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Birthplace Malibu
suddenly doesn’t seem too sunny as former “fantasy
rocker” Emilie Autumn shifts “Violinindustrial,”
redefining the industrial music scene with her dark
cabaret vision of the Victorian era. This
violinist/singer/writer/ass-kicker’s 2006 release,
Opheliac, comprises of psychologically-mixed tunes,
ranging from liberating heights to potentially
suffocating lows, but always beautiful and superbly
intense. Revenge, self-affirmation, misery and death are
recurrent themes here but the web layout has pink hearts
all over, so don’t feel too threatened <3. You will find
powerful tracks marked by an intense atmosphere, induced
by fiercely skillful violin and harpsichord, with
industrial-style percussion and electronic effect. From
the aggressive self-possessiveness of “I Want My
Innocence Back” to the playful electronics and crashing
guitar interludes in “Liar,” you do not want to miss the
best of what “angry girl music” has to offer. And if
these tracks sound a bit too heavy on the heart, the
album has something to offer the spiritual in the
audience, too. What better pseudo-religious hermetic
anthem could you ask for than “Misery Loves Company” – a
dance tune for the solitary, guaranteed to put a smile
on your aloneness.
So don’t let the talk about craving others’ suffering
get to you (although mixing some kid’s blood in the
ground “so he can never leave” would seem pretty cool at
times, to be sure). Refer yourself to this here compact
disc when you find that you have been overexposed to
sunlight, or have become a bit too drained by the
distractions of the lie (here dubbed, “the outside
world”). When you need time in solitude but not quite by
yourself, Opheliac would be the work to stir dormant
energy and rekindle imagination, or else provide a
really cool tune to air-violin as well. (It’s electric.
It’s cool, I say).
For more info and free sound bytes, check out the
official web at
www.emilieautumn.com. |
