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HELALYN
FLOWERS keep fascinating crowds with their distinct
multi-faced musical spectrum and their unique ability to
create incredibly catchy tunes by blending, ghostly
atmospheres, martial beats, metal sounds and the outstanding
vocal performance of female singer
Nøemi
Aurøra.
After some 3 years of stylistic refinement, the Italian
Metallic Electro Rock duo strikes back with the eagerly
awaited third full length record "White Me In | Black Me
Out", an album based on duality and dichotomy which
might be seen as their darkest release ever. Somehow, it
stands somewhere in between the rawness and the hi-energy of
the debut "A Voluntary Coincidence" and the highly melodic
and surrealistic "Stitches Of Eden". But it's also different
at the same time, showing HELALYN FLOWERS for who they are,
for what they mean… More essence, less embellishments, more
moods, less artefacts, revealing the dark side of the
sweetest melody, giving a cinematic touch to their
alluring mixture of Metal Goth Rock and dark Synth Pop.
The setting is made of clashing opposites that make our
world, its self-destructing sharp truths when what shines
inside gets perceived as noir and somber from the outside.
"White" songs like "Utopia", "Shake"
or yet "Lost In Translation" enter in a
schizophrenic clash against the "black" songs that are "Collide",
"Electric Night" or yet "Alkaline Twins"
all linked by transcending dual tunes like "White Me
In Black Me Out" or the club night anthem "Before
The Sunshine".
HELALYN FLOWERS keep surprising us song after
song on this darkly beautiful album by intermingling varied
influences going from SISTERS OF MERCY to SKOLD
or even MARYLIN MANSON, NEW ORDER, THE CURE,
DEPECHE MODE and even THE PRODIGY. Elements of
Gothic Rock, Industrial Metal, Dark Electro, Synth Pop all
get fused together for an exploding sonic cocktail rich in
emotions and diversity. Between the destructive and almost
martial metal dance pop of "Alkaline Twins", the NINE
INCH NAILS meets cyber-punk feel of "Hi-Tech Medusa" or
yet the catchy gloomy moody Electro Pop Rock of "White Me In
Black Me Out", we also find a toxic electric interpretation
of PJ HARVEY's classic "Rid Of Me" or yet the
poignant and ghostly "Utopia" which stands out with its
intricate arrangement evoking early BJORK's dreamy
atmospheres versus SIGUR ROS' tortured alternative
style with an operatic feel revealing female singer Nøemi
Aurøra
touching soprano and madrigal over layers of twisted
electronics in the vein of SKINNY PUPPY… a
spontaneous exchange of opposites where everything that is
white becomes black-shaped and reaches oblivion…
This very original and challenging new album also comes out
as a limited deluxe carton box with splendid design and the
"Wireless Survivors" bonus disc featuring HELALYN FLOWERS
performing a twisted “Satisfaction”, freely based on the
original theme with the same title by THE ROLLING STONES,
and stunning versions of THE RAMONES' “Pet Sematary” as well
as techno guru's 2 UNLIMITED's intergalactic hit “No Limits”
before getting served some exclusive electronic remixes by
STUDIO-X, AESTHETISCHE, PSY'AVIAH, INERTIA, JUNKSISTA,
IMPLANT, NEIKKA RPM, DIGITALIS PURPUREA and CRYOGENICA.
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