Attic Base - Night Vision

Night Vision
The Sun
Drop It!
Watch Me
Inside Out
Splinter
Electric Butterfly
Fine Line
Wake Up In Silence
River
Lonely Road
Electric Butterfly (Dead Agent Mix)
Untitled

When I last heard from Attic Base, they had a self-released debut album entitled "Action" that I enjoyed, but didn't find myself drawn to again and again. That was back in 1999. In 2002, the band released their second album, "Night Visions", as a label member of Kinetic Response Records. There was one track carried over from the previous album, "Electric Butterfly", but it's been completely overhauled and re-recorded.

The band still utilizes a combination of male and female vocals (with the female taking leads for the majority of the tracks), but the production this time out is much, much better. In fact, I almost want to say they sound like a totally different band. Very polished and smooth. Actually, this album seemed to get little to no notice when it was released.

Perhaps it slipped under everybody's radar, because it is a surprisingly high-quality album. It mixes darker elements with the more normal synthpop style to yield an intriguingly moody and mysterious sound. Sometimes the male vocalist sounds a bit rough, but overall the production here is leaps and bounds beyond the previous album.

Anyway, A Different Drum currently has this disc in their discount bin at $8. If the idea of a darkwave-influenced synthpop band that mixes and combines male and female vocals intrigues you, this is a low-priced (but very worthwhile) album to check out!

Added:  Thursday, February 19, 2004
Reviewer:  Jason Baker
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