Ascii.Disko “Black Orchid: From Airlines To Lifelines” (Album/Artoffact Records)

Artist: Ascii.Disko Title: Black Orchid: From Airlines To Lifelines Format: Album Label: Artoffact Records Genre: Electropop Release date: April 5, 2011

Ascii.Disko, the electronic project of mastermind Daniel Gerhard, are back with a new album. “Black Orchid: From Airline To Lifelines” is the new creation, but holds nothing from what the band have released before this. Earlier we’ve got lots of Electroclash and Techno, something the band delivered as late as last year with the album “Stay Gold Forever Gold”.

Instead, “Black Orchid: From Airline To Lifelines” deliver a much more radio friendly (mainstream?) electropop sound with distinct drum beats, electric guitars in the more emotional atmospheric stage. The structure feels more complex with beautiful soundscapes and the ambient elements make it sound very intriguish.

Like I said, this is nothing of what the band have delivered in previous albums, but I think Daniel have done a great job and constant discover new grounds and widen his musical portfolio. The album features both the complexity of twisted electronics in an experimental way and catchy pop tracks like “Whitelines/Blacklines”.

Tracklist:

01. Intro
02. Horizon
03. Goodbye 1315
04. Crayons
05. Whitelines/Blacklines
06. 100 Demons
07. Crystals And Knives
08. The Black Angel’s Love Song
09. Glimmer
10. From Airlines To Lifelines
11. Reprise
12. Butterflies
13. Outro