With three years of concerts opening for many great bands, Beyond Obsession reached a new level with this cd. They are more mature and consistent, the lyrics are even better and Nils Upahl’s voice makes you thrill.
Their sound is influenced by the best times of Depeche Mode and Erasure. If you are a fan of the british bands, Beyond Obsession will not disappoint you.
Beyond Obsession was founded in June 2012. In October, the band released their first single "On My Way", which had also been part of the Russian compilation "Synthematika Four" in December 2012. The second single "Tokio Underground" followed in March 2013. Finally, the CD "Listen, Learn and Speak" was released on September 21, 2013.
All releases so far have been produced by the band itself and have earned high ratings from national and international online magazines. The album even successfully entered the German Electronic Web Charts.
From the very beginning, it was intended to perform the songs live. So Beyond Obsession started as headliner of the Stromtanz-Festival. The audience was very excited. Followed by several club gigs and festival appearances the band supported Psyche and lately Camouflage during their open air shows in May 2014.
In the beginning of 2014, Beyond Obsession remixed "Sweet Time" by the Russian synth-pop band "WANT/ed". This was followed by several remixing request of wellknown bands. The results will be released in the very near future…
The songs of the band cover a wide range of musical styles from ballads to up-tempo dance tracks. With influences from electronic music from the 80ies and today's scene, Beyond Obsession have developed the sound of their youth further to the present day, thus creating their own musical world. Nils, responsible for songwriting, vocals, synth and guitars, is the musical head behind the project, while André and Sören add their parts on additional synth and drums.
Currently the band is working on a new single and their second studio album to be released in early 2016-17.
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