EPSILON MINUS – Mark II

If this was the first Epsilon Minus' album than I would have labeled it ‘identity/sound searching’, but since they have more than a couple of releases, “Mark II” is simply ‘unfocused’.

It would have been amazing if Bogart Shwadchuck had created a collection of superb tracks of various genres, but most of this 70 minutes long disc is uninspired/ing group of songs. What is even worse, some potential gems, like ‘Just another Long Shot’ that brutally lacks innovation and wonderful melody of ‘Rain’ that is savagely under-produced, drag this release down to the bottom. Just a nice complement to soft and sweet voice of Ms. Jennifer Parkin would have done the job… why all the (unsuccessful) experimenting with breakbeat, electro-wave, techno? No attempts left now, since she left the band… which is probably good for all… Commercial tip to Alfa Matrix: simply send ‘Rain’ to 10 bands for remixing and you could compile an excellent single-release…

Yes, Glis’ remix is good and hidden track is interesting, but that is pretty much all. If you exclude unexplainable relation between Compton, USA and Toronto, CDN. Certain bands successfully blend rap and electro sound, but they don’t include ghetto attitude and slang. I don’t think that people in the scene targeted by Epsilon Minus understand or relate to this type of humour. It is quite possible that this album will not be accepted that well also.