Conetik - Carbon Elektriq V2

Elektronova
Nothing Is
Superfluous
Ghost Song
Dead End
Angel
Heart
Believe Me
I Got Away
Lovesong #1
My Recent Sins
...
Turmoil
Erratic
Straight & Narrow

This is the North America release of Conetik's "Carbon Elektriq", released on Nilaihah Records in 2005. This is a re-issue of the original album, which was released on Angel Productions in Europe. The band is a duo, but they are quite reclusive, with very little information revealed about either member on the band's website. About the only information I could reliably obtain was the names of the two members, Adreas and Stain.

There is some difference in the track order for this version of the album, as it adds "Erratic", and removes "Lovesong#2", "Nowhere.Belong", and "Starlights". Having heard this cd in it's original release, and now in it's re-issued form, I feel pretty comfortable with the Conetik sound. It's upbeat, dancey and very trance influenced, but still very poppy as well. That's apparent from the opening track "Elektronova". "Dead End", "Superfluous", and the cover of PSB's "Heart" is still quite excellent. "I Got Away" is interesting simply for the expansive synth sounds used in the song, and "Turmoil" is simply a very, very catchy song.

"Erratic" is the newest song of the album, and it shows. This track is even more polished and impressive than just about any of the other tracks offered here. Simply excellent. "Straight & Narrow", being a slower song, might seem a odd choice to close out the album, but hang on. Buried deeply in the track after 8 minutes of silence is a unnamed track, which is actually quite entertaining.

Overall, this album stands nicely between a PSB influence and trance-pop. The re-issue does show some of the development that I felt was needed after hearing the first edition of this album, and Conetik has some very cool songs collected here. Recommended!

Added:  Sunday, July 31, 2005
Reviewer:  Jason Baker
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