Eclectric (Psy'Aviah album)

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Eclectric
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 19, 2010
Genre Electronica, Pop, Industrial, EBM
Length62:07
Label Alfa Matrix
Producer Yves Schelpe
Psy'Aviah chronology
Entertainment Industries
(2008)
Eclectric
(2010)

Eclectric is the third album by Psy'Aviah released by Alfa Matrix. A 2-disc limited edition was also made available under the title Eclectricism.

Contents

Reviews

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The German Sonic Seducer magazine noted a soft melancholy in some songs and lauded the album's diversity "beyond trodden paths of EBM". [3] Side-Line called it "remarkably crafted" and also marked the diversity of influences. [1] The Belgian Mindview magazine compared Emélie Nicolaï's singing to Anne Clark. [2] Softsynth music blog declared it their best pick so far for 2010. [4] Australian electronic music magazine Cyclic Defrost compared vocalist Emélie Nicolaï to Stieg Larsson's fictional character Lisbeth Salander for her attitude and looks. [5]

Track listing

  1. "No Excuse" - 04:34
  2. "Keep Hope Alive" - 03:46
  3. "!AllAboutYou" - 03:33
  4. "Something Evil" - 04:31
  5. "Anger Management" - 04:32
  6. "Attract/Reject" - 04:06
  7. "Paranoid" - 04:45
  8. "Blackhole" - 05:16
  9. "Ophélie (feat. Jean-Luc De Meyer)" - 04:05
  10. "Sweet Hard Revenge" - 04:57
  11. "Into The Game (feat. Ayria)" - 03:31
  12. "Twisted Mind" - 03:57
  13. "Fear (theory)" - 02:31
  14. "Fear (practice)" - 04:50
  15. "Rivotril Nights" - 03:12

Personnel

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References

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