Odessa
Odessa
This is a cult
release from Brouillard Définitif Records. In my personal
experience, I discovered the music of Odessa thanks to the internet
almost five years ago, and I get fascinated with this band. I found
somewhere the single “Attente” but I have no info about them, I
thought that they were a British band from the early 80’s; but some
time later I found that they are from France. And I’m really glad
to find a proper Cd release with the music of Odessa, because it is a
very interesting band that remained in the shadows for decades.
Odessa mentioned to Joy Division and the British and French Post Punk
scenes as their influences. Odessa created music from the darker side
of early 80’s Post Punk and is a very interesting chapter of the
history of underground music. The band received attention of fanzines
and magazines after the release of their first single back in the
day; and then they disappeared. In the New Millennium the label
Brouillard Définitif Records has released this anthology, and the
band have released a new single last year and they have a facebook
page.
“Dark Inside” is
darkest 80’s Post Punk executed with majesty, and it’s really
impressive. “Atentte” is gloomy with palpitating bass lines, and
cold guitar sound, the voice sounds like a distant echo…Total
darkness here. “Comrad” is entrancing with those cadenced and
dominant bass lines, the sound of the good-old Kaliffornian Death
Rock is very close to this song; this is an awesome track indeed.
“Trouble” …dark Post Punk at its finest! “Lowly Ceremony”
is total gloom and doom and everything seems really blackened…and I
like it! “Theatre Bolshoi” has drum machine rhythm and slow pace
the bass has some peculiar “funkish” tone in the verse, the
intensity goes to the max in the chorus; and here we can see here
that so many Death Rock, and Dark Punk bands have learned two or
three things from Odessa. “Africa Korps” has this tribal and
non-stop rhythm and it’s very interesting, seminal Dark Punk stuff
here. “Les Jeux de la Metamorphose” is total obscure atmosphere
with heavy density. The demo version of “Dark Inside” sounds
really powerful and it’s an interesting bonus track, as well as
“Lights” which is an unreleased live track.
Don’t
miss this chapter of real Dark music, this is an awesome release
highly recommended for people who likes real 80’s Death Rock, the
darkest 80’s Post Punk, Old School Goth, Batcave, and Dark Punk.
This gem was in the shadows for so many years, don’t miss it!
Daniel Olvera
