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Old band mates, who are also longtime friends and work colleagues, sure can make a fantastic first record. The Hanake Twins (aka the two CERN scientists) are based in Switzerland and just last September put out their first EP by the same name. Recorded at the DUDU Loft Studios in Athens, Greece, the group consists of Stefanos Leontsinis on guitars and Paschalis Vichoudis on vocals and bass. Additional drum playing was done by Kostas Zabos on all of the tracks. For those who are Doors fans, they do a sweet rendition of “The End” as their last track. And for others, like me, who are nuts about Joy Division, you’ll hear some mighty fine influence from this iconic band, not to mention bits of Nick Cave. For those who still geek out on album covers…yes, again me – the band’s album photo was done by Menno de Groot.

The lyrics to “Deep” are indeed deep. I mean I have no idea how to interpret them. Maybe some of the words were taken from poems by Stathis Antoniou, as the band’s biography point out. But anyway, I don’t think one needs to understand what’s being said in order to enjoy the song, in terms of its musical style – and man, did I enjoy this one. I couldn’t get enough of it! Dark, brooding, and gothic – to me, this stuff never gets old. It has the classic hallmark sounds of the dark undertones of Joy Division – with Vichoudis channeling Ian Curtis and Peter “Hooky” Hook. At times, he sounded like Peter Murphy from Bauhaus. Overall, I thought the twins brought an edgier, more intense feel to this opener.

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Signaler une erreur Ajouté par Herr Liebe le 2 avril 2019