Dark industrial with two strong female vocalists. What you have in Aleixa is a lot of programming, huge metal guitars, and super strong female vocalists - all of which are way above average. This kills their previous release. The programming is really complex and deep. There are even horns on this album, real horns, not synthesized ones - whoa. The guitars add that hard edge to the music (everyone should know my love of metal guitars). But what makes them stand out the most is the singing. Layers and layers of female vocals that are sung with force and arranged with complexity. The song arrangement is incredible. Great build ups and brilliant texturing. Production is top notch - as close to perfect you can get in this genre. Not too many industrial lovers seem to be around nowadays, but if you are one - you have to buy this one.
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Other coverage for this album
Decapolis 2000Reviewed by Tom BastianThis CD opens up with what I would consider pretty much your standard techno dance song. Repeated vocals, moving beats, and complex rhythms. The first track and at various times throughout the entire CD they really take advantage of the whole stereo speaker concept, sending sounds back and forth between your speakers. I guess thats one cool thing that many techno based bands try to do. I have to…HM Magazine #79Reviewed by Doug Van PeltEver since the Stryper tribute album on Flying Tart, this band has slowly but methodically been building underground credibility. The quality vocals of Laurel Snapper meld beautifully with the looping drums and crunchy guitars. A song like "Purge," with its dance loops and techno beat would ordinarily be dismissed as dance or house music were it not for the savagely industro-metal guitars all…The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Steven S. BaldwinThe main musical force behind Aleixa, Kevin 131 (don't ask about the numbers), once remarked that his band bore the sound of "Debbie Gibson in a blender." A few years later, Debbie Gibson's star has been eclipsed by even younger, peppier new teen singers. Perhaps these days Kevin 131 is referring to Aleixa as "Britney Spears in a blender." Regardless, this tongue-in-cheek description is, of…Dead Zine 1999Reviewed by GrindboyIf you know Aleixa, you know what's coming. 100% ear candy. For those who haven't heard Aleixa, they're clearly a pop band gone horribly awry. Very pretty harmonized female vocals, pop/dance programming, and angrily driven guitars take the unsuspecting listener on one fun ride. Now if you read that description and wonder if it can really work, your skepticism is not unjustified! Let me tell you…Dead Zine 1999Reviewed by D_ListerA quick recipe for you: 2 cups milk 1 New Order CD 1 Ministry CD (preferably The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste) 2 or 3 tracks by the B-52's to taste 2 or 3 horn parts to taste Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor, and blend thoroughly. Pour into a frosty glass and enjoy your Aleixa milkshake. That's about the best description I can come up with for this band. Or put…Similar sounding releases
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