Edit to the extended version but they aren't all that different, nor is the dub remix, but I did particularly enjoy the remix by O. Froning. What's also smart about the song is that Klein uses vocal samples but instead of using movies or television he uses computer dial-up sounds (not original but always appreciated) and his own vocals made-up like a sample giving the bands website EBMISDEAD.COM which for any club goer could attract them to the website if they've never been. I think what really makes this disc worth it (besides the single edit version of the main track) are the b-sides. The raw version of Suffocating Right (a new track from the then upcoming Gelb albumt that The Bomb was also taken from) is a heartfelt introspective song. You also have the previously unreleased No More Ghosts which is another fun track with just interesting sort of old-school sci-fi short story content and The Greek Symphony version of Care (another track that was previously unreleased before appearing on the first b-sides/rarities/remixes album Sushi) which is just absolutely beautiful. Klein always puts a lot of thought into releases so if it takes a few years then its certainly worth it (and I hope despite declaring the end of Neuroticfish in 2008 that since it has been a few years we see something new from this master musician). Favorite Tracks: The Bomb (Single Edit), The Bomb (Remix by O. Froning), Suffocating Right (Raw), No More Ghosts (Unreleased), and Care (Greek Symphony Version)
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