At home like no other electro project in the buzzing and relentless cyberspace, EXT!ZE have certainly stirred up the electro scene over the past year. With the provocative single "Gothic Pussy" and the futuristic nightmares from their debut album "FallOut Nation" the German-French friendship have unmistakably clarified that their music, however convincing, is far from everything these neon-colored dancefloor terrorists have to offer – no matter whether on stage, in the clubs or in the homes of the swelling ranks of their followers.
With the double album "Paradize 2069", EXT!ZE ultimately enter the futuristic cosmos of their songs and shows, and dive so very deep into cyberspace that a return to this reality seems more and more unlikely with each passing track. The album itself is thoroughly based on an elaborate Science Fiction story written by the band themselves, a story whose cold menacing technological aura sets the stage for the furious hymns of this second album and which will be made available digitally as an audio book – free of charge! Held in a post-apocalyptic tenor, "Paradize 2069" tells the story of the hacker and data collector Ace who spends his days solely in digital cyberspace universes. He encounters the tempting and enigmatic dancer Mira in a club and gets infected by a killer virus through the plug in his head soon after. A cyberspace race against death and for the survival of humanity commences, adequately driven by hyperactive beat monsters and harsh bass attacks.
Endtime electro, terror trance and insane industrial gather to form an explosive sound cocktail epitomizing a relentless club culture in chapter one ("Hell") whilst trademark beat cascades with surprisingly calm moments feature on the second CD ("Heaven"). Both works get united by the utopian and yet realistic background story that is present throughout the songs. Comparable to a good book, the cyber disciples EXT!ZE took great care to ensure that the 30 tracks here (among them remixes by STRAFTANZ, HELALYN FLOWERS, FROZEN PLASMA and others) never lack the dynamics elementary for creating the drama worthy of such a concept. Thus, "Paradize 2069" became a fatally danceable and familiarly flashy, but also an extremely profound and contemporary masterpiece that sounds as if Philip K. Dick popped a few pills and then invented electro.
EXT!ZE are the kings of Cyberelectro 2.0! This first edition is strictly limited to 999 copies only.
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