Side-Line Magazine review 'Thaw'

Belgian magazine Side-Line have reviewed our last album, 'Thaw'...


Paranoid Winter – Thaw (CD Album – Paranoid Winter)

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soundscape.

Background/Info: Paranoid Foundation often adapted their band name in function of their work. Set up by Crispin Lee, the British project now strikes back as Paranoid Winter, which is a name devoted to the Winter solstice for which this 5-track album has been written.

Content: “Thaw” sounds like a paranoid sonic universe, but first of all remains a poignant, ambient work. The songs are pretty minimal-like. There’s a scary and disturbing ambiance hanging over the production, which is empowered by spooky, half-spoken vocals.

The work sounds like a rite, which doesn’t give you the feeling to be devoted to Winter, but to evil forces. The tracks have been accomplished by numerous sonic treatments, and there’s also the surprising appearance of a clarinet. This is a chilling and desolate opus, revealing a few more elaborated passages during the final part.

 + + + : I like the progression of the song writing while the ghost-like male and female vocals add an extra frightening touch. This is ambient music with a strong visual appeal.

 - - - : A few passages are missing an apotheosis and are stagnating in monotone constructions. 

Conclusion: Paranoid Foundation remains a scary sonic trip, mixing minimalism and haunting atmospheres.

 Best songs: “Words (Fail Us)”, “Narratives”, “Presentations”.

 Rate: (7).

Paranoid Podcast - Episode 23 now online!

Attention music lovers! After an 18-month hiatus, the Paranoid Podcast has returned. Episode 23 features a 30-minute/14-track mini-album of brand-new, instrumental electronica. Expect the usual dark, unsettling ride to the paranoid side. Industrial synths, rattling drum machines and ponderous bass collide in a set entitled 'All Change'.

Subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts app (search Paranoid Podcast) or get it here... http://www.jellycast.com/directory/index.php

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Texture review 'Thaw'

Canadian music ezine 'textura' has reviewed our latest album 'Thaw', read it HERE