When vocalist and pianist Dorian Deveraux and guitarist Chai founded the band in Germany's Ruhr region back in 2005, they decided to dedicate themselves to nothing less than revolutionising a genre which had used itself up. They felt that industrial music, originally the soundtrack of the machine age, had become obsolete with the demise of the heavy industries. With their debut album, JESUS ON EXTASY succeeded in taking the dancefloors by storm with catchy and at the same time independent numbers such as "Assassinate Me" and their ingenious Chameleons cover "2nd Skin". Their dynamic and visually appealing performance ensured another surge in popularity. The only question was: Would Dorian & Co. be able to uphold their standard? "Beloved Enemy", the quintet's second longplayer, provides an unequivocal answer: Yes! The album presents a consistent development of the group's original approach, containing a wealth of new ideas: "Beloved Enemy" is a reincarnation in a new sonic outfit. The musical range between phat rock guitars ("Change The World"), noisily furious eruptions ("Lies"), nervous sequencer parts ("You Don`t Know Anything") and melancholy piano sprinklings ("Sometimes") has been expanded again, yet these elements never appear isolated . Instead they all come together, uniting or contrasting, always creating a diverse sonic cosmos which seems to care even less about conventions than "Holy Beauty". It's not the stylistic pigeonhole, but the song itself that matters. Glittering despair? Danceable side blows against society? JESUS ON EXTASY merge apparent opposites and serve the haunting result with an attractive portion of glamour as the cherry on the cake. This unusual melange makes an international career highly plausible. Backed by a strong album like "Beloved Enemy", there shouldn't be much to stop this band in 2008. The post-industrial music revolution is under way!
