The Greek god of industrial beats has to be George Klontzas of Teknovore, and he is back with a new single “Citadel,” featuring British industrial aggrotech group Biomechanimal. Out on Infacted Recordings, this single is from the up and coming album Caerdroi and coupled with a second track “Oubliette.”
Matthew L. Simpson’s vocals rasp out the lyrics he has penned, grating along the raw nerves that are vibrating with the super crushing bass and beats. There is a air of heaviness and impending doom should one re-enter the “Citadel” with spiralling electronics booming into the darkness.
“Oubliette” is more a thumping race against time with the female vocals repeating Is this a dream?, as if the question will snap them out of the techno terror. The synths are scintillating, pushing your muscles to move with a mind of their own.
Both tracks are dance floor killers, and I have to say we are spoilt for choice with two very different industrial pieces. As a forerunner to the album, a Caerdroia is a Welsh term for a maze, with the single being called “Citadel” which is of course a fortified city and “Oubliette” being a type of dungeon with one small opening….. is this all to do with the legend of Theseus, the Minotaur and the Labyrinth? Time only will tell but in the meantime get lost in the “Citadel.”
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