Helalyn Flowers
White me in/Black me out
11 Track Album
Alfa Matrix
To be released 17th May 2013
Out 17th May!
Helalyn Flowers
– Italy
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/helalynflowers
Genre: Electro
Rock/Goth Metal/Pop Rock
“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 Aurora.
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 artefact's, revealing the dark side of the
sweetest melody, giving a cinematic touch to their alluring mixture of Metal Goth
Rock and dark Synth Pop”
Before The
Sunshine
A nice earthy
feel to this melodic swathe of eerie and intense piece of music. Nøemi’s vocals
are really superb, and the music accompanying it holds a natural flavour of
jagged synth that add a good rawness to the whole sound. It flows with ease and
reaches the peak of perfection providing a good strong balance.
Collide
With an extreme
bounce of rhythm, collective melodies and great vocals that shows a good diverse
range, this track simply sizzles! The synth holds plenty of fertile notes that
grow into stupendous melodies and the drumming is harsh and adds a good punchy
kick to the track.
White Me in
Black me out
The title track
to the E.P offers a restrained vocal and again some jagged little synth notes that
build into a fiery immense and pleasurable track. The balance is just perfect
and befitting for a title track.
Tribes of the
Future
This one explores
some good sampling and lavish rhythms that turn heavy although Nøemi’s voice
compensates superbly well and becomes more forceful in output. A really
engrossing track with a good meaty bass hook and plenty of variety.
Alkaline Twins
An ambient
start that turns more vibrant as it furthers and takes on different paths of
encompassing and delightful rhythms making it an incredible mind journey.
Electric Night
Ambient and
boasts a hard edge of fueled passionate melody and encapsulating rhythm with
the music perfectly complimenting Nøemi’s vocal entourage and impossible not to
be moved by the intensity surrounding the track.
Rid Of Me
Raindrop like
synth sounds reign down delicately to a more soft edged vocal that is pumped
full of ambient haunting melody. The lilting tones of her voice mould effortlessly
to the superb sound. It holds an urgency
that is hard to ignore and offers a bittersweet flavour to what is a brilliant
track.
Shake
Punchy and
uplifting, this builds into a haunting and ambient melody ridden track with a
whispered soft vocal. Its beats however, are harsher and consistent with the
fuelled and passionate synth notes and simply bathed in a cool refreshing bass
line.
Utopia
A run of
pleasant notes scale new heights amid a sparse drumming in a heartbeat rhythm
and a shrill vocal, further on in the track it houses some amazing strange
sounds and goes on to create a haunting melody of effective eeriness.
Hi-Tech Medusa
Very bubble and
squeak, the harshness is complimented with a hypnotic beat and a sinewy
vocal. Robotic and mechanical in stance
building to a mad frenzy of compelling jaunty madness with catchiness stamped
all over it! Superb!
Lost In
Translation
Pumping, jagged
edgy rhythms swell and sink amid a vocal that occasionally lilts and underpins
the whole track giving it a solid foundation. A very powerful piece of music
that holds incredible bite.
To Sum up:
Vocally superb
it has to be said. The music is
compelling and engrossing, shows tremendous diversity and edge. Undeniably well executed and will grab your
attention on first hearing with everything interweaving and as a result brings
you a very entertaining listen. The combinations twist and turn so there are
always plenty of little surprises along the way. This is sure to find favour
with the Goth/Electro rock fans out there and probably others of an EBM nature
too.
10/10
Track List:
Before The Sunshine
Collide
White Me in Black me out
Tribes of the Future
Alkaline Twins
Electric Night
Rid Of Me
Shake
Utopia
Hi-Tech Medusa
Lost In Translation
Members:
Nøemi Aurøra - Songwriting, Vocals, Bass, Synths, Lyrics, Visual
Max – Song writing, Guitars, Synths, Programming, Production
Live Members
Ernesto Ruscio (Drums, Electronic Pads)
Marco Fiormonti (Electric Bass Guitar)
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