Independent Release
Review by Luisa Mercier
After their 2005 debut “Lifestyle Product”, Norwegian/English Reism are back and unleash the lethal mix of guitars, electronic, atmosphere and rhythm. The arrangements are overall very brilliant, courtesy of the multi-talented Tom Poole-Kerr, but what strikes the most are the vocals of Kirsten Jørgensen.
She is absolutely stunning, her vocal lines are dark, emotional, fragile, angry, sweet; in a few words she can be a very versatile singer and will make Reism music an unique experience. Let’s take a look at the music now: there are harder moments, other softer, but what is always present is the electronic, which seems to be the most suitable and comfortable contex for Reism. Electronic music offers a lot of possibilities, so you get the opener “Give In” which explorates metal territories with some harsh male vocals in between riffs and you get “Sink In Deep (Dark Waters)”, a ballad which might not match your classic idea of slow song, but it surely deserves multiple listens, believe me. It has a slight gothic feel to it, as “Words” does with its strings and keyboards in the beginning. Production, mixing, everything is crystal-clear and that is even more surprising since they crafted “Something Darker” all by themselves! Recommended.
Rating – 90/100
Tracklist
- Give In
- Let Me Go
- Liars In Love
- Sink In Deep (Dark Water)
- This Is All For You
- Words
- Broken
- Make Me Feel
- Pieces
- Lullaby
Line Up
- Kirsten Jørgensen – Vocals
- Tom Poole – Kerr – Guitar, Programming
- Stein Sjurseth – Guitar
- Kim Lund – Bass
- Frode Sjo – Drums