Review: Biomechanimal – 'Biomechanimal'

BIOMECHANIMAL
'Biomechanimal'
CRL STUDIOS

London's Biomechanimal may have only had a solitary EP and remix companion to their name so far, but this hasn't stopped them from making a name for themselves on the UK industrial scene. The duo have scored support slots with a number of big name acts and have been remixing just as many. So it isn't a surprise that they have opted to dive headlong into a full-length studio release rather than continue to test the waters with another EP release.

Their self-titled début is a heady mix of industrial, edm and neoclassical embellishments that come together to form a catchy and complex dance floor assault. They mix a classic industrial flavour with modern ingredients such as dubstep bass, hard trance leads and a myriad of subtle hooks to push the club-orientated agenda of the album hard.

Songs such as 'Ov Glory', 'Wasteland', 'Desekreator' (featuring Ruinizer), 'Commonwealth' (featuring Cryogenic Echelon and Studio-X), 'Monster', and 'Catching Sparks' (featuring Lauri Black) drive the album forward with a unique style that doesn't pander to genre conventions. They are making strong dance music that is complex and ambitious in its scope.

There are one or two places where it doesn't quite work though, such as on 'Broken Wings' which as on the previous EP falls flat compared to the rest of the tracks on offer. And in the occasionally unnecessarily long intro. But the last one is a matter of personal preference.

In terms of production, there has simply been a big improvement since 'Renegade 2.0' which really changes the landscape of their sound. The final touches have given the songs that push to match the band's ambitions.

Biomechanimal's self-titled début is a strong offering full of intelligent design and mass dance appeal. It's unashamedly club fodder, but at the same time doesn't take its cues from anything else that's going on right now. This will definitely mark them out as one to watch.  

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Review: Biomechanimal - 'Renegade 2.0'

BIOMECHANIMAL 

'Renegade 2.0' 

SELF-RELEASED 

London based electro-industrial duo Biomechanimal are making a name for themselves fast on the UK industrial scene, and upon listening to their début EP 'Renegade 2.0' its easy to understand why. Their sonic formula is simple but incredibly dance friendly; mixing pulsing bass, hard beats and catchy synth hooks, it pretty much ticks all the boxes for a full-on dance floor assault.

Opening with the toe-tapping beat of 'Renegade 2.0' the band start as they mean to go on with a minimalistic approach to song construction that has a nice old school feel to it and a very catch lead, bass, beat and vocal combination. 'Broken Wings' gets a little more complex and layered in its construction but feels a little bit flat in the chorus, which is a shame as this is the song with the most live sing-a-long potential on the EP. 'The Stars Are Wrong' on the other hand is pure club fodder with a bouncy bassline and infectious lead synth melody that will definitely get bodies on the dance floor.

The band themselves already have some high-profile remixes to their name, so it's no surprise then that the bonus remixes of the title track for this EP they have received in turn from Wormz and Telemark are both excellent quality. Wormz take the song in a more hardstyle direction playing up the dance potential some more. However Telemark take things in an unexpected but very enjoyable electro-metal direction.

This is a strong first step for the band. They're making all the right moves and rather than pandering to any particular style, they're crafting their own. The production could use a little more spit and polish to get the most out of the catchy but slightly flat sounding choruses. But for the first EP this is promising stuff that will have a lot of people taking notice.

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