Eclectric (Psy'Aviah album)

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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
8/9 stars[1]
Mindview5/7 stars[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] 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 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[]

  • Yves Schelpe – keyboards, vocals, producer, programming, vocal arrangement, sound engineering, mixing
  • Emélie Nicolaï – vocals, vocal arrangement, art direction, design, photography, collages
  • Kristof De Clerck – guitar (tracks 4, 5, 6)
  • Geert de Wilde - sound engineering, mastering

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Cleenics, Tor (22 April 2010). "Psy'Aviah - Eclectric (DCD Alfa-Matrix)". .
  2. ^ Jump up to: 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.
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