Top Bar
Musique Machine Logo Home ButtonReviews ButtonArticles ButtonBand Specials ButtonAbout Us Button
SearchGo Down
Search for  
With search mode in section(s)
And sort the results by
show articles written by  
 Review archive:  # a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Evil Madness - Demoni Paradiso [12 Tónar - 2008]

Evil Madness sound very appealing on paper claiming to be an analogue synth collective who summon up the spirit of the likes of Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Goblin and 70’s/80’s  horror based synth soundtracks. Sadly the audio reality of  what lies inside their second album Demoni Paradiso is rather shabby, amateurish and often very poor both in execution  and concept.

We go from the un-appealing opening ambient synth drone rise to of La Casa Di Satana; which just sounds so clichéd and bland and lacks any of the atmosphere that it’s clearly trying to make. To the 80’s keyboard pre-set drums of Numeri Fortunati with haphazard and wavering keyboard playing which at times barely holds together. To the truly pained unfold ‘n’ irritating synth two finger prods of the 17 minute Straniero Nella Mia Casa; which at first sounds like a bad slowed down 80’s racing video game theme tune. Then mid-way it slips into dull muffled synth drone ’n’ settle with lame pitter-patter of distant wonky key taps; which I guess is trying to sound eerier and haunted  but just end of grating and very boring. Really I don’t think any of the tracks here rise above the bland, amateurish or predictable.

Demoni Paradiso is the audio equivalent of a bland straight to video 80’s horror film; the cast is wooden and talentless, the plot’s a rehash of others ideas executed badly, there’s little or no gory or shocks & it just seems to drags on and on.

Rating: 1 out of 5Rating: 1 out of 5Rating: 1 out of 5Rating: 1 out of 5Rating: 1 out of 5

Roger Batty
Latest Reviews

Evil Madness - Demoni Paradiso
Evil Madness sound very appealing on paper claiming to be an analogue synth collective who summon up the spirit of the likes of Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, G...
161225   Daniel Szwed - Splinter
161225   Marmur - Elektroniczne Systemy
151225   Danheim - Heimferd
151225   Stärker - Spectral
131225   Rose Tang & Patrick Golden -...
121225   Uriah Heep - The Shadow And ...
121225   Howard Stelzer - Five Thousa...
121225   BITTER SPINSTER - Scat Punk
121225   Cro-Mags - Alpha Omega
121225   Cro-Mags - Near Death Experience
Latest Articles

The Spectral Sounds of The Projec...
As music obsessives know, what makes a label fascinating is not just the sounds they release. The most intriguing labels offer a conceptual framework and con...
041225   The Spectral Sounds of The Pr...
281025   Michael Hurst Interview - Unb...
071025   Xiphos - The Rise And Fall Of...
030925   Third Window Films - A Label ...
130825   HNW fest- Barcelona- 12th Apr...
250725   Raté interview - Walled-in F...
180625   Matthew Holmes - Of razor-sha...
280525   The Residents - Visits From T...
090525   Ennaytch - Of walls, abused ...
150425   Dead, Dead Swans interview - ...
Go Up
(c) Musique Machine 2001 -2025. Twenty four years of true independence!! Mail Us at questions=at=musiquemachine=dot=comBottom