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 N0emi Aurora. More essence, fewer embellishments, more moods, fewer artefacts, revealing the dark side of the sweetest melody, giving a cinematic touch to their alluring mixture of metal, goth rock and dark synthpop. 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 THE PRODIGY. Different elements 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 NIN meets cyberpunk feel of "Hi-Tech Medusa" and even 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" and the poignant and ghostly "Utopia", which stands out with its intricate arrangement evoking early BJORK's dreamy atmospheres versus SIGUR ROS' tortured alternative style. An operatic feel reveals female singer N0emi Aurora's touching soprano over layers of twisted electronics in the vein of SKINNY PUPPY... a spontaneous exchange of opposites where everything that is white becomes black and reaches oblivion.
