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Arena Review

Artist: INFORMATIK
Title: Arena
Format: CD
Label: Metropolis Records
Rated: 4 of 5 stars

Only one month after their teaser ”Come Together”, INFORMATIK are starting a new autumn offensive by releasing this new studio album. In further news it needs to be said, that ”Arena” got licensed to the re-animated German label Dependent, so European-wide distribution should be saved. And to complete the good news, INFORMATIK are supporting the British Synthpop-institution MESH on their tour currently in Europe while I’m writing this. ”Arena” reminds a lot on INFORMATIK’s album ”Re:Vision”, released in 2004 – it follows a quite comparable concept. Both protagonists of this project, Da5id Din and Tyler Newman, are known for their skills, so they have decided to follow the example of ”Re:Vision” and have produced several new remixes of some of their classics.

Tracks like ”A Matter Of Time” or their known small club hit out of the EBM-days, ”Entropy”, got completely revamped. You’ll too get the two announced winner remix contributions of their Spring remix contest, PULSE STATE and their remix of ”My True Love”, as well as THE SYNTHETIC DREAM FOUNDATION and their interpretation of ”Temporary”. As for new tracks, ”Come Together” of course is included, but the new smasher ”Falling” really impresses me – that’s one of their best tunes ever composed. And check also out the fat layered last instrumental track ”The End”, which reminds a bit on their classic ”Retrogradation” if you check the rhythm performance of this slow tune. Although I still prefer ”Beyond” in its kind, ”Arena” is the ideal album to put a footstep into the doors of the European listeners.

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Come Together Review

Artist: INFORMATIK
Title: Come Together
Format: Download Only (MP3 only)
Label: Metropolis Records
Rated: 4 of 5 stars

With a 5-track Download-only release, the prominent US duo INFORMATIK adds another chapter to their ongoing successful story of the furious past year. All good things started with their last years’ album ”Beyond”. Never before Tyler Newman and Da5id Din could earn so much recognition for their new celebrated musically direction, to combine the always high-skilled synth-driven Electropop-sound of Da5id with the rather Rock-/ Alternative-oriented acoustic efforts of Tyler (BATTERY CAGE). A self-organized remix contest has received international attention, the two winning contributors will make it on their upcoming new album ”Arena”, while the further rest out of this contest can be still downloaded directly from the INFORMATIK-website. ”Come Together” is the appetizer for the new album, a rather straight and quite college radio-compatible track, which follows the newly discovered style of ”Beyond”.

Asides the ”Radio Mix”, this track is available in 2 further different remixed versions, the ”Clubmix T” (Tyler) and the ”Clubmix D” (Da5id) – both attractive enough produced to share some floor action. You should also lay your focus of interest on the both additional tracks, because you’ll get rewarded with an intense remix on the ballad ”Don’t Be Afraid”, one of the outstanding tracks of ”Beyond” – the rather Goth/Dark Electro-oriented audience will fall in love with this moody reinterpretation. But also ”Bottom Feeder” is much better than someone might expect from a b-side and impresses with ist cold synth pads, the attacking guitar-riffs and the deep blurring bass-lines. ”Come Together” is an attractive teaser release, which promises a lot for the new album.